In response to questions on the comments, and whether Trump was planning to publicly denounce them, Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement, “Due to President Trump’s plans to cut taxes, end inflation, and stop the surge of illegal immigrants at the southern border, he has more support from the Hispanic American community than any Republican in recent history.” Local Democrats like Dominguez argue the fallout at the very least reminds Puerto Rican voters of Trump’s...

Microsoft on Wednesday reported an 11% increase in profit for the July-September quarter compared to the same time last year as investors looked for signs that the company’s huge spending on artificial intelligence is paying off. The company reported quarterly net income of $24.7 billion, or $3.30 per share, which beat Wall Street expectations. The Redmond-based software maker posted revenue of $65.6 billion in the quarter, up 16% from last year. Analysts polled by FactSet Research were...

Buzz Aldrin — the iconic NASA hero who took the world’s first successful spacewalk and set foot on the moon in 1969 — has endorsed former President Donald Trump’s quest for the White House. “America is a nation of bold ambition, hope, and energy. We are a nation of free thought, free association, and free movement. We are a nation that allows the best of humanity to emerge, and we strive for great things. Only in America, the nation that I love, believe in, and took an oath to defend,...

Vice-presidential candidate JD Vance on stage at a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 27, 2024. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Some Republicans bashing President Biden for allegedly calling the MAGA base "garbage" have waved away the crude remarks leveled at Democrats during former President Trump's Madison Square Garden rally. The big picture: Trump has made insults and threats against opponents a central part of his campaign rhetoric...

“The latest Larry Hogan ad is yet another example of Larry Hogan adopting Donald Trump’s politics of character assassination,” said Reps. Steny Hoyer and Glenn Ivey, the two Democrats who represent Maryland’s Prince George’s County in the U.S. House, in a statement to HuffPost. “It’s a scurrilous attempt to smear Prince George’s County and the people who live here. Just this weekend, we heard deeply offensive rhetoric about Puerto Rico during Donald Trump’s rally.” The new ad from the Maryland’...

A Chinese student legally in the U.S. will be criminally charged for illegally casting a vote in the election, and the ballot will reportedly be included in the official count because it cannot be voided. 'Anyone who attempts to vote illegally faces significant consequences, including but not limited to arrest and prosecution.' The 19-year-old allegedly voted on Sunday in Ann Arbor, according to a statement from Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office and the Washtenaw County...

Oct 30 (Reuters) - An Arizona man who was arrested for shooting at the Democratic National Committee's office in suburban Phoenix on three separate occasions was indicted on a terrorism charge, state officials said on Wednesday. Prosecutors charged Jeffrey Michael Kelly, 60, with shooting at the DNC office in Tempe, Arizona, shortly after midnight, three times between Sept. 16 and Oct. 6. The shootings did not cause injuries but highlighted the risk for political violence ahead of Tuesday's U.S...

In the North Philadelphia neighbourhood of Fairhill, signs of Puerto Rico are never far off. The US island territory's red, white and blue flag adorns homes and businesses, and the sounds of salsa and reggaetón boom from passing cars and restaurants selling fried plantains and spit-roasted pork. The area is the beating heart of Philadelphia's more than 90,000-strong Puerto Rican population and forms a key part of Pennsylvania's Latino community, which both the Democrats and Republicans...