Nancy Pelosi

Polls are tight, but there's an unmistakable vibe that Kamala Harris is losing momentum, says columnist David Marcus

Ironically, in George Clooney’s new movie, "Wolfs," he plays a shady underworld fixer who specializes in making problems disappear, including an apparently dead body. Even more ironically, he made the Biden problem disappear by throwing him to the wolves.

U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn was in Syracuse Saturday to campaign for state Sen. John Mannion, a Democrat running for the 22nd Congressional District seat.

The luster has worn off, the shininess has faded and the honeymoon appears to be over. And Democrats can’t be thrilled with that. The 2024 November general election took a [...]The post Advanced Model Shows Trump Leading for First Time in Weeks: 'This Wasn't a Good Day for Kamala Harris' appeared first on The Western Journal.

Compelling circumstances

It’s been about a month since former President Barack Obama; Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif; and company scrapped their incompetent candidate for president and appointed another incompetent contender to take his place. Party loyalty, anybody? Remarkedly reminiscent of “hidin’ Biden” in his basement throughout most of the 2020 campaign, here comes Kamala Harris and her vice [...]

A campaign spokesperson has been trying to redirect focus away from Trump's alarming reposting binge.

The easiest, and potentially only way for Newsom to become president, is for Harris to lose this November.

Can any of this last? Has she now peaked? Not if these lunatics can help it.

An Off-Broadway play, "N/A," features characters based on former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who remain nameless. The play's author hopes that one day names and labels will no longer magnify loyalties and divide audiences.

An Off-Broadway play, "N/A," features characters based on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who remain nameless. The play's author, Mario Correa, talks about the hope that one day names and labels will no longer magnify loyalties and divide audiences.

"Political polarization is not new; toxic polarization is."

Everything led up to Thursday night’s conclusion: Kamala Harris’s acceptance speech. Most commentators deemed it, not only a success, but one of the best they had experienced.

“They caged me in,” said Dee Henderson, who has lived behind the United Center for the past half-century in one of the last single-home residential buildings on the block.

“It was Jamaal and I this time,” said Rep. Cori Bush, who was ousted by AIPAC millions, “but who is it going to be in two years?”The post At DNC, the Squad Warns Democrats to Wake Up to the Threat of AIPAC appeared first on The Intercept.

Instead of telling voters what they want to hear, Harris and Trump should try telling them things that might actually improve their lives.

The vice-presidential nominee, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, will deliver the night’s closing remarks. Other speakers include former President Bill Clinton and Representative Nancy Pelosi.

Kristen Welker anchors Meet the Press NOW live from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. NBC Chief Political Analyst Chuck Todd previews what he expects to hear ahead of speeches from Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and others. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) explains how Democrats can better define Harris' policy stances. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) shares his prediction that Democrats will hold the Senate.

Gov. Wes Moore invoked Maryland’s — and Kamala Harris’ — response to the Key Bridge collapse in his Democratic National Convention speech.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is set to be the center of attention on the third night of the Democratic National Convention, alongside former President Obama and Michelle Obama.

President Joe Biden may have been forced out of the presidential election by Nancy Pelosi, according to a new report.What Happened: Pelosi is one of several prominent Democratic Party members believed to have put pressure on Biden to make a decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential election.A new report from The Daily Mail, citing sources close to matters, said Pelosi gave Biden an ultimatum ahead of his decision to drop out. Pelosi reportedly told Biden that he needed to drop out of the race or she would publicly say she didn't think he could defeat Donald Trump in the 2024 election.The conversation happened while Biden was at a family home in Delaware recovering from COVID-19. The report said the conversation came after 50 years of friendship between Biden and Pelosi and now has both Joe and First Lady Jill Biden furious.A source told The Daily Mail that the reported phone ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

Democrats' successful efforts to persuade Biden to end his reelection campaign are not in any way a “coup” – while what Trump did on Jan. 6, 2021, is.

Here are Tribune Opinion's quotes of the week.

Author David Daley on the far right's long-term "Antidemocratic" strategy, and how we just might beat it

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) experienced a “mild” stroke Sunday night and, after treatment, is not experiencing lingering symptoms, the congressman’s office announced Tuesday. A spokesperson for Hoyer — the 85-year-old former House majority leader — said the Maryland Democrat expects to resume his normal schedule next week. “On Sunday night, August 11, Rep. Steny Hoyer experienced [...]

