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Modi faces new test in Kashmir after bruising election fight
Three months after his worst election performance to date, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing another challenging vote: this time in the fragile region of Jammu and Kashmir, where separatist sentiment is strong and voters are angry with their loss of autonomy.
Jammu and Kashmir will hold local elections in three phases starting ...Read more
MOU money: Hill staff union announces pay bumps as talks continue
WASHINGTON — After months of negotiations, workers in two House offices announced Tuesday that they have signed memoranda of understanding with their managers, securing some of the first pay raises for unionized Hill staffers.
As collective bargaining agreement talks continue, aides for Reps. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., and Val Hoyle, D-Ore., inked ...Read more
Eviction filings can destabilize tenants’ lives – even when they win their case
After Charla’s landlord failed to repair leaks that caused the ceiling to collapse in her daughter’s bedroom, she withheld her rent. Shortly after, her landlord filed an eviction case against her for nonpayment.
Though she won her court case, Charla and her family had to remain in unsafe conditions as she searched for new housing ...Read more
Abortion rights are on 10 state ballots in November − Democrats can’t count on this to win elections for them
Ten states will vote on ballot initiatives on abortion this November: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Nevada and South Dakota.
Many political analysts and pundits view abortion as a partisan issue, fueling speculation that direct votes on abortion rights will boost Democrats’ chances up ...Read more
Why Pennsylvania is the key to a Harris or Trump Electoral College victory
With less than two months until Election Day, Pennsylvania has emerged as the keystone state in each party’s plan to win the White House.
The Pennsylvania focus is so great that the firm AdImpact, which tracks political advertising purchasing, reports that both the Donald Trump and Kamala Harris campaigns are spending more money on ...Read more
UN’s pact to protect future generations will be undermined by Security Council’s veto and its use in cases of mass atrocity
World leaders will gather at the United Nations on Sept. 22-23, 2024, where they are set to adopt the Pact for the Future – an ambitious plan for how to best reform the U.N., and other institutions, to address the current problems of the world and protect future generations.
It couldn’t come at a more pressing time. As presidents,...Read more
To American revolutionaries, patriotism meant fair dealing with one another
When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old.
In September 1774, nearly two years before the Declaration of Independence, delegates from 12 of the 13 Colonies gathered in the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia. They quickly hammered out a political, economic and cultural ...Read more
Trump in Flint: China will 'dominate' EV race, Michigan an auto industry 'afterthought'
FLINT, Mich. — Republican Donald Trump told a crowd Tuesday that Michigan had become an "afterthought" in the auto industry and that "only consequential presidents get shot at," two days after a man apparently attempted to assassinate the former president on a golf course in Florida.
Over about an hour inside the Dort Financial Center in ...Read more
Trump campaigns in battleground Michigan after apparent assassination attempt; Long Island is up next
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump alluded to “bad things” that happened in the wake of the 2020 election, and quipped about politics being a “dangerous business,” as he returned to the campaign trail Tuesday for the first time since the apparent assassination attempt over the weekend.
After speaking briefly by phone with Vice ...Read more
Nevada Rep. Horsford introduces 'no tax on tips' plan that also eliminates subminimum wages
Rep. Steven Horsford introduced his version of a no-tax-on-tips bill that includes getting rid of the federal tipped subminimum wage, which he said would make a bigger difference than the Republican-led bills currently on the table.
The Tipped Income Protection and Support (TIPS) Act would exempt tips from federal income tax up to a certain ...Read more
Prosecution of golf course gunman becomes 'political football' as DeSantis jumps in
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — One day after federal prosecutors filed gun charges against a man suspected of attempting to ambush Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course, Florida’s governor elbowed his way into the case, saying he wants the state to pursue its own investigation and seek an attempted murder charge against the former president�...Read more
Trump says he will meet with India's Modi next week
Former President Donald Trump said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to meet with him next week — the latest visit from a foreign leader or official as nations grapple with the possibility of the Republican returning to power after November’s election.
“He happens to be coming to meet me next week, and Modi, he’s fantastic,” ...Read more
Donald Trump will visit a Polish Catholic shrine in Bucks County, his second trip to the purple Philly collar county
PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump will visit Bucks County on Sunday, his campaign confirmed.
Trump is expected to visit the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown. The campaign did not immediately say what time Sunday the visit would occur or whether it would be open to the public.
The national shrine honors Our ...Read more
Swing-state TV viewership surged for the Trump-Harris debate
The Kamala Harris-Donald Trump debate sparked big increases in TV viewership in seven states that are likely to decide the 2024 presidential election.
The Sept. 10 debate between Democrat Harris and Republican Trump drew an audience of 67.1 million viewers overall, up more than 30% from Trump’s earlier face-off with Biden. The gain was even ...Read more
Analysis: Trump contradicts Florida sheriff at town hall with 'high-speed chase' remark
Donald Trump on Tuesday faced no tough questions from a former White House aide and an arena of loyalists, vowing to overhaul the global trade system hours after taking office and contradicting law enforcement officials about a second assassination attempt.
Trump was in Flint, Michigan, for a campaign stop two days after a 58-year-old suspected...Read more
Trump does U-turn on 'SALT' deduction cap
Former President Donald Trump seemed to float eliminating the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions in a social media post Tuesday ahead of a rally this week in support of vulnerable Republican House members from New York.
Trump was responsible for signing the so-called SALT cap into law, as part of the 2017 tax package, which he has ...Read more
Russian influence campaign turned to Harris after Biden exited race, Microsoft says
After President Joe Biden ended his campaign to return to the White House, Russian efforts to influence the U.S. election shifted to smearing Vice President Kamala Harris with doctored and misleading videos, according to new research from Microsoft Corp.
In late August and early September, two Russian groups began publishing videos that pushed ...Read more
Trump has raised the temperature, but do both sides need to cool it?
WASHINGTON — Robert A. Pape, a political scientist who studies political violence, has little doubt that former President Donald Trump has made more incendiary comments than Vice President Kamala Harris.
The problem, however, is what his research tells him: Both sides of the political spectrum have radical elements that see violence as ...Read more
Trump assassination suspect Ryan Routh had 100+ interactions with police
The man accused of trying to kill former President Donald Trump on a golf course in Florida had more than 100 interactions with police near his old home in North Carolina, according to a former officer.
Ryan Routh, 58, was arrested Sunday afternoon and hit with two federal gun charges. Authorities said he was carrying a rifle and hiding in ...Read more
Trump returns to campaign trail in Michigan after apparent assassination attempt
FLINT, Mich. — Donald Trump is expected to answer questions during a town hall event in Flint Tuesday night, two days after a man apparently attempted to assassinate the former president on a golf course in Florida.
Trump is scheduled to begin speaking at about 7 p.m. on a stage inside Dort Financial Center, a venue that's traditionally home...Read more
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- Trump in Flint: China will 'dominate' EV race, Michigan an auto industry 'afterthought'