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Swiss billionaire-backed climate group targets GOP debate: ‘Will they ever stand up to Big Oil?’

Climate Power, an environmental group that operates under funding tied to a Swiss billionaire, launched a six-figure ad campaign Wednesday to coincide with the first GOP presidential debate.

‘Unthinkable’: FTC’s work with foreign regulators under fire from Congress

Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan is under fire for allegedly colluding with foreign regulators to cramp American businesses with rules crafted by European officials.

Republican debate: Republicans crave debate about the economy, not Trump or 2020

Nearly a year after former President Donald Trump announced his third bid for the White House, the Republican presidential bid has begun in earnest with the first primary debate on Wednesday — but without the protesting former president. While Trump remains the dominant front-runner in the national polling, it turns out Republican voters don't want to hear much during the debate about the elephant (not) in the room.

What time does the Republican debate start? Too late. That’s when

Donald Trump won’t be the only Republican skipping tonight’s presidential debate. A huge portion of likely Republican primary voters will miss it, too, thanks to it starting at the ungodly late hour of 9 p.m. Eastern.

It seems likely that Vladimir Putin just eliminated Yevgeny Prigozhin

A plane belonging to Russia's Wagner Group mercenary force exploded while flying in the Tver region just north of Moscow on Wednesday. The Tass state media outlet reports that Wagner's chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was on board.

Megan Rapinoe just doesn’t get it

The U.S. women’s national team’s embarrassing World Cup performance, and the reaction to it, should lead to some introspection from the political activists in its ranks. Evidently, former star Megan Rapinoe is not interested in any introspection.

Republican debate: Whatever happens in the debate, fundamentals could still matter

Heading into the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign cycle, it’s tempting to focus on minor but perhaps momentarily decisive details, such as whether Ron DeSantis was wise to outsource strategy to a committee that he’s legally barred from communicating with or whether Trump campaign spokesmen are to be allowed in the Fox News spin room.

Giuliani bond set at $150K in Georgia election case

Rudy Giuliani has agreed to a $150,000 bond in the Georgia election interference case in which former President Trump is also charged.   Giuliani, a longtime ally of Trump's who has also served as his attorney, faces 13 charges tied to an alleged criminal enterprise aiming to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results and keep the...

RNC launches ad encouraging absentee, early voting

The Republican National Committee (RNC) is launching an ad encouraging GOP voters to cast their ballots early in 2024, with the video set to air during the first Republican presidential primary debate Wednesday night. “When Republicans vote early, we win,” RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel says in the 30-second video, which comes as part of the...

PEN America warns of a growing wave of ‘educational intimidation’ bills

Story at a glance State bills designed to scare teachers away from discussing race and sexuality in the classroom are on the rise, free expression group PEN America argues in a new report. The report, released Wednesday, found that nearly 400 such measures, which PEN America has dubbed “educational intimidation” bills, were introduced into state legislatures between January 2021 and June of this...

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