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is facing a rematch with former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels in Tuesday’s primary.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, was attacked in their San Francisco home on Oct. 28, 2022. The assailant—David DePape, a 40-year-old illegal immigrant from Canada—broke into the Pelosi home at 2 a.m. and awoke Paul in his bedroom, demanding to know, “Where’s Nancy?” Paul, after speaking with DePape for several minutes, was surreptitiously [...]

You don’t have to be a retired neurologist like me to know that elderly folks aren’t as sharp and energetic as people in their fifties, the average age to become president. A majority of Americans decided long ago that Biden...

"At some point, I will come to terms with ... my own role in this," said the California Democrat, who insisted Biden made his own choice as his campaign was failing.

Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz once talked about carrying weapons in war — despite the fact that he retired from the National Guard before being deployed.

Former President Trump said Thursday that President Biden had "the right to run" for re-election, but said the Democratic Party "took it away" from him.

With a kick in the teeth to Pennsylvania and its governor, Harris exiles pro-Israel Democrats.

The GOP has been "hijacked," said the former House speaker.

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said some Republicans have told her that Democrats “have to beat” former President Trump in the election this November for politics to return to normal. Pelosi joined MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell on Wednesday to discuss the new Democratic ticket, the attacks she’s received from the far right since Trump took power...

Speaker of the House Emerita Nancy Pelosi once told Washington Post Columnist Karen Tumulty quote "Nobody ever gives away power. If you want to achieve that, you go for it. But when you get it, you must use it." That was in 2020, and Nancy Pelosi used her power then. She's still using it. Most recently to influence President Joe Biden's decision to end his presidential campaign. First as a volunteer and democratic fundraiser, then as a member of Congress, and finally as the most powerful woman in political history, Nancy Pelosi has spent the better part of four decades amassing power and using it to achieve her legislative goals. Now she's put pen to paper about HOW she did that. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at [email protected].

The coup-attempting former president, now a convicted criminal, complained at his Manhattan trial about not being able to campaign but is now choosing not to.

Top Democrats have been telling us for several days that although she hasn't made it final, all signs point to Vice President Harris picking Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, 51, as her running-mate. But this weekend saw a flurry of efforts by rival Democratic camps to tank his chances.Why it matters: Harris is conducting in-person interviews with finalists in Washington this weekend, and will appear Tuesday in Philadelphia with her choice.Between the lines: The finalists are six white men. In addition to Shapiro, they include Govs. Tim Walz of Minnesota, Andy Beshear of Kentucky and J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, plus Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.The latest: One report has Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) favoring Walz, with a source familiar with her thinking telling The Hill she "is always especially fond of former House colleagues." Walz served six House terms.Advisers to Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) have privately relayed to Harris' team his worries that Shapiro, a long-running rival in Pennsylvania, is excessively focused on personal ambitions, Politico reports.Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said he wants Walz because he "understands the needs of working families."UAW President Shawn Fain, said he wants Beshear or Walz. Fain said the union doesn't favor Shapiro because of past support for school vouchers.A 31-year-old clip surfaced from Shapiro's college newspaper, in which he wrote that Palestinians were "too battle-minded" and "peace between Arabs and Israelis is virtually impossible and will never come."The opinion piece, "Peace not possible," ran in the Campus Times at the University of Rochester on Sept. 23, 1993.Shapiro told reporters Friday that the column doesn't represent his views today: "I was 20."Go deeper: What to know about Josh Shapiro, Kamala Harris' potential VP pick

The former House Speaker Pelosi about her new book, "The Art of Power," which chronicles her role in major events and political battles in Washington, and about the current presidential race.

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi denies claims that she helped organize the ouster of President Biden from the 2024 presidential race.

Stepparents, adoptive parents and child-free women say they’re doing great, thanks. And, boy, do they have a message for the GOP vice presidential hopeful.

Alarmingly, only 2% of Americans now believe that the government consistently acts correctly, and confidence in elected officials continues to erode.

Nancy Pelosi remains one of the most followed members of Congress when it comes to the disclosure of stock and options trades.The former House speaker disclosed the purchase of more NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) shares this week.What Happened: Pelosi disclosed two stock trading positions during the week, with the purchase of additional Nvidia shares and the sale of a portion of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares owned, as reported by Benzinga's Government Trades page.Pelosi, a Democratic congresswoman from California, disclosed buying $1 million to $5 million in Nvidia shares with the subject line stating that 10,000 shares were purchased. The trade was made on July 26. Pelosi’s disclosed trades are made by her husband Paul Pelosi, who is a venture capitalist.The filing also disclosed selling $1 million to $5 million in Microsoft shares, with the subject line stating that 5,000 shares were sold. ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

‘Don’t try to distract us with, Oh, she didn’t dine out her boss,’ Smith said