Liberal group in Michigan sues to keep Trump off ballot, citing 14th Amendment
A liberal group on Friday filed a lawsuit to keep former President Trump off the 2024 ballot in Michigan, saying he violated the 14th Amendment and should be banned from being able to participate in the election. It is the third challenge to Trump’s ballot eligibility after similar... #press
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Appeals court rejects challenge to Tennessee, Kentucky gender-affirming care bans
A federal appeals court ruled late Thursday that bans on gender-affirming care for minors can continue in Tennessee and Kentucky. The appeals court ruling overturns injunctions from lower courts earlier this year that blocked the sections of the states’... #press
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Biden administration proposes to offer fewest-ever offshore drilling rights sales
The Biden administration intends to offer up just three chances for oil companies to bid for the right to drill offshore over the next several years — the fewest offshore lease sales in the history of the program. It announced the details of its... #press
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Hold Iran accountable for expelling nuclear inspectors
Iran barred one-third of all International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors from its nuclear facilities. #press
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Trump: RNC should be fighting 'election interference & Pennsylvania ... scam' instead of hosting debates
Former President Trump said late Thursday the Republican National Committee (RNC) should stop hosting debates and focus on combating "Election Interference & the Pennsylvania Voter Registration Scam." “I’m up 56... #press
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House advances Ukraine aid after leaders strip money from defense spending bill
The House advanced legislation that provides $300 million in aid to Ukraine on Thursday after GOP leaders stripped the funding from a defense spending bill amid opposition from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). The chamber voted 217-211 to adopt the rule —... #press
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The embarrassing GOP debate was a race to the bottom for the Republican Party
Yesterday’s debate showcased a Republican Party consumed by anger: anger at themselves, at Donald Trump, at Mexico, at the whole wide world. Voters looking for a positive conservative vision of the future should look elsewhere. #press
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Judge Chutkan denies Trump bid for her recusal in Jan. 6 case
Judge Tanya Chutkan denied a motion from former President Trump asking her to rescue herself from overseeing his prosecution on charges related to his efforts to stay in power after losing the 2020 election. While writing that recusal motions served a vital purpose, “justice also demands that judges... #press
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Ozempic label now notes potential side effect of intestinal blockage
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated the label for Ozempic, a type 2 diabetes drug that is often used for weight loss, to now note the potential side effect of intestinal blockage. In a series of labeling changes for Ozempic, the FDA said the medication will now... #press
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Trump could lose control of famed properties under New York fraud ruling
A major loss Tuesday in former President Trump’s New York civil fraud case raises the potential for him to lose control of some of his famed properties and ability to do business in the state. A New York judge ruled Tuesday that state Attorney General Letitia James... #press
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Cohen says judge's ruling puts Trump out of business in New York
Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen said a business fraud ruling against former President Trump is likely to put him out of business and could push him into bankruptcy. “The damages, in my estimation, with interest and penalty, will exceed $600 million,” Cohen said in a CNN... #press
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Biden campaign hits Trump directly in new Michigan ad
President Biden’s reelection campaign hit directly at former President Trump in a new ad focused on Michigan voters on Wednesday. The 30-second spot, which marks the first direct attack against Trump in an ad, was released ahead of the former president's visit to Detroit — and a day after Biden joined a picket line... #press
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RFK Jr. further embraces conspiracies: 'I don’t know what happened on 9/11'
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. says he isn't confident in the government's explanation of what happened in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, continuing his penchant for entertaining conspiracy theories. “I don’t know what happened on 9/11,” Kennedy said in a... #press
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Suspected terrorists are streaming across Biden’s broken border
Dangerous people on the government’s terrorist watchlist are also taking advantage of President Joe Biden’s open-border policies. #press
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Gunman who killed 23 in racist shooting at El Paso Walmart agrees to pay $5M to victims, families
The gunman who opened fire and killed 23 people in a racist shooting at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart in 2019 agreed Monday to pay more than $5 million to the victims and families. Patrick Crusius was given 90 consecutive... #press
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Biden to host Pacific island leaders, ‘no question’ China’s influence has role in summit
President Biden on Monday will host leaders from Pacific island nations for a summit, senior administration officials announced. The president is hosting the second US-Pacific Islands Forum Summit, after hosting the leaders a year ago. China’s influence in the region... #press
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The Memo: Worried Democrats fret Trump is more electable than believed
Democrats who believe former President Trump is unelectable in 2024 may have to pin their hopes on his personality and past conduct rather than his actual policies. Trump may simply be too disliked by too many people to prevail in a general election. And the combined weight of two impeachments,the... #press
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More than 30K out of power as Tropical Storm Ophelia slams Mid-Atlantic with winds, rain
As Tropical Storm Ophelia buffets the mid-Atlantic coast with rain and wind, more than 30,000 people in Virginia and North Carolina are without power, according to PowerOutage.us. The stormmade landfall in North Carolina early Saturday morning and is... #press
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Poland’s PM to Zelensky after ‘political theater’ UN remarks: Never ‘insult Poles again’
Poland Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to never “insult Poles again” after he suggested its neighboring country was putting on “political theater” over grain export disputes. Zelensky made blanketed statements at the United... #press
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Self-regulation is the answer to our AI quandaries
Americans are skeptical of our lawmakers’ ability to regulate because the government completely failed to rein in social media in the last decade. #press
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