Former President Donald Trump delivered a withering critique of the Democrats who might compete for the presidency should President Biden not "make it to the gate" -- and he was particularly brutal about Vice President Kamala Harris.
Defenders of legal abortion, in politics and the news media, do not like talking about third-trimester abortions. That’s natural because, as everyone who has had a baby knows, in the third trimester of pregnancy, the not-yet-born baby looks just like a baby, acts like a baby, and is viable outside the womb.
TRUMP WINS, DESANTIS STRUGGLES, HALEY SHINES, AND EVERYBODY HATES (OR LOVES) VIVEK. Milwaukee — Going in, former President Donald Trump's view of the first Republican debate was that it would turn into a bunch of people fighting over second place, while Trump remained untouched and far ahead of the pack. The idea in the Trump camp was that if the former president skipped the debate, his absence would inevitably lead the other candidates to attack each other, bringing themselves down while Trump, and his big lead, remained unscathed.
Former President Donald Trump elected to skip the first debate of the Republican presidential primary, and frankly, nobody missed him. Without the elephant in the room, a relatively lean gang of eight spent two hours sparring over the worst inflation in 40 years, how to navigate geopolitical tensions with Russia and China, abortion, education, and basically every issue other than what Trump cares about: the 2020 election and himself.
Jobless claims ticked down last week as Federal Reserve officials gathered in Jackson Hole, Wyo., to discuss further rate hikes amid enduring strength in the labor market. First-time unemployment insurance claims for the week ending August 19 dropped by 10,000 to 230,000 from 240,000 the week prior, the Labor Department reported Thursday. “The 4-week moving...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will hold a virtual summit on extreme heat preparedness Monday, DHS announced Thursday. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell will host local community leaders, who are set to offer pointers on extreme heat resilience strategies. “As extreme heat,...
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani surrendered to authorities this week in Fulton County, Ga., on charges of racketeering in connection with former president Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. His mugshot posed a stark contrast to images from Giuliani’s time in the Big Apple's top office, when he was hailed as...
For a MAGA primary, the debate did little to shake the king from his throne. For a general election, it reminded non-MAGA voters why they should reelect Joe Biden.
The U.S. condemned North Korea’s second attempt to launch a spy satellite, calling it a “brazen violation” of the United Nations Security Council and saying it could destabilize security in the region. “Despite its failure, [the launch] is a brazen violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions, raises tensions and risks destabilizing the security situation...