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‘Clear political stunt’: Beshear rejects Ball’s nominees for executive ethics commission
A day after submitting nominations for an appointment to the Executive Branch Ethics Commission, Republican Auditor Allison Ball says Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear rejected her list. A spokesperson for the governor said the list was “a clear political stunt.”
Partnership opens nominations for 2027-28 DSM Fellowship Program
The Greater Des Moines Partnership is accepting employer nominations for its 2027-28 DSM Fellowship Program, a 15-month professional development initiative designed to help early-career professionals strengthen their leadership skills and build connections throughout the region. The program offers mentorship, networking, community engagement and professional development opportunities. Employers may nominate individuals with three to seven years…
Health Foundation of South Florida Opens Nominations for 2027 Inspiring Women of Health Awards - Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report
Health Foundation of South Florida’s 2026 Inspiring Women of Health honorees and board members The Foundation celebrates seven years of honoring exceptional women advancing health equity in Broward, Miami-Dade, and […]
How ‘You Can See Everything’ can get an Oscar acting nomination for [SPOILER]
‘You Can See Everything’ is aiming for historic Oscar nominations, including in Best Picture and acting.
Trump to rally in North Carolina, even as GOP pulls its money
Michael Whatley, the state’s Republican Senate candidate, owes his nomination to Trump; the president continues to invest time, if not cash, on his behalf.
Health Foundation of South Florida Opens Nominations for 2027 Inspiring Women of Health Awards
/PRNewswire/ -- The Health Foundation of South Florida today announces that nominations are now open for the 2027 Inspiring Women of Health Awards, which...
Small Business Administration Opens Nominations for Small Business Week Awards
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the South Carolina District Office opened nominations for its 2027 National Small Business Week Awards, which recognize exceptional small business owners from South Carolina. National...
SBA urges Iowans to nominate their favorite small business for an award
There are all kinds of small businesses in Iowa that we can’t do without, from diners and donut shops to tailors and auto mechanics, and it’s time to recognize those merchants that make our lives better. Ryan Lincoln, the Iowa district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration, says the agency is taking nominations for […]
SBA Opens 2027 Small Business Awards Nominations » CBIA
The U.S. Small Business Administration is accepting nominations for its 2027 National Small Business Week Awards through December 7.
Brubaker earns national dealer nomination for business leadership, community service
Duke Brubaker, dealer principal of Champion Ford Mazda in Owensboro, has been nominated for the 2027 TIME Dealer of the Year award. The honor recognizes a career that spans more than three decades at the family dealership and community efforts ranging from a prom experience for people with special needs to helping a local softball team reach the Little League World Series.
Nominations open for 2026 Iowa Business Hall of Fame
The Greater Des Moines Committee is accepting nominations for the 2026 Iowa Business Hall of Fame, which recognizes business leaders whose leadership, accomplishments and service have made a lasting impact on Iowa’s economy and communities. Nominations will be accepted until 5 p.m. Nov. 13 and may be submitted by members of the Greater Des Moines…
Gainesville businesses celebrated at Community’s Choice Awards gala
More than 40,000 reader nominations and votes helped honor Gainesville-area businesses at the 2026 Community’s Choice Awards gala.
Scenes from the 2026 Gainesville Community’s Choice Awards
Gainesville Sun readers cast more than 40,000 nominations and votes recognizing local businesses, with awards presented in more than 100 categories.
WDM Chamber opens nominations for High School Leadership Academy
The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with West Des Moines Community Schools, is accepting nominations for its 2027 High School Leadership Academy. The free program offers up to 30 students in grades 9-12 an opportunity to develop leadership skills, explore career pathways and connect with local businesses through hands-on experiences and professional…
NWA Business Journal seeks nominations for 2027 Outstanding Business Awards
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is accepting nominations for its fourth annual Northwest Arkansas Outstanding Business Awards. Arvest Bank is the sponsor. The awards program recognizes companies that have grown...
Pirates Charities receives Allan H. Selig Award nomination
Major League Baseball today announced the ‘Chill Mobile’ initiative, a mental health awareness initiative by Pirates Charities and Allegheny Health Network (AHN), as a finalist for the prestigious Allan H. Selig Award for Philanthropic Excellence. The award was created in 2010 to recognize the charitable and philanthropic efforts of MLB
Sports Business Awards: Tech nominations open for 2027 honors with new BI award
The fifth annual Sports Business Awards: Tech is now open for nominations through Nov. 23 with a new award honoring the Best in Business Intelligence & Analytics.
