New Jersey's governor on Thursday called on the state's lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell, to resign by Friday after a law firm hired by her office concluded he violated the state's ethics and discrimination rules.
TRUMP, THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS, CONGRESS, AND THE WAR. In 2002, in the run-up to the war in Iraq, President George W. Bush went through a long and elaborate process to secure the approval of Congress for going to war. On Oct. 10, 2002, the House passed an Authorization for the Use of Military Force by a […]
Chukwunonso Eze entered the U.S. on a tourist visa in 2015 and received deferred action under both Biden and Trump before he allegedly killed a UMass Dartmouth football player.
Former President Trump felt “wounded” by Kim Kardashian’s support for President Biden in 2020, the author of a new book on the former president said in a Wednesday interview. Ramin Setoodeh, the author of “Apprentice in Wonderland,” a book focused on Trump’s time as a reality TV star, said the former president “absolutely” felt betrayed...
Legendary actor Dick Van Dyke is dismissing concerns about President Biden's age, saying even though he's more than a decade older than the commander in chief, he's still "got all [his] marbles." "I'm old enough to be his father," the "Dick Van Dyke Show" and "Mary Poppins" star said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter's "Awards...
Republicans in Ohio’s state House passed a bill Wednesday banning transgender students from using bathrooms and locker rooms in K-12 schools and colleges that correspond with their gender identity. The measure was added at the last minute as an amendment to a Senate bill focusing on the state’s college credit program. The state legislature went...
President Biden and Donald Trump are squaring off against each other in their first televised debate of the 2024 campaign in Atlanta, which will be hosted by CNN at 9 p.m. EDT. The stakes are high for both men. Trump currently holds a narrow lead over Biden nationally at 45 percent to 44 percent, according...
House Republicans are trying to wrap their heads around the idea of directing the sergeant-at-arms to take Attorney General Merrick Garland into custody, as Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) says she will force a vote on holding him in “inherent contempt” of Congress. The promise from Luna is yet another headache for GOP leaders, who...
Put your hand up, everyone (anyone?), if you knew that Biden is pushing one of the biggest and most fundamental changes in asylum rules since, well, ever.
Tariffs on foreign goods imposed by former President Trump and maintained by President Biden are doing damage to the U.S. economy, according to a new analysis. The tariffs — one of the central threads of continuity between the two presidential administrations — are having an effect on growth, employment and U.S. investment capacity, according to...
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is urging CNN to issue credentials to local Black Press outlets in Atlanta to cover Thursday's presidential debate. NABJ said in a statement on Thursday the network told it more than 800 journalists from around the world will be covering the debate onsite, noting the application for credentials closed on June...
Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly considering officially recognizing the Taliban as Afghanistan's legitimate government, which could shift regional dynamics and boost Moscow's influence in Central Asia.
A panel of federal regulators on Thursday authorized the construction of a major natural gas export project — moving the contentious CP2 terminal one step closer to final approval. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the Louisiana terminal, which could export large amounts of U.S.-produced gas. Two commissioners, one Democrat and one Republican, supported...
The Supreme Court will allow Idaho doctors to resume performing abortions in medical emergencies, at least while the case works its way through lower courts. The court ruled 6-3 to dismiss the case as improvidently granted, which means doctors in Idaho will be able to perform emergency abortions despite state-level restrictions while the case is...
Less than 50 percent of Democrats in a new Gallup poll say they are happy that President Biden is their party's presidential nominee, compared to 79 percent of Republicans pollwed who say they are pleased former President Trump is their nominee. The figures, released by Gallup as Biden and Trump meet for their first debate...
Sen Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said in a new interview he first became close with President Trump shortly after white supremacists marched through Charlottesville, when Trump angered many with comments about there being “very fine people on both sides." “He wanted me to share with him my perspective,” Scott recalled during an interview aired Thursday with...
Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) has hung posters outside his office in opposition to in vitro fertilization (IVF), his latest public statement against the procedure most Republicans have rushed to express their support for. “If you believe that life begins at conception as I do, there is no difference between an abortion and the destruction of an IVF embryo,"...
