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
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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
‘Godfather of AI’ Leaves Google, Warns of Tech’s Dangers
Sounding alarms about artificial intelligence has become a popular pastime in the ChatGPT era, taken up by high-profile figures as varied as industrialist Elon Musk, leftist intellectual Noam Chomsky and the 99-year-old retired statesman Henry Kissinger.… Read more
First Republic Bank Seized, Sold in Fire Sale to JPMorgan
Regulators seized troubled First Republic Bank early Monday, making it the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, and promptly sold all of its deposits and most of its assets to JPMorgan Chase in a bid to end the turmoil that has raised questions about the health of the U.S. banking system.… Read more
Facing Revolt, GOP Spares Ethanol in Drive to Cut Spending
House Republicans are touting their debt limit package as a first step toward fiscal restraint, saying it’s past time for Congress to reduce the swelling deficits that they warn are threatening the fiscal health of the country.… Read more
US Readies Second Attempt at Speedy Border Asylum Screenings
President Joe Biden scrapped expedited asylum screenings during his first month in office as part of a gutting of Trump administration border polices that included building a wall with Mexico. Now he’s preparing his own version.… Read more
What GOP’s Plan for Medicaid Work Requirements Would Mean
More than a half million of the poorest Americans could be left without health insurance under legislation passed by House Republicans that would require people to work in exchange for health care coverage through Medicaid.… Read more
Supreme Court Seems to Favor Woman Who Got $0 in Condo Sale
The Supreme Court seemed likely Wednesday to give a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman another day in court to try to recoup some money after the county kept the entire $40,000 when it sold her condominium over a small unpaid tax bill.… Read more
Fox News Ousts Tucker Carlson, its Most Popular Host
Fox News on Monday ousted prime-time host Tucker Carlson, whose stew of grievances and political theories about Russia and the Jan. 6 insurrection had grown to define the network in recent years and make him an influential force in GOP politics.… Read more
Conservative Robinson Joins Race for N. Carolina Governor
Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson formally entered next year’s gubernatorial race at a rally Saturday, with the sharp-spoken social conservative saying North Carolina neads a leader like him who can relate to the challlenges and desires of working people.… Read more
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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
‘Godfather of AI’ Leaves Google, Warns of Tech’s Dangers
Sounding alarms about artificial intelligence has become a popular pastime in the ChatGPT era, taken up by high-profile figures as varied as industrialist Elon Musk, leftist intellectual Noam Chomsky and the 99-year-old retired statesman Henry Kissinger.… Continue Reading
First Republic Bank Seized, Sold in Fire Sale to JPMorgan
Regulators seized troubled First Republic Bank early Monday, making it the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, and promptly sold all of its deposits and most of its assets to JPMorgan Chase in a bid to end the turmoil that has raised questions about the health of the U.S. banking system.… Continue Reading
Facing Revolt, GOP Spares Ethanol in Drive to Cut Spending
House Republicans are touting their debt limit package as a first step toward fiscal restraint, saying it’s past time for Congress to reduce the swelling deficits that they warn are threatening the fiscal health of the country.… Continue Reading
US Readies Second Attempt at Speedy Border Asylum Screenings
President Joe Biden scrapped expedited asylum screenings during his first month in office as part of a gutting of Trump administration border polices that included building a wall with Mexico. Now he’s preparing his own version.… Continue Reading
What GOP’s Plan for Medicaid Work Requirements Would Mean
More than a half million of the poorest Americans could be left without health insurance under legislation passed by House Republicans that would require people to work in exchange for health care coverage through Medicaid.… Continue Reading
Supreme Court Seems to Favor Woman Who Got $0 in Condo Sale
The Supreme Court seemed likely Wednesday to give a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman another day in court to try to recoup some money after the county kept the entire $40,000 when it sold her condominium over a small unpaid tax bill.… Continue Reading
Fox News Ousts Tucker Carlson, its Most Popular Host
Fox News on Monday ousted prime-time host Tucker Carlson, whose stew of grievances and political theories about Russia and the Jan. 6 insurrection had grown to define the network in recent years and make him an influential force in GOP politics.… Continue Reading
Conservative Robinson Joins Race for N. Carolina Governor
Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson formally entered next year’s gubernatorial race at a rally Saturday, with the sharp-spoken social conservative saying North Carolina neads a leader like him who can relate to the challlenges and desires of working people.… Continue Reading