Voting for Grammy nominees starts today
Grammy season is officially on. First-round voting for the 69th Annual Grammy Awards opens today (October 12) and runs through to Thursday, October 22. This round determines all the Grammy nominees for all the categories of the awards. Following that, the next big date on the Grammy calendar will be the official nominations announcement on November 16. Albums released from August 31, 2025, through to August 28, 2026 are eligible for consideration.
Nomination committee appointed ahead of 2027 Annual General Meeting of G5 Entertainment AB (publ)
In accordance with the resolution of the Annual General Meeting 2026, a Nomination Committee has been appointed consisting of representatives of the five largest shareholders at the end of August 2026.The Nomination Committee consists of the following members:The members of the Nomination Committee…
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FILE - Emmy statues are seen at the 70th Primetime Emmy Nominations Announcements at the Television Academy's Saban Media Center July 12, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP,
Ted Cruz Says JD Vance’s ‘Political Bomb-Throwing’ Shows He’s ‘Insecure’ Ahead of 2028 Election
While Vice President JD Vance might have been floated as a potential frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2028 election, Senator Ted Cruz is doing his part to keep the party’s...
WBJ seeks nominations of business executives who served in the military
Worcester Business Journal is seeking nominations of notable executives with military experience for the Focus on Veterans in Business edition. WBJ will highlight professionals who served in the country’s active […]
Susan Lucci to discuss grief, memoir in Newtown
Susan Lucci holds the record for the most Daytime Emmy nominations for an individual performer, with a total of 21 nominations, according to People.
2026 Outstanding Women in Business
The 18th annual Outstanding Women in Business awards recognize a dozen well-accomplished professionals from across the region and in many industries who go above and beyond. The committee selected the winners from more than 80 nominations, all of whom were worthy. The criteria evaluated each nominee’s professional achievements, community impact, ability to break the glass ceiling and mentorship of other professionals, particularly women. In addition to profiling these women in the following pages, the Worcester Business Journal will celebrate this year’s Outstanding Women in Business at a special luncheon on Oct. 28 at the College of the Holy Cross. To join the celebration of these exceptional women, visit WBJournal.com and register. – Mark Conti, editor This Year’s Judges Worcester Business Journal considered 54 Central Massachusetts professionals for the 2026 Outstanding Women in Business awards, based on 83 nominations. These nominees were independently evaluated by two volunteer judges, who scored each on their professional achievements, community contribution and mentorship of young professionals. Samantha P. McDonald is a partner at Bowditch. She is an experienced, client-focused real estate lawyer, concentrating on business and real estate property law. She has been recognized as a WBJ Power 100 in the Class of 2026 and a “Top Women of Law” in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Dr. Kavita Babu is chief medical officer and vice president of medical affairs at Heywood Healthcare, where she provides strategic and clinical leadership to advance high-quality, patient-centered care across the organization. She is also a member of the WBJ Outstanding Women in Business Class of 2025.
GOTY 2026’s Final Nomination Is a Battleground of 8/10 Games
The year of 'good, not great' rages on
Vozinha thought Yashin Trophy nomination was a ‘joke’
Vozinha (40), a relative unknown heading into this summer’s FIFA World Cup, made a name for himself in North America thanks to his exploits with Cape Verde. The 40-year-old, who has never played at ...
Ted Cruz blasts JD Vance as ‘insecure,’ says he’s focused on helping GOP win midterms
A clash between two potential candidates for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination spilled into public this week.
Times' 2026 Community Choice Awards honor Rogue Valley's best
More than 25,500 nominations and nearly 64,000 votes led to 492 winners and finalists across 162 categories The Rogue Valley came together Thursday evening, Oct. 1, to celebrate excellence in […]
Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce seeks nominations for business awards
WARSAW — Nominations are underway for the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce's annual awards dinner.
Kansas' third-party secretary of state candidate eager to inspire electoral evolution
Scott Morgan, a convert to third-party politics in Kansas, embraces his secretary of state nomination by United Kansas Party as an opportunity for change.
Vote for USA TODAY Sports Top Play of Week 6
See which highlights made the list in this week's Play of the Week nominations.
WATCH: Senate health committee advances Dr. Nicole Saphier's nomination for surgeon general
WATCH: Senate health committee advances Dr. Nicole Saphier's nomination for surgeon general
Senate committee advances Dr. Nicole Saphier\'s nomination for surgeon general
Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Trump's third nominee for surgeon general, is moving closer to confirmation. A Senate committee advanced her nomination Wednesday with a 12 to 11 vote. Saphier, a
Sarah Sanders’ cynical playground-bully politics
Having covered Tom Cotton's nomination Tuesday, we turn today to his salty competition for political cynic of the year. It's Gov. Sarah Sanders, trained by Donald Trump himself.
