WASHINGTON—Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 4 proposed a new tax rate on capital gains at 28 percent, which is higher than the existing level but lower than President Joe Biden’s 2025 budget proposal that she previously endorsed. Harris’s plan represents a departure from Biden’s budget proposal, which would raise the capital gains tax on […]

CHICAGO—James Hepworth, a delegate from the southern Minneapolis suburb of Apple Valley, will be among thousands of DNC delegates to witness Gov. Tim Walz’s speech accepting the vice presidential nomination on Thursday. Hepworth has known Minnesota for more than two decades. Six years ago, when Hepworth was in intensive care recovering from a heart attack, […]

The Upper Midwest saw significant races on Aug. 13., less than three months from a general election that will be fought in part across the region. In Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) beat Don Samuels, upending a string of defeats for “the Squad.” Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.) survived a primary challenge of her own. Rebecca […]

MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is the projected winner of the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. She fended off a challenge from a moderate Democrat in a close contest. Omar, who has represented the district that covers most of metropolitan Minneapolis for three terms, defeated former Minnesota City Council Member Don Samuels, her principal […]

Primaries in Wisconsin and Minnesota on Aug. 13 will test a variety of candidates in the Upper Midwest. Some races will play out on battleground territory that is being heavily contested this presidential cycle. In “America’s Dairyland,” Democrats are fighting for the chance to face Rep. Derrick Van Orden (D-Wis.) in the fall. Meanwhile, Republicans […]

Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse has survived a primary challenge in Washington state’s Fourth Congressional District against opponents backed by former President Donald Trump. Newhouse, a former state legislator and state cabinet member who voted to impeach Trump in 2021, has represented the district—which runs through the middle of the state—since 2015. He finished second in […]

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) and her Republican challenger Joe Kent advanced to the general election after Washington’s congressional primary election on Aug. 6. Gluesenkamp Perez, a first-term member, is regarded as one of the most vulnerable House Democrats in the 2024 election cycle—representing a Republican-leaning district in southwest Washington. She flipped the district in […]

From the Upper Midwest to the Pacific Northwest, it’s another primary day. While not every race on Aug. 6 will capture Americans’ attention, more than a few could have major ramifications. In Michigan, Democrats and Republicans are stepping up to replace Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), who has held her seat for almost a quarter century. […]

The U.S. Senate on Aug. 1 failed to advance a bipartisan deal to expand the Child Tax Credit after most Republicans voted against it. The Tax Relief for Working Families and Americans Act was unveiled in January by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) […]

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced on July 30 that a bill to expand the Child Tax Credit would receive a vote in the Senate on Aug. 1, before the body breaks for its month-long August recess. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act would increase the refundable portion of the Child […]

Text messages reveal that police snipers noticed Thomas Matthew Crooks at the site of former President Donald Trump’s July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, nearly two hours before the assassination attempt on Mr. Trump. The assassination attempt—which led to former President Donald Trump’s right ear being grazed by a bullet—is the subject of several official […]

The House of Representatives on July 24 passed a resolution creating a special task force to investigate the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13. House Speaker Mike Johnson had announced the task force on July 18 amid bipartisan criticism of both the assassination attempt and the U.S. Secret Service’s actions before […]

WASHINGTON—The House Oversight Committee kicked off its investigation of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on July 22 by demanding answers from Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle. Ms. Cheatle declined to provide the committee with some key details as to how suspected shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, managed to […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on July 17 that he would establish a task force in the House of Representatives to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on July 13. Former President Trump was grazed on his right ear by a bullet fired by Thomas Matthew Crooks during a campaign rally in […]

WASHINGTON—The Secret Service told lawmakers on July 17 that the gunman was identified as being suspicious one hour before he opened fire on former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, according to Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) who was at the briefing. “He had a range finder and a backpack. The Secret Service […]

MILWAUKEE—Former President Donald Trump received praise from a host of Republican leaders and 2024 candidates during the second day of the party’s national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Former President Trump, who was formally nominated by the convention for the presidency in the 2024 election, sat in the VIP booth listening to speeches in support of […]

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Secret Service is facing multiple congressional investigations into its actions surrounding a failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13. Bipartisan members of Congress widely condemned the assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and several have announced investigations into the Secret Service’s security arrangements for the event, with […]

The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives will conduct bipartisan investigations into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The former president was grazed by a bullet fired by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. One rally attendee was killed, and two others were seriously injured. […]

WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives on June 11 failed to pass a $7 billion spending bill to fund part of the government for fiscal year 2025 after a number of Republican members voted against it, a setback for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other Republican leadership. The Republican-backed Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 2025 failed […]

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on July 8 called on Congress to pass a bipartisan bill to fund the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge over Baltimore’s harbor after it collapsed when a container ship hit it on March 26. “This is something that’s … a priority for this country, for our economic growth […]