A lawyer who quit Donald Trump’s legal team this past week attributed his decision Saturday to strategy disagreements with a close adviser to the former president.… Read more
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Biden Campaign Sees Multiple ‘Viable Pathways’ to 2024 Election Win
President Joe Biden ’s reelection campaign is vowing to hold the states that won him the White House in 2020 but also compete in places it lost like North Carolina and increasingly Republican-dominated Florida, providing what it says are “a number of viable pathways to the 270 electoral votes” needed to clinch four more years.… Read more
Biden Declares ‘America will not Default,’ Says he’s Confident of Budget Deal with GOP Lawmakers
An optimistic President Joe Biden declared Wednesday he is confident the U.S. will avoid an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic debt default, saying talks with congressional Republicans have been productive. He left for a G-7 summit in Japan but planned to return by the weekend in hopes of approving a solid agreement.… Read more
DeSantis Criticizes Trump for Implying Florida Abortion Ban is ‘Too Harsh’
Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized Donald Trump on Tuesday for implying Florida’s new six-week abortion ban is “too harsh,” stepping up his attacks on the former president as he prepares to challenge him for the 2024 Republican nomination.… Read more
George Santos Expulsion Coming Before House as Democrats Force Vote
House Democrats took steps Tuesday to force a vote on expelling New York Rep. George Santos from Congress, an effort that is expected to be defeated but puts Republicans in the uncomfortable position of taking a stand on an indicted colleague.… Read more
Repelled by High Car Prices, Americans are Holding on to Their Vehicles Longer than Ever
With new and used cars still painfully expensive, Ryan Holdsworth says he plans to keep his 9-year-old Chevy Cruze for at least four more years. Limiting his car payments and his overall debt is a bigger priority for him than having a new vehicle.… Read more
New Chicago Mayor’s Progressive Strategy to be Tested Amid Public Safety, Growth Concerns
Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson will take office Monday, facing an influx of migrants in desperate need of shelter, pressure to build support among skeptical business leaders, and summer months that historically bring a spike in violent crime.… Read more
AI Presents Political Peril for 2024 with Threat to Mislead Voters
Computer engineers and tech-inclined political scientists have warned for years that cheap, powerful artificial intelligence tools would soon allow anyone to create fake images, video and audio that was realistic enough to fool voters and perhaps sway an election.… Read more
Trump Rejects Last Chance to Testify at New York Civil Trial
Former President Donald Trump rejected his last chance Sunday to testify at a civil trial where a longtime advice columnist has accused him of raping her in a luxury department store dressing room in 1996.… Read more
Woman is 2nd Accused of Throwing Drink at US Rep. Matt Gaetz
Two women have now been accused of throwing drinks at U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz.… Read more
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Lawyer Who Quit Trump Legal Team Cites Disagreements with Trump Advisor as Basis for Departure
A lawyer who quit Donald Trump’s legal team this past week attributed his decision Saturday to strategy disagreements with a close adviser to the former president.… Continue Reading
Biden Campaign Sees Multiple ‘Viable Pathways’ to 2024 Election Win
President Joe Biden ’s reelection campaign is vowing to hold the states that won him the White House in 2020 but also compete in places it lost like North Carolina and increasingly Republican-dominated Florida, providing what it says are “a number of viable pathways to the 270 electoral votes” needed to clinch four more years.… Continue Reading
Biden Declares ‘America will not Default,’ Says he’s Confident of Budget Deal with GOP Lawmakers
An optimistic President Joe Biden declared Wednesday he is confident the U.S. will avoid an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic debt default, saying talks with congressional Republicans have been productive. He left for a G-7 summit in Japan but planned to return by the weekend in hopes of approving a solid agreement.… Continue Reading
DeSantis Criticizes Trump for Implying Florida Abortion Ban is ‘Too Harsh’
Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized Donald Trump on Tuesday for implying Florida’s new six-week abortion ban is “too harsh,” stepping up his attacks on the former president as he prepares to challenge him for the 2024 Republican nomination.… Continue Reading
George Santos Expulsion Coming Before House as Democrats Force Vote
House Democrats took steps Tuesday to force a vote on expelling New York Rep. George Santos from Congress, an effort that is expected to be defeated but puts Republicans in the uncomfortable position of taking a stand on an indicted colleague.… Continue Reading
Repelled by High Car Prices, Americans are Holding on to Their Vehicles Longer than Ever
With new and used cars still painfully expensive, Ryan Holdsworth says he plans to keep his 9-year-old Chevy Cruze for at least four more years. Limiting his car payments and his overall debt is a bigger priority for him than having a new vehicle.… Continue Reading
New Chicago Mayor’s Progressive Strategy to be Tested Amid Public Safety, Growth Concerns
Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson will take office Monday, facing an influx of migrants in desperate need of shelter, pressure to build support among skeptical business leaders, and summer months that historically bring a spike in violent crime.… Continue Reading
AI Presents Political Peril for 2024 with Threat to Mislead Voters
Computer engineers and tech-inclined political scientists have warned for years that cheap, powerful artificial intelligence tools would soon allow anyone to create fake images, video and audio that was realistic enough to fool voters and perhaps sway an election.… Continue Reading
Trump Rejects Last Chance to Testify at New York Civil Trial
Former President Donald Trump rejected his last chance Sunday to testify at a civil trial where a longtime advice columnist has accused him of raping her in a luxury department store dressing room in 1996.… Continue Reading
Woman is 2nd Accused of Throwing Drink at US Rep. Matt Gaetz
Two women have now been accused of throwing drinks at U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz.… Continue Reading