Sen HELP Committee Votes on Nominations for Surgeon General & Other Public Health Officials
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee votes on the nomination of Nicole Saphier to Surgeon General, as well as other public health officials.
Nominations open for Business Alabama Awards 2027
Deadline for Business Alabama Awards nominations is Oct. 29.
Nominate a leader for the 2027 CNBC Changemakers list of women transforming business
CNBC is now accepting nominations for our fourth annual Changemakers list. Julia Boorstin reports.
Holland & Knight Health Dose: September 29, 2026 | Insights
Senate returns for its final legislative session before recess, with FDA and HHS nominations pending and debate continuing over proposed HHS funding rescissions.
Nominate a leader for the 2027 CNBC Changemakers list of women transforming business
CNBC is now accepting nominations for its annual Changemakers list of women leading and disrupting in business, from the S&P 500 to sports and philanthropy.
Madonna wins 7 VMAs — her first in 27 years. No one has ever made a comeback quite like this.
Madonna opened Sunday's MTV VMAs with 13 nominations, tying Lady Gaga's single-year record.
2026 VMAs: How to watch live tonight, updated start time, performers, full nominations list and more
You don't need MTV to watch! Here's how to tune in live to this weekend's star-studded show.
Madonna opens the VMAs tonight with a record-tying 13 nominations. No one has ever made a comeback quite like this.
Madonna opens tonight's MTV VMAs with 13 nominations, tying Lady Gaga's single-year record, 27 years after her last win.
MTV VMAs 2026 nominations: Full list as Madonna, Taylor Swift lead the pack ahead of tonight's show
This year's Best New Artist race is also heating up, with divisive pop-country nepo baby Stella Lefty and English vocal powerhouse Sienna Spiro among the evening's buzziest nominees.
MTV Video Music Awards 2026 winners list
Madonna, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande lead the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations, but who will win big Sept. 27?
2026 VMAs: How to watch live tonight, who's performing, full nominations list and more
You don't need MTV to watch! Here's how to tune in live to this weekend's star-studded show.
Fifth candidate enter race to lead WHO as nominations close
A fifth candidate has entered the race to lead the World Health Organization, the agency's website showed as the deadline for nominees closed overnight.
Arts and Entertainment Agenda, Sept 25 to Oct. 2
Wintersköl Royalty nominations, open through Sept. 25 The Aspen Chamber Resort Association is accepting community nominations for 2026 Wintersköl Royalty through Sept. 25. This tradition honors Aspen locals who embody the community spirit, joy and...
Babis Kostoulas: A Deserved Nomination
On the 12th of June 2025, Brighton and Hove Albion signed Babis Kostoulas from Olympiacos. Since that moment, the Greek striker has treated Albion fans to tricks, bicycle kicks, and a thoroughly deserved Player of the Month nomination.
International Emmy Nominations: United Kingdom Leads This Year’s Tally; Canada’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ Doesn’t Make the Cut
The United Kingdom led all territories in nominations at this year’s International Emmys, landing 14 nods total — including Disney+’s “A Thousand Blows” in drama and Netflix’s “Man vs. Baby” in comedy...
Susan Collins can stand up for science by voting against FDA nominee
If the senator values the general health of Mainers, she must reject Dr. Heidi Overton’s nomination.
GOP candidate for governor Rick Jackson drops lawsuits against Burt Jones
Jackson and Jones filed lawsuits against each other amid a bitter primary battle as both sought the Republican nomination for Georgia governor.
MTV VMAs nominations 2026: Madonna, Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter lead the pack
This year’s Best New Artist race is also heating up, with divisive pop-country nepo baby Stella Lefty and English vocal powerhouse Sienna Spiro among the evening’s buzziest nominees.
As The Deadline Nears, Civil Society Urges Spain To Nominate María Neira As WHO Chief
With Thursday’s 24 September deadline looming, international scientific societies and civil society leaders are pushing Spain to sponsor a last-minute WHO Director-General nomination for Dr María Neira. Endorsed by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel and Dr Carlos Ferreyra of Climate, Life and Health International, the petition urges Spanish ministers to register her candidacy before entries close.
