US Elections

India-West News DeskMADISON, WI - On August 13, businessman Eric Hovde secured the Republican nomination for Senate, setting up a matchup with Democratic incumbent senator Tammy Baldwin.On his way to getting the nomination, Hovde defeated University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student

India-West News DeskNEW YORK, NY - The Republican running mate of Donald Trump, JD Vance, has again caught the attention of women voters. In recent weeks, after having faced ire and scrutiny for his controversial comments about “childless cat ladies”

Reuters Julia Via Nikhinson/Pool WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign said it was notified by the FBI last month that it was "targeted by a foreign actor influence operation," a campaign official said on August 13. "We have

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance strongly defended his wife, Usha, against a wave of white supremacist attacks that have surfaced since his nomination as Donald Trump's running mate last month. On August 11, speaking

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - On August 12, Democratic Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar officially announced her candidacy for New York City's comptroller. In a video campaign clip, Rajkumar declared, "I’m in it for the New Yorkers who toil 25 hours

India-West News Desk HELENA, MT – Republican candidate Donald Trump first questioned Democratic rival and current Vice President Kamala Harris’s race. Now he claims that people don’t know her last name. At a recent rally in Bozeman, Montana, from on stage he

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley emphasized in an interview with Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier on "Special Report" that Republicans and former President Trump should prioritize policy and messaging over rally

Photo: Reuters/David Swanson WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - Secretaries of state from five U.S. states urged billionaire Elon Musk on August 5 to fix social media platform X's AI chatbot, saying it had spread misinformation related to the Nov. 5 election. Social media

Reuters/Adam Gray WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS/ANI) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sat August 12 for a friendly two-hour interview with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on the latter’s social media platform X, after technical problems delayed the start of the event for

Photo: Reuters/Kevin Mohatt WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - The Democratic National Committee will spend $300,000 in a first-ever push to register the 9 million Americans living abroad, working to win votes for the party's candidate vice president Kamala Harris in the presidential

India-West Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, DC – In an interesting initiative, the Indian American Impact Fund has launched a Postcard Program, aimed at increasing voter turnout in the upcoming elections. Featuring artwork by talented South Asian artists, these postcards are not just visually

Photo: Reuters/Go Nakamura India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Republican vice-presidential contender JD Vance's smoldering cerulean eyes have become a topic of intrigue, with many wondering if the 40-year-old senator uses guyliner to achieve his striking look. According to The Daily Beast, photos

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (REUTERS) - Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the case for Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign at a California fundraiser on August 11 that raked in millions of dollars at the conclusion of a swing

WASHINGTON, DC (News Agencies) - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to make their first joint campaign appearance since Biden's unexpected decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race. They will be in Maryland, near Washington,

India-West Staff ReporterMILWAUKEE, WI – The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a limited-edition Kamala Harris and Tim Walz 2024 Presidential Candidate bobbleheads. The bobblehead featuring Walz and Harris joins previously released bobbleheads of Donald Trump and JD

WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - A little over two weeks ago, Donald Trump's presidential campaign had visions of an expansive national strategy that would result in a landslide victory in November. Now, as they struggle to blunt a surging Kamala Harris, who

DETROIT, MI (ANI) – Vice President Kamala Harris shut down pro-Palestine protestors who interrupted her speech at a rally here. Demonstrators in the crowd repeatedly shouted out, "Kamala, Kamala you can't hide, we won't vote for genocide," The Hill reported. The crowd

India-West Staff Reporter SEATTLE, WA - Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, is spearheading an initiative with 16 bipartisan Members of Congress to urge the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S.

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Shri Thanedar has won the Democratic Party Congressional nomination to run for re-election in a primary battle tinged with an undercurrent of racial politics. Thanedar beat two challengers in the primary held on August 6, winning

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – The selection of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz by Kamala Harris to join her on the Democratic ticket as vice president went down along party lines on August 6. While Dems are energized - almost giddy – and

Photo: Reuters WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate on August 6, choosing a progressive policy champion and a plain speaker from America's heartland to help win over rural,

Photo: Reuters/Dustin Chambers WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - The Harris campaign announced on August 2 that it raised $310 million in July, fueled by small-dollar donations that flowed into the war chest after President Joe Biden bowed out of the race and

Photo: Reuters/Mandel Ngan WASHINGTON, DC (REUTERS) - Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr created security risks when he deployed unprepared federal law enforcement officers to respond to racial justice protests near the White House in 2020, according to a Justice Department

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Vivek Ramaswamy has claimed that many Indian Americans in the US have been offended as Vice President Kamala Harris has "cast aside" her Indian identity. Predictably, Ramaswamy, who is known to have wanted to be on

CHICAGO, IL (REUTERS) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump falsely suggested to the country's largest annual gathering of Black journalists on July 31, that his Democratic rival Kamala Harris had previously downplayed her Black heritage. "She was always of Indian heritage,