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GOP presidential campaigns see format for two-hour debate on Aug. 23; second date named by RNC

The first Republican presidential primary debate will last two hours and include some pre-taped questions submitted by students from a conservative group, according to formal rules sent to campaign teams.

Biden reveals that he plans to visit Vietnam amid tensions with China

President Biden said late Tuesday he plans to travel to Vietnam, a Southeast Asian nation that is considered a key U.S. partner as China exerts its influence over the region.

Biden hails Ohio voters for rejecting measure intended to thwart an abortion rights vote

President Biden is hailing Ohio voters for voting down an initiative that would have required 60% support for voter-driven changes to the state constitution instead of a simple majority.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recalibrates on crime, with control of the House at stake

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is toughening her public safety platform to help Democrats retake control of the House, a strategic reset after Republicans won a series of upsets in the state's congressional races by seizing on concerns over crime.

Biden is pitching his economic policies as a key to a manufacturing jobs revival

Bringing back factory jobs is one of the most popular of White House promises -- regardless of who happens to be the president.

Christie on Trump’s weight comments: ‘Show up to the debate and say it to my face’

Republican 2024 presidential candidate Chris Christie responded on Tuesday to former President Trump’s attacks on his weight by challenging the GOP primary frontrunner to show up to the debate.  “If you had the guts, you would show up to the debate and say it to my face,” he wrote to the on X, the platform...

Someone in Florida wins $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot, third-largest lottery prize in US history

Before the big win Tuesday night, there had been 31 straight drawings since the last time someone won the game’s jackpot.

Mississippi GOP Gov. Tate Reeves, Democrat Brandon Presley to face off in November 

Mississippi GOP Gov. Tate Reeves will now officially face Democrat Brandon Presley to seek his second term in November’s general election. Reeves defeated John Witcher, a doctor who has criticized COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine mandates, and David Hardigree, a military veteran, in the GOP primary on Tuesday. Both challengers were first-time candidates, and Presley ran...

Mellman: Deregulation, tech created today’s media landscape

Today’s highly fragmented and ideologically riven media landscape has resulted from the interplay of technological innovation and legal deregulation. In important measure, we owe the rise of conservative media and the subsequent spread of conspiracy theories on a mass scale to changes in rules and developments in technology. Once upon a time, when...

A rallying cry for national rent control

The federal government must build on the efforts of the nation's cities by instituting a national rent control policy.

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