Searle’s new deal
LEICESTER Tigers and England A fly-half Billy Searle has signed a new contract with the club. The 30-year-old joined Leicester in 2025 from French club Agen and scored 217 points in 24 appearances in all competitions during his debut season. His form earned him a nomination for the Prem player of the season award in […] The post Searle’s new deal appeared first on The Rugby Paper .
The ‘Control Resonant’ Metacritic Review Score Has Finalized With GOTY Potential
'Control Resonant' has settled with a Metacritic review score that is very positive. What are the chances it lands a GOTY nomination?
Duncan Sheik, Tony Award-winning composer, dies at 56
Duncan Sheik attends 'The Broadway Legacy Foundation Launch' at the Broadway Museum on November 11, 2025 in New York City. (Santiago Felipe/Getty Images)Duncan Sheik, the Tony Award-winning composer behind Spring Awakening and more, has died, according to his Instagram. He was 56.The Friday morning Instagram post said the "father, husband, son, brother, and friend" died on Thursday night "surrounded by love."A message shared on Sheik's Instagram earlier this week by his family said he was "receiving medical care" and was "in critical but stable condition.""The world has a lost a singular talent, and deeply influential voice in music and theater," Friday's statement said. "From his Grammy-nominated hit “Barely Breathing” to his groundbreaking, Tony and Grammy Award-winning work on Spring Awakening, Duncan’s artistry touched many and leaves an indelible mark on the cultural landscape."Born on Nov. 18, 1969, in Montclair, New Jersey, Sheik rose to fame in 1996 when he released his self-titled debut album, which included his hit song, "Barely Breathing."The song peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and earned him a Grammy nomination for best male pop vocal performance.Following his debut album, he released Humming in 1998, Phantom Moon in 2001 and Daylight in 2002.While "Barely Breathing" established Sheik as a singer-songwriter, his career later expanded into musical theater, where he found success as a composer.Sheik collaborated with lyricist Steven Sater and composed the music for Spring Awakening, which opened on Broadway in 2006.He told Broadcast Music, Inc. in 2015 that around the time he was making the music for Spring Awakening, he wasn't "a huge fan" of music that was happening on Broadway and he wanted to make the music for an audience "beyond the normal crowd that would go to a Broadway musical."The rock musical, based on Frank Wedekind's 1891 play and starring Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele, John Gallagher and Skylar Astin, became a major success. It won eight Tony Awards in 2007, including best musical, best original score and best orchestrations.He went on to compose music for several other stage productions, including American Psycho and Because of Winn-Dixie. He also collaborated with Sater again on Alice by Heart and The Secret Life of Bees.In his interview with Broadcast Music, Inc., he added that working on musical theater has "helped broaden my palette."Sheik went on to release several more albums throughout his career, including White Limousine, Whisper House, Covers 80s, Legerdemain and Claptrap.In May, it was announced that Sheik's new musical, Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, would make its off-Broadway debut this fall. The musical is based on Moyoco Anno's manga graphic novel of the same name.An off-Broadway revival of Spring Awakening is also set to open this fall. Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
Who wants to lead the WHO? Four candidates jostle for top job as deadline nears
As the nomination deadline nears for the global health body, some candidates may be better placed than others to win support from key member states amid the agency’s geopolitical realignment.
Nominate The Best Operators In the Business
AGCO's award honors the custom applicators who keep ag retail running — nominations for 2026 close September 30.
Arts and Entertainment Agenda, Sept 18-24
Wintersköl Royalty nominations open through Sept. 25 The Aspen Chamber Resort Association is accepting community nominations for 2026 Wintersköl Royalty through Sept. 25. This tradition honors Aspen locals who embody the community spirit, joy and...
White House pulls ICE director nominee
The White House is pulling former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer’s stalled nomination to serve as director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Final Call for 2026 Entries: 16th Annual Globee® Awards for Business Invite Workplace and Business Achievement Nominations Worldwide
The Globee® Awards announced the final call for 2026 entries for the 16th Annual Globee® Awards for Business, inviting organizations and professionals worldwide to nominate workplace and business achievements before the final entry deadline.
Seeking nominations for Business Insider's tech recruiters list
Business Insider is putting together a list of the most influential tech headhunters. Tell us who we should include.
Senate Hearing on Department of Health & Human Services Executive Nominations
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee holds a hearing on three of President Trump's executive nominations for positions at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Minnesota Twins Congratulate Pablo Lopez for Award Nomination
Minnesota Twins right-hander Pablo Lopez has been busy off the field as he continues to recover.
