Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to host a campaign event Tuesday, Aug. 6, in Philadelphia, then get on a plane for a seven-city, five-day rally blitz. The question is: who will she go with? During the event in Philadelphia, Harris is expected to reveal her choice for running mate. Whoever she chooses will be…

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to make her pick for running mate within hours. And White House spokesperson John Kirby is pressed about the sudden reversal of a plea deal with the alleged 9/11 mastermind. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. VP Kamala Harris expected to name running mate soon Vice…

Vice President Kamala Harris has cash, endorsements and now a favorability rating that is above water. Polling reveals Harris has been on an upward trajectory ever since she became the Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee. An ABC News poll found her favorability rating jumped eight points in a week, moving from 35% to 43%. Pollsters also…

Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota settled a lawsuit with Dr. Erika López Prater, a professor who showed an image of Prophet Muhammad during one of her classes. According to the settlement terms in the lawsuit between Hamline University and López Prater, there is a stipulation for a dismissal due within 60 days. López Prater…

President Joe Biden is set to address the nation for the first time after dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. And the story of another American athlete heading to Paris hoping to bring their sport to the Olympics. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, July 24, 2024. President Biden to address the nation…

The Cook Political Report, which updates projections and analyzes election trends, shifted key swing states in former President Donald Trump’s favor in the 2024 presidential race. The report changed five swing states and a congressional district away from President Joe Biden in its recent update. According to the report, Arizona, Georgia and Nevada are now…

As the Midwest begins to recover, many won’t have flood insurance, which must be purchased separately from homeowners insurance. Federal data shows that across the flooded states of Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota, the government has only issued about 26,500 flood insurance policies combined. This comes as record-breaking heat waves sweep through the U.S.…

Late Tuesday, June 25, a house on the edge of the Blue Earth River near Minnesota’s Rapidan Dam collapsed due to severe erosion caused by a partial failure of the dam earlier in the week. This incident occurred amid one of the area’s most severe floods on record. Despite the damage, officials confirm the dam…

The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI announced they charged five people in Minnesota with attempting to bribe a juror on Wednesday, June 26. Officials said the juror served on one of the country’s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases. The five people attempted to give the juror a bag with $120,000 cash inside. Seven people had…

Colorado will become the latest state to ban forever chemicals, commonly known as polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS). Health experts have linked PFAS to serious health problems. The law will be implemented in 2025 but a complete ban on products with forever chemicals, like cookware, clothes, waterproof apparel and more, won’t go into place until 2028. Critics…