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Trump vows to pay for ads praising him with personal, PAC funds
President Donald Trump pledged to pay for video ads with his personal funds — and money from his super political action ... Read More
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U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Snohomish firefighters' COVID vaccine appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from eight firefighters who sued Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue after they were placed on leave for refusing Washington's 2021 COVID-19 vaccine mandate, citing religious ...Read more
Supreme Court sounds wary of state-based climate change suits against oil producers
The Supreme Court justices sounded wary Monday of state-by-state lawsuits that could impose huge damage verdicts on energy producers for the impact of global climate change.
Instead, several of them suggested these local ...Read more
DC politico and wealthy businessman vie for Central Florida Congress seat
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Central Florida native with extensive national political experience and a wealthy Lake Mary businessman are vying for an open seat representing a deep-red Republican district.
The victors of two ...Read more
State climate suits face skeptical Supreme Court
A majority of the Supreme Court appeared skeptical Monday of an effort by Boulder, Colo., to hold major oil producers accountable in state courts for the harms caused by climate change.
Across almost two hours of oral ...Read more
Trump expresses concern about GOP midterm chances
President Donald Trump, in a shift, has begun voicing some doubts about Republicans’ chances in the midterm elections as he heads to Nebraska Monday to rally for Sen. Pete Ricketts in yet another red state stop.
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In a new TV ad, family of Epstein victim accuses Rep. Jeff Crank of helping cover-up by not forcing vote
Family members of Virginia Giuffre, a prominent victim of Jeffrey Epstein, accuse U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in a new ad of covering up the sex trafficker’s crimes and ties to society’s elites in the latest salvo of an ...Read more
Trump says he's headed to campaign in Michigan in week and a half
WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump said Monday, Oct. 5, that he plans to return to campaign in battleground Michigan in the next week and a half, as the state prepares to elect a new governor and U.S. senator in the ...Read more
Mark Z. Barabak: What's going to happen in the midterm election? Find out here. (Maybe)
There are few people, if any, who've tracked U.S. elections for longer or in greater depth than Charlie Cook.
Ever since 1984, when he started his eponymous political newsletter, Cook and his stellar crew of nonpartisan ...Read more
The US Supreme Court will open its term with the Boulder climate lawsuit. Here's how it could affect other similar complaints
The U.S. Supreme Court will open its latest term Monday morning by hearing arguments over whether Boulder can sue two oil and gas companies for their roles in climate change in a case that is garnering national attention ...Read more
The central question of power in America
Behind this election’s dominant issue of affordability lies the record concentration of wealth at the top of America. The richest 0.001% of Americans — a handful of extraordinarily wealthy men — now control more of ...Read more
Gustavo Arellano: My dad, Steve Hilton and tacos. What could go wrong?
LOS ANGELES -- My dad howled with laughter when I told him we were going to eat tacos with Steve Hilton.
"Isn't he with Trump?" he said in Spanish.
Indeed! But the former Fox News host has also staked his chances of ...Read more
Editorial: Senators behaving badly -- Missouri deserves better than this
Diligent news consumers might have noticed a story recently about a MAGA Missouri senator who humiliated himself before the nation by spinning a slanderous and easily debunked lie against a prosecutor.
No, we’re not ...Read more
Editorial: Gov. Spanberger's data center plan provides pathway for Virginia
Responsible management of data centers and the resources they consume is among the most important and contentious national debates, and no place is that more consequential than in Virginia. The commonwealth has more of the...Read more
Commentary: Finland's president offers a compelling plan for a new world order
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger argued that a statesman should be a visionary and educator while serving as a bridge between the past and future. Exceptional leaders, he wrote, “help people reach from where ...Read more
Sánchez targets toughest comeback yet with early Spain election
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has a history of proving his critics wrong. But his decision Monday to call a snap election in the midst of a housing affordability crisis may be his most precarious political move to ...Read more
Ivanka Trump just made a big announcement about relative in Billionaire Bunker
MIAMI — Major milestone alert in Billionaire Bunker.
Ivanka Trump, 44, announced that her maternal grandmother has turned the century mark.
Born Marie Zelnickova, the Prague native lives with Ivanka, along with her ...Read more
Spain's Sánchez calls snap election after housing plan fails
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called an early election for Nov. 29 after parliament rejected a housing plan last week that his government had hoped would quell mounting social protests.
“It’s time you, the ...Read more
FlyDubai hijacking turns into flashpoint in Israeli election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quick to seize the opportunity to associate himself with the heroics of Israelis who helped stop a FlyDubai co-pilot from crashing a plane bound for Tel Aviv.
As more details ...Read more
Editorial: College sports act isn't perfect, but moves the ball forward
For students, alumni and fans, there’s nothing quite like college football on an autumn afternoon. The thrill of the action, the roar of the crowd and the beauty of a packed stadium all combine to make the sport one of ...Read more
Clarence Page: Trump’s 'truth' betrayed by White House chatbot
Since President Donald Trump displays a ferocious disdain for any suggestion that he could be wrong about anything, I hope he will not try to consult the AI fact-checker he has unleashed against himself.
Last week, the ...Read more
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