Nominations for Coaches Who Care Mental Health Hall of Fame Open Until Sept. 30
/PRNewswire/ -- Samaritas and be nice. are calling on Michiganders to nominate high school coaches for induction in the 2026 Coaches Who Care Mental Health...
Republic Business Credit Provides $15MM Factoring Facility for Apparel Manufacturer
Republic Business Credit partnered with a women-owned branded apparel manufacturer to provide critical financial flexibility ahead of the company’s next
Nevada voters will have early say in 2028 presidential nominations for both parties
Nevada party voters will be able to make their choice in the Democratic Party’s primary at second in the nation and in the third calendar position for Republicans.
Emmy winners 2026 full list: 'The Pitt,' 'Hacks' and 'Widow's Bay' lead nominations
The 78th Emmy Awards will be hosted by Mariska Hargitay live from Los Angeles on NBC and Peacock on Sept. 14.
Sanford Health News earns 6 Regional Emmy nominations
Sanford Health News has six new Upper Midwest Emmy nominations in 2026, the most Emmy nominations this team has earned in a single year.
Voting Opens for Soliant Health’s 2026 Most Beautiful Hospitals Contest
57 hospitals nationwide are in the running for national recognition and a $5,000 donation after last year’s contest drew more than 2.3 million votesATLANTA, GA., Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Voting is officially open in Soliant Health’s 14th annual Most Beautiful Hospitals contest, giving patients, healthcare professionals, and communities across the country the chance to rally behind the hospitals that have made a difference in their lives. Following a nationwide nomination period, 57 hos
The 19 actors with the most Emmy wins of all time
An Emmy is the biggest award an actor can win for their work on the small screen and when theres a show or a performance Emmy voters love, it often gets multiple nominations and wins
Lake in the Hills accepting nominations for Gordon Larsen Business awards
Lake in the Hills is accepting nominations for this year’s Gordon Larsen Business of the Year awards.
Phil Weiser’s role starting a CU tech hub offers a window into the gubernatorial candidate’s approach
The barrier-breaking Silicon Flatirons Center’s founding, evolution and legacy at CU show the thinking carried Phil Weiser into politics and now to the Democratic nomination for governor.
DeGrange Joins First Business Bank as VP, Equipment Finance
Jace DeGrange has joined First Business Bank's subsidiary, First Business Specialty Finance as vice president — Equipment Finance.
Fact check: Trump, RFK Jr. and others make false claims on night 2 of GOP convention
(CNN) — President Donald Trump delivered another rapid-fire series of false claims on the second night of Republicans’ midterm convention on Thursday. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did his own barrage of wrongness. And various other speakers uttered statements that were untrue, misleading or missing critical context.Here is a fact check of some of the assertions from the final day of the convention. This is not intended as a comprehensive list of Thursday’s falsehoods.Trump’s many false claimsTrump made numerous false claims, some of which he also made in his longer speech Wednesday.Trump claimed that there were “no empty seats” in the Dallas arena as he spoke Thursday, which was visibly untrue. CNN White House correspondent Alayna Treene, who was there, wrote in a live chat right after Trump made the claim that “I’m looking at rows of empty seats” and that “the idea that there are ‘no empty seats’ is just laughably untrue,” though she also said the room was mostly full. Trump has for years made false claims about supposedly never having had an empty seat.Trump further inflated one of his favorite fictional figures, claiming Thursday that “$22 trillion” in investment has come into the US; on Wednesday, he had put it at “over $20 trillion,” and even that lower figure has no apparent basis in reality. As of the time he spoke Thursday, the White House’s own website claimed there had been “$11.2 trillion” in “major investment announcements” this term, not “over $20 trillion,” and the White House figure was itself a major exaggeration of actual investment.Trump, talking about elections, lied that “there’s never been bigger cheaters” than Democrats; there is no basis for broadly describing Democrats as election cheaters. For the second straight night, Trump falsely claimed that the Biden administration allowed “25 million people” to pour into the country, though that number is nowhere close to correct. Trump again falsely claimed that former President Joe Biden and other Democrats “created the worst inflation in American history,” though even peak Biden-era inflation, 9.1% in June 2022, was far from the all-time record of 23.7%; it was a 40-year high, but the rate then fell sharply before Trump returned to office.Trump also baselessly claimed that Democrats would “defund the police” and give “voting rights and welfare to 25 million illegal aliens” if they won the midterms. Republicans will still control the White House in 2027 and 2028 and the president would be in position to veto any such changes if a Democratic-controlled Congress sought to make them, but there is no indication that Democrats want to do so. Also, even groups favoring strict immigration policies estimate that the total undocumented population is far less than “25 million” or even 20 million.As he did Wednesday, Trump claimed the US now has the world’s lowest prescription drug prices. The assertion is so broad that it is unclear what exactly Trump is referencing. But experts told CNN they highly doubt that the prices for brand-name drugs in the US are generally less than they are in other countries, and the Trump administration has not provided details to prove the claim.