Where did all the Democratic votes go? Too much corruption? Time to leave? In the context of the United States, secession primarily refers to the voluntary withdrawal of one or more states from the Union that constitutes the United States; but may loosely refer to leaving a state or territory to form a separate territory or new state, or to the severing of an area from a city or county within a state. Advocates for secession are called disunionists by their contemporaries in various historical documents.
This enormous haul, which includes money raised across the campaign, the Democratic National Committee and joint fundraising committees, represents the largest 24-hour sum reported by either side in the 2024 campaign. Harris’ campaign said it was the largest single-day total in U.S. history. “The historic outpouring of support for Vice President Harris represents exactly the kind of grassroots energy and enthusiasm that wins elections,” Munoz said. Hours earlier, Future Forward, the largest super PAC in Democratic politics, announced it had secured $150 million in commitments over the same period from donors who were “previously stalled, uncertain or uncommitted,” a senior adviser said.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination for president during a news conference in Washington on Tuesday. “When I spoke with her Sunday, she said she wanted the opportunity to win the nomination on her own, and to do so from the grassroots up, not top down,” Schumer said. “Now that the process has played out from the grassroots, bottom up, we are here today to throw our support behind Vice President Kamala Harris.” Jeffries echoed Schumer’s sentiment about Harris’ emphasis on winning grassroots support, stating that her candidacy “energized” Democrats and the nation.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, have raised more than $10 million since the Minnesota governor was announced as Harris’ VP pick Tuesday morning, according to the campaign. Harris campaign spokesperson Lauren Hitt touted it as “one of the campaign’s best fundraising days this cycle.” The campaign also said it expects Tuesday’s joint rally in Philadelphia to be the largest event to date for the Democratic presidential nominee. Harris and Walz are expected to be introduced at 5:30 p.m. ET, and the duo will hold their “first virtual grassroots fundraiser” following the rally.
Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday will lean on his personal biography and seek to draw contrasts between the Democratic ticket and former President Donald Trump in his first stump speech as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate. Walz will detail his rural upbringing in Nebraska, his Minnesota values and his experience as a teacher, according to excerpts of his prepared remarks, introducing himself to voters – many of whom are learning about him for the first time. “I was born in West Point, Nebraska, and lived in Butte, a small town of 400 where community was a way of life. Growing up, I spent summers working on the family farm. My mom and dad taught us to show generosity toward your neighbors and to work for the common good,” he will say, according to the excerpts.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin abruptly revoked a plea deal for the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks and his co-conspirators, and he relieved the overseer in charge after years of effort to reach an agreement to bring the cases to a close. In a surprise memo quietly released Friday night, Austin said the responsibility for such a significant decision “should rest with me.”
Only two days earlier, the Pentagon announced that it had reached a plea deal with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, more commonly known as KSM, and two other defendants – Walid Bin ‘Attash, and Hawsawi – accused of plotting the attacks. The memo, addressed to Susan Escallier, the convening authority for military commissions who runs the military courts at Guantanamo Bay, said the defense secretary would immediately withdraw her authority in the cases and “reserve such authority to (himself).”
First lady Jill Biden offered her “congratulations” to Gov. Tim Walz and his wife, Gwen, after Vice President Kamala Harris choose him as her running mate, elevating the former teacher, congressman, Army National Guard veteran and Governor of MN and the First Lady of MN to the Democratic ticket.
Jill Biden herself served as second lady when the president was then Vice President Joe Biden. The first lady has made some public appearances, including at the Paris Olympics, but has largely stayed out of the spotlight since President Biden bowed out of the 2024 race.
The US State Department called allegations of sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees by Israeli soldiers “horrific” and said Israel must investigate “swiftly” and “fully,” according to a State Department spokesperson. “There ought to be zero tolerance of any sexual abuse, rape, of any detainees, period,” said State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller at a press briefing.
The statement comes after Israeli media obtained leaked surveillance video that allegedly showed Israeli soldiers sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee at Sde Teiman base in Israel’s Negev desert.
On June 5th, 2024, the first period of luminosity production at the LHC came to an end and we began our second machine development (MD) session.
As the agency explores more of the Moon than ever before under the Artemis campaign, NASA will celebrate the 55th anniversary of the first astronauts landing on the Moon through a variety of in-person, virtual, and engagement activities nationwide between Monday, July 15, and Thursday, July 25.
Law that bars people who are the subject of domestic violence restraining orders from owning weapons is upheld.
What is the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court’s latest abortion case?
