Is it not curious that in the major press there is not a trace of humor or even irony perceptible in the hullabaloo over Senator Kerry’s latest self-inflicted wound, to wit: the controversy over his ...

Bob Shrum knows what it’s like to watch a Democrat get pummeled by Republicans over military service. Shrum was a strategist on John Kerry’s presidential campaign in 2004 when a group called Swift ...

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) said Thursday that attacks on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) regarding his military service reminded her of the infamous swift boat attacks against then-Sen. John Kerry ...

For more on the 2024 election, head to the NPR Network's live updates page. In questioning Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz’s military record, Republicans are dusting off a political ...

Shortly after Vice President Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, the Trump-Vance campaign called into question claims he previously made about his military service, ...

GOP attacks on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s (D) military record are drawing parallels to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth campaign against then-Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) in his 2004 bid for president, ...

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In political ads blanketing the airwaves, Swift Boat veterans argued that Kerry embellished his record and that his medals had been awarded erroneously. A fellow veteran, the late Arizona Sen. John ...