“It’s tough to claim that you’re getting the lowest prices anywhere in the world and then also not have any evidence to support that,” said Andrew Mulcahy, a senior health economist at RAND, while Diederik Stadig, senior healthcare economist at financial institution ING, said, “To say that the US now has the lowest drug prices in the world is at this moment not true.”And as he did Wednesday, Trump said “more Americans are working today than ever before” – which is true but nearly meaningless, since the number of people working in the US generally rises over time simply because the population rises over time.“There are more Americans working because there are more Americans. That’s the entire analysis,” Justin Wolfers, a University of Michigan professor of public policy and economics, wrote in his newsletter in August.RFK Jr.’s false claims on the pandemic, Trump’s record and moreFalse claim about Democrats and the 2024 electionKennedy unsuccessfully ran for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination before withdrawing to run as an independent and then eventually endorsing Republican candidate Donald Trump. In Kennedy’s Thursday convention speech, he complained of how the Democrats handled the nomination race.At one point, he said, “For the first time in history, they cancelled their own convention. No voter ever cast a primary ballot for Kamala Harris, no elected delegate was ever consulted; the party of ‘No Kings’ simply anointed a queen.”Kennedy is entitled to express unhappiness about how quickly Democratic leaders coalesced around then-Vice President Harris after Biden unexpectedly dropped out of the race in July 2024, after the primaries were over and less than four months from Election Day. But it’s not true that the party canceled its convention or that delegates didn’t get any say.The convention was held; it was a four-day event in Chicago in August 2024. Democratic convention delegates officially nominated Harris in a virtual roll call vote in advance of the convention. It’s true that Harris was the only candidate on the roll call ballot, but that’s because she was the only candidate who gathered enough delegate signatures to appear on the ballot.It’s clear that party elites’ backing of Harris played a key role in the unusual nomination process. But Kennedy’s specific allegations that the convention was abandoned and delegates were cut out of the process are not true.False claim that Democrats closed ‘every church’ during the Covid-19 pandemicWhile attacking Democrats, Kennedy claimed that, during the Covid-19 pandemic, “They closed every church in our country for a year.”It’s not true that every church in the country was closed for a year, nor even that every church in a Democratic state was closed for a year.Every state issued some type of guidance or order about social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic, but many states – including some led by Democrats and some led by Republicans – incorporated religious exemptions into those limitations on social interactions.According to a Pew Research Center analysis from April 2020, 15 states allowed religious gatherings to continue without a limit on their size. That set of states included Colorado, Michigan and Pennsylvania, which all had Democratic governors. And at least two states with Republican governors, Alaska and Idaho, were among the states that prohibited religious gatherings at least briefly.False claim that Trump ‘ended nine wars’Trump has repeatedly claimed that he has ended “eight wars.” Kennedy went one higher on Thursday, declaring, “President Trump has ended nine wars.”That’s false. Trump hasn’t even ended eight wars.Trump’s list of eight includes two situations that were never actually wars during his tenure: a diplomatic dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia and a mysterious supposed situation between Serbia and Kosovo. The list also includes a war, involving Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, that hasn’t actually ended despite a peace agreement brokered by the Trump administration.In addition, the list includes the war between Israel and Hamas, but Israel continues to conduct frequent attacks in Gaza despite a US-brokered ceasefire agreement. And it includes the brief 2025 conflict between Israel and Iran, though Israel proceeded to join the US in starting another war against Iran in 2026.Claim about reversing a decline in longevityKennedy speaking of the Trump administration, claimed Thursday: “We have now reversed a 30-year decline in longevity. “Kennedy referenced preliminary data that he said he had received from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week, but it’s unclear what metric of longevity he’s referring to.CDC data shows that US life expectancy had been steadily increasing for decades before a sharp drop during the Covid-19 pandemic. Life expectancy had already started to rebound in 2022, under the Biden administration, and reached a new record high in 2024 before Trump’s second term began.Preliminary data shared by the CDC in July suggests that life expectancy probably hit another record high in 2025.CNN has reached out to HHS for clarification on Kennedy’s comments.Claim that Democrats ‘lost 360,000 children’Speaking about Democrats, Kennedy said: “They somehow lost 360,000 children and they