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"Donald Trump Jr. is not helping."

That's the analysis from Jennifer Bendery, senior political reporter for the Huffington Post, on Trump Jr.'s attempts to defend his father's running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, from critics of his rhetoric equating childlessness with sociopathy.

Protesters gathered outside the Hilton Chicago on Wednesday to demonstrate against former President Donald Trump's appearance at an event for Black journalists.

Ahead of Trump's question-and-answer session at the National Association of Black Journalists conference, several hundred protesters assembled across the street.

CHICAGO — As hundreds of journalists — and a couple of Donald Trump supporters — crowded the lobby of the Hilton Chicago Wednesday before the former president was scheduled to speak to the National Association of Black Journalists, press credentials began floating their way through the crowd.

It was a different scene than portrayed in an email from the NABJ that was sent to credentialed journalists the night before. Media representatives were told that press set-up would start at 6:45 a.m., and journalists would be security screened and seated in the ballroom by 9:30 a.m.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was forced to deliver a quick lesson on First Amendment basics to Fox Business Channel host Maria Bartiromo Wednesday.

After Donald Trump urged his followers to "go after Meta and Google" after both tech companies acknowledged moderating systems had unintentionally suppressed content related to the apparent assassination attempt against the former president, Bartiromo suggested switching to alternative platforms was not enough.

Former President Donald Trump threw a Truth Social tantrum Wednesday when he discovered Vice President Kamala Harris might also address a group of Black reporters he's scheduled to speak to.

Trump complained that the National Association of Black Journalists was considering allowing Harris to speak virtually, via a video conferencing platform, to the organization hosting the Chicago convention.

The Justice Department Inspector General released its report about the officers sent into a group of peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., so Donald Trump could conduct a photo-op when he was president

NBC News justice reporter Ryan Reilly pointed out one excerpt: "Allowing federal law enforcement to operate with anonymity all but eliminates accountability when force is inevitably used against demonstrators."

CHICAGO — Sporting red “Trump” baseball caps and buttons featuring the former president’s mugshot and portraits of other famous figures from Princess Diana to former President John F. Kennedy, two supporters of Donald Trump joined a mass of media representatives as they waited for Secret Service to finish clearing the hotel ballroom where the Republican nominee is scheduled to speak Wednesday.

Trump’s speech at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago is open to event attendees and credentialed media — but that didn’t stop Connie Lee, 53, and Jeanette Scott, 59, from joining the crowd in the lobby of the Hilton Chicago.

A host on Fox Business on Wednesday described Vice President Kamala Harris as "Obama in a skirt" — and many progressives on Twitter saw absolutely nothing bad about that.

During an interview with Trump campaign spokeswoman Caroline Sunshine, the host asked how the campaign planned to pivot from running against President Joe Biden to running against Harris, who is drawing enthusiastic crowds at packed campaign rallies in a way that Biden never did.

Former President Donald Trump is claiming an influential charity whose members are barred from making political endorsements is warning Catholics away from "Crazy Kamala Harris."

Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday that the Catholic organization Knights of Columbus was launching a large political campaign against his presumed opponent in the 2024 presidential election.

Members of the National Association of Black Journalists have reportedly planned a boycott as the group agreed to host an event with former President Donald Trump and Fox News host Harris Faulkner Wednesday.

NABJ convention co-chair Karen Attiah announced she would resign after learning about the plans to have a friendly Fox News host moderate Trump at the event in Chicago.