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Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The best-laid plans of politicians and pollsters often go awry. Thursday night was supposed to be the sixth debate of the Republican presidential primary, and three candidates were originally lined up to participate: former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. […]
(NEW YORK) — A scathing Justice Department report into the 2022 mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, described “cascading failures of leadership” during the attack and an “unprecedented” level of misinformation in its aftermath that crippled the community’s attempts to recover. A review team empowered by the department to investigate the shooting […]
(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard vigorous arguments over a 40-year-old precedent that has given broad power to federal agencies in how they regulate the environment, public health and safety, tax collection, stock trading and even prescription drug development. A pair of cases, among the most consequential of the year, were brought by […]
(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security’s cyber agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are warning that Chinese-manufactured drones “pose a significant risk to critical infrastructure and U.S. national security,” and could steal American data, according to a public service announcement released on Wednesday. DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI […]
(WASHINGTON) — American and Israeli families of hostages being held by Hamas came to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, continuing their calls for lawmakers to help bring their loved ones home. “You are all lawmakers of the most powerful country in the world, a beacon of democracy, a defender of civil and human rights,” said Yarden […]
(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial this week in New York City to determine whether he will have to pay former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll additional damages for defaming her in 2019 when he denied her allegations of sexual assault. Last year, in a separate trial, a jury determined […]
(NEW YORK) — Vice President Kamala Harris stopped by on ABC’s The View Wednesday to talk about the administration’s message to voters and its goals as the 2024 presidential election kicks off. Harris said she was “scared as heck” when asked about her thoughts about former President Donald Trump being reelected, and that many Americans […]
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — There have been at least 37 weather-related deaths across the United States since Sunday, as an arctic blast continues to unleash heavy snow and icy temperatures from coast to coast. The state with the most fatalities so far was Tennessee, where Nashville got more than 9 […]
(WASHINGTON) — Congressional leaders left the White House on Wednesday seemingly still at odds over how to break the logjam over Ukraine aid and U.S. border policy. President Joe Biden hosted top lawmakers for more than an hour to discuss his $106 billion supplemental request that would include roughly $61 billion in military assistance to […]
(NEW YORK) — A suspect is in custody in connection with five unprovoked stabbings that occurred in the Queens borough of New York City in recent days, police said. The suspect — identified as 27-year-old Jermain Rigueur of Queens — was arrested Wednesday evening and charged with three counts of attempted murder, four counts of […]