turned our federal government into the biggest child trafficking operation in world history.”Trump and other Republicans have made similar claims. But there’s no basis for the assertion that Democrats “lost” so many children or that the federal government was engaged in human trafficking.A 2024 report from the inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security said Immigration and Customs Enforcement had reported that more than 32,000 unaccompanied migrant children failed to appear as scheduled for immigration court hearings after being released or transferred out of custody between fiscal years 2019 and 2023 – a period that, notably, includes two years and four months under the first Trump administration. The report also said that 291,000 unaccompanied migrant children during this period were not given notices to appear in court.The report said that ICE had “no assurances” these children “are safe from trafficking, exploitation, or forced labor.” But it did not say all the children were actually “lost” and did not definitively assert that any of them were trafficked – let alone that the government was somehow involved in a trafficking operation. And, again, the report spanned parts of both a Republican administration and a Democratic administration.Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, told CNN in 2024: “Long story short, no, there are not 320,000 kids missing. 32,000 kids missed court. That doesn’t mean they’re missing, it means they missed court (either because their sponsor didn’t bring them or they are teenagers who didn’t want to show up). The remaining 291,000 cases mentioned by the (Office of the Inspector General) are cases where ICE hasn’t filed the paperwork to start their immigration court cases.”Vance on inflation, crime and taxes on Social SecurityA false claim about the media and Biden-era inflationVice President JD Vance mocked the media during part of his speech on Thursday. But he made a false claim about Biden-era inflation while lampooning how the media supposedly challenged him over another false claim on that subject.Vance said: “The president and I would go during a campaign, we’d say, ‘You know, inflation is as high as it’s been in 100 years,’ and the fake news would say, ‘No, no, no, it’s as high as it’s been in 68 years.’ That ain’t good, ladies and gentlemen.”Mainstream journalists, at least, wouldn’t say that inflation under Biden was as high as it had been “in 68 years.” Rather, CNN and others noted that peak inflation under the Biden administration, 9.1% in June 2022, was the highest in about 40 years.Vance is entitled to make his general point that this correction still doesn’t make Biden-era inflation sound good, but his specific number was, again, wrong. And he didn’t acknowledge that inflation fell sharply under Biden after hitting the 40-year high, declining to 2.9% in Biden’s last full month in office, December 2024, and 3.0% in January 2025, when Trump and Vance were inaugurated.The rate was 3.4% in July 2026, the most recent month for which data is available.Trump didn’t end taxes on Social SecurityVance claimed, “We’ve ended taxes on Social Security.” Several other convention speakers, including Rep. Lisa McClain of Michigan, Rep. Ryan Mackenzie of Pennsylvania and Ohio House candidate Derek Merrin, similarly said the administration has achieved “no tax on Social Security.”It hasn’t. The big domestic policy bill Trump signed in 2025 did create an additional, temporary $6,000-per-year tax deduction for individuals age 65 and older (which phases out for individuals earning $75,000 per year or more), but as the White House has implicitly acknowledged, millions of Social Security recipients will continue to pay taxes on their benefits even before the temporary new deduction expires after 2028.The Social Security Administration said in 2025 that “the bill ensures that nearly 90% of Social Security beneficiaries will no longer pay federal income taxes on their benefits.Claim about violent crime rate under BidenWhile criticizing the Biden administration, Vice President JD Vance claimed Thursday that the US “became a country where violent crime exploded, unless, of course, you could afford private security.”But violent crime did not explode under Biden. In fact, as FactCheck.org reported last month, data collected and published by the FBI shows that the national violent crime rate was at a lower level in 2023 and 2024, the last two full calendar years of Biden’s term, than it was in 2020, the last full calendar year of Trump’s first term. The year 2020 was highly unusual in many ways – violent crime jumped amid the Covid-19 pandemic – but Biden nonetheless left office with violent crime lower than it was when he took over. In fact, the 2024 violent crime rate was even lower than the 2019 rate under Trump before the pandemic.There was an increase in violent crime during the earlier part of Biden’s term. But given the subsequent decline, it’s misleading at best to claim violent crime “exploded” with no further context.Asked earlier this month about Trump’s similar previous claims to have reversed a Biden-era upswing in violence, crime data expert Jeff Asher said in an email: “No, crime began dropping significantly in 2023 during the Biden administration. Murder fell at record rates in 2023, 2024 and 2025 and, while 2026 may not feature a record decline nationally, it is still on track to see a sizable double-digit decline this year. Violent crime similarly fell nationally in 2023 and 2024, though the drops were more muted than the decline that was recorded by the FBI