The FBI has raided the homes of two Americans who have ties to Russian state media. Scott Ritter, a former United Nations weapons inspector and critic of U.S. foreign policy, had his New York residence searched on Aug. 7. Dimitri Simes, a Soviet-born U.S. citizen with a history of advising former presidents and advocating for…

Will the 2024 presidential election be the most expensive ever? Based on July’s fundraising numbers, it could be by Election Day in November. Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign announced it raised $204 million in July. That is four times more than the $48 million reported by the Trump campaign. When the campaign and party totals…

Former President Donald Trump is planning to counterprogram the Democratic National Convention (DNC) with campaign events in battleground states. Presidential nominees typically get a polling boost after their convention. According to 538, the average is plus two points. It has been as much as 8% for Bill Clinton in 1992 and as little as zero…

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are locked in what promises to be a tight presidential race, with the economy, as usual, taking center stage. In recent speeches, Trump outlined his economic plans, while Harris is set to reveal her own agenda, including a proposed federal ban on price gouging of food…

The next generation of the phone wars is here and it’s all about artificial intelligence. On Tuesday, Aug. 13, Google unveiled its latest lineup of Pixel phones at its annual showcase held a bit earlier than usual this year as it looks to be one step ahead of Apple when it comes to AI. While…

Former Mesa County, Colorado, clerk and prominent Donald Trump supporter Tina Peters was found guilty on Monday, Aug. 12, of seven charges related to a security breach of Colorado’s election system after the 2020 presidential election. Prosecutors said Peters used another employee’s security badge to give a man affiliated with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell access…

By many measures, Donald Trump is currently losing the presidential race. The polls, the betting odds, and the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board are all drifting away from him and the current has grown stronger. It is a massive flip in fortune since July 20, when he was facing President Joe Biden. The betting odds…

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday, Aug. 9, the indictment of three current and former executives of Smartmatic, the voting technology company suing right-wing media outlets over 2020 election coverage. Prosecutors said executives used a slush fund to bribe the former top election official in the Philippines, Andy Bautista, in exchange for “obtaining…

Around 75% of Americans believe that democracy is at stake in the upcoming 2024 presidential election in November, according to a poll released by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research on Thursday, Aug. 8. Although, which presidential candidates poses the biggest threat to democracy depends on who is asked. While most Democrats, Republicans…

Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis has agreed to cooperate with Arizona prosecutors who charged nearly 20 associates of former President Donald Trump in a “fake electors” case. Prosecutors said on Monday, Aug. 5, that in exchange for her testimony they will drop nine felony charges against Ellis. Ellis was among 18 defendants in the investigation…