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WASHINGTON D.C. - Food industry executives pushed back on Vice President Kamala Harris’ claim that they were “price gouging” by raising the cost of groceries and making it more expensive for Americans to eat.
Harris, the Democratic Party nominee for president, blamed corporate greed for soaring prices at supermarkets and said there was a need to institute price controls in order to bring down the cost of food nationwide, which has soared since President Biden took office.
Food companies responded that the costs of labor and raw materials have soared due to high inflation — necessitating price hikes. They also said they need to maintain healthy profit margins to keep developing new products. Click here to read more.
CHICAGO, IL - While Mayor Brandon Johnson has denied clearing Chicago’s homeless encampments had anything to do with the Democratic National Convention, his administration has said otherwise. Even his allies suspect a double standard.
With Chicago in the national spotlight for the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Mayor Brandon Johnson has been working to tidy things up and hide the city’s homeless.
Johnson ordered eight Chicago homeless encampments closed ahead of the convention, including one of the city’s largest along the main thoroughfare Democratic delegates would travel between McCormick Place Convention Center and the United Center.
City leaders have denied claims the encampment closures were to hide the homeless from delegates.
Moving one of the city’s largest homeless encampments July 17 near the Dan Ryan Expressway was to avoid potential safety concerns for delegates, Maura McCauley, managing deputy commissioner of the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services told the Chicago Tribune. Click here to read more.
WASHINGTON D.C. - President Joe Biden’s speech at the Democratic National Convention was forced out of primetime on Monday night at what was supposed to be a convention focused on his re-election campaign before his party pressured him to drop out of the race.
Biden being forced out of primetime — 8 p.m. EST to 11 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday — after he gave up the nomination, despite winning all the delegates during the primary, became the top story of the night as many expressed shock at the utter disrespect that he was shown.
“If Biden is pushed back past prime time, it will be treated as a) a major story of the first night and b) a serious slight to the President,” said ABC News political analyst Jeff Greenfield. Click here to read more.
MACOMB COUNTY, MICH - Four people are under investigation for allegedly trying to vote twice in St. Clair Shores in the primary election this month. Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini says they had cast absentee ballots and then showed up at Precincts 7, 15, and 16 to vote again.
He says election volunteers overrode the system after it flagged the four for double voting and the local clerk immediately contacted Forlini, Prosecutor Peter Lucido, and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. Benson said she is grateful to Forlini for taking action and voter fraud charges are being considered.
Four people are under investigation for allegedly trying to vote twice in St. Clair Shores in the primary election this month. Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini says they had cast absentee ballots and then showed up at Precincts 7, 15, and 16 to vote again.
He says election volunteers overrode the system after it flagged the four for double voting and the local clerk immediately contacted Forlini, Prosecutor Peter Lucido, and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. Benson said she is grateful to Forlini for taking action and voter fraud charges are being considered. Click here to read more.
CHICAGO, IL - A new labor market survey shows Americans have rarely felt more in need of new job opportunities — an indication of a more negative outlook about the economy despite other data that suggests a more stable picture.
The New York Federal Reserve's latest poll of consumers found 28.4% of respondents were looking for a job — the highest reading since March 2014 and up from 19.4% a year ago. That includes both individuals already out of a job and ones currently employed but seeking new roles.
The readings, from the New York Fed's thrice-annual Survey of Consumer Expectations Labor Market Survey, add to evidence that the U.S. economic outlook is worsening, even as some economists dial back their odds of a recession. While the unemployment rate remains relatively low at 4.3%, it is up from its post-pandemic low of 3.5%.
After a period of booming post-pandemic growth — tempered by surging inflation — signs continue to mount that the U.S. economy is entering a significantly softer period. Click here to read more.