in 2025.”Other GOP speakersMike Johnson’s false claim about the inflation Republicans inherited from BidenSome other speakers at the convention took aim at inflation under Biden. House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed that “Republicans inherited from the Biden administration record-high inflation.”That’s not true. The inflation rate was 2.9% in Biden’s last full month in office, December 2024, and 3.0% in January 2025, when Trump took over. That’s lower than the most recent rate, 3.4% in July 2026, and nowhere close to the all-time record of 23.7%, which was reached in 1920, or the highest point of Jimmy Carter’s presidency, 14.8%, which was reached in 1980.Johnson correctly said moments later that inflation reached “a 40-year high of 9.1% inflation” under Biden. But a 40-year high is not an all-time record. More importantly, Johnson didn’t explain that 9.1% was much higher than the rate Trump inherited or that the 9.1% rate occurred in June 2022, with roughly two-and-a-half years left in Biden’s term.The cumulative increase in prices from the beginning of the Biden administration to the end was also not the highest in US history. Federal figures show that beginning-to-end inflation under Biden was less than half of that during Carter’s term.What Johnson left out of his claim about a congressional resolutionWhile attacking Democrats as extreme, Johnson said: “Just last week, nearly every Democrat in the House of Representatives voted against condemning socialism and Marxism. They voted against it.”But the resolution didn’t use the word “Marxism.” And Johnson didn’t mention that the resolution wasn’t only about condemning socialism. Rather, it contained other language that Democratic leadership said was the focus of the party’s opposition to the resolution.The resolution’s first provision said it “condemns and denounces socialism in all its forms, including the Democratic Socialists of America, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States.” But its fifth provision said it “calls for enactment of the SAVE America Act,” Trump’s favored elections bill, which contains various provisions opposed by many Democrats.So while it’s very possible many Democrats would have opposed the resolution even without its expression of support for the SAVE America Act, the call to pass this elections bill served as a poison pill that ensured most Democrats wouldn’t support it.“House Resolution 1490 explicitly calls for enactment of the so-called SAVE America Act, which is the top legislative priority of far-right extremists,” Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement last week.A New Mexico candidate left out key context in an attack on his opponentGreg Cunningham, a Republican House candidate in New Mexico, used some of his Thursday speech to criticize his Democratic opponent, Rep. Gabe Vasquez. Cunningham said of Vasquez: “He even voted against a resolution honoring the sacrifices and service of the brave men and women in law enforcement who protect, every day, our communities.”But Cunningham left out important context about the resolution. While its focus was expressing support for law enforcement, its preamble contained statements praising the Trump administration and criticizing “leftist activists,” “progressive politicians” and “sanctuary city policies” for allegedly making law enforcement less safe.In other words, a House member might vote against such a resolution, as the vast majority of Democrats did, because they disagreed with conservative components of it, not the general expressions of support for law enforcement. (CNN has reached out to Vasquez’s campaign and House office for comment on his vote.) It’s common for parties to write resolutions in a way that would make it difficult for opponents to support but would open those opponents to campaign attacks if they voted “no.”An Ohio candidate’s misleading attack about Democrats and votingMerrin, the Republican candidate running against Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur for a House seat in Ohio, claimed in his speech, “While Democrats talk about letting illegal immigrants vote in our election, Republicans fight for proof of citizenship, photo ID and fair elections.”It’s a big country, so it’s possible some Democrat somewhere is talking about letting undocumented people vote in some election. But Merrin’s claim is misleading at best. There is no proposal from Democrats in Congress to let undocumented people vote in the 2026 midterms – the election Merrin appeared to be referring to when he said “our election” – or vote in future federal elections.CNN has reached out to Merrin’s campaign for an explanation of his claim.House Majority Leader Steve Scalise invoked a similar theme in his speech Wednesday, claiming that Democrats had voted last week “to allow illegals to vote in our federal elections.” But there was no congressional vote on letting undocumented immigrants vote in any elections.Rather, there was a vote on the non-binding Republican resolution that included multiple provisions, including one that “reiterates the notion that American elections are for American citizens only,” one supporting Trump’s favored elections bill and one denouncing socialism.Opposing that multi-clause resolution doesn’t necessarily mean someone supports voting by any non-citizens, let alone non-citizens in the country illegally.This article has been updated with additional items.CNN’s Deja Oliver contributed to this report.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. 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