Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz was unharmed in a crash involving several cars at the rear of his motorcade in Milwaukee on Monday. The incident occurred shortly after the motorcade left the airport en route to a campaign stop. While Walz was uninjured, a member of his traveling staff was injured in a van carrying reporters.
Former U.N. Ambassador and GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley has called on Republicans to stop complaining about Vice President Kamala Harris and focus on defeating her in the 2024 presidential election. She believes Harris is the likely Democratic nominee and urges Republicans to prepare accordingly. Haley advises Trump to shift his messaging and target specific demographics where Harris is gaining ground, including suburban women, college-educated voters, and independents.
Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania has made ‘greedflation’ a key campaign issue, but his donor records show that he has received significant contributions from the large corporations he rails against. Casey’s campaign has received $9,000 from a PAC representing Cargill Inc., the largest poultry producer in the U.S., $15,500 from the corporate PAC of Procter and Gamble, the company behind Charmin, and $16,000 from PACs associated with Kellogg’s. Casey has criticized these companies for price gouging and reducing the size of their products. When asked about the donations, Casey’s spokesperson said he is an independent fighter who will always stand up for working people against corporate greed. Casey is facing a tough race this year against Republican challenger Dave McCormick.
Six-term Democratic New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne died Wednesday at the age of 65, after suffering a heart attack earlier this month. Payne had been on the House Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and was a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
A warrant accusing a Democratic state representative from Philadelphia of violating a protective order was dropped a day before he faced a contested primary. Authorities determined that there was no active protective order in place. District Attorney Larry Krasner stated that the warrant request contained incomplete information. Boyle faces a primary opponent in his run for an eighth term. He was previously stripped of committee chairmanship and Capitol access due to an incident at a bar. Democratic leaders have proposed a process to determine incapacitation of state representatives and consider sanctions or expulsion.
