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...

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...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning people about kissing small turtles, saying the affectionate gesture could lead to salmonella. In an investigation notice published Wednesday, the CDC said that 26 individuals have been infected with the disease outbreak linked to small turtles in 11 states. Nine of the 26 patients were...

President Biden will host Costa Rica's president at the White House next week to discuss migration and other issues, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced Wednesday. Biden and Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles will meet Aug. 29 and “take steps to deepen and strengthen our cooperation on a range of key issues to deliver for...

The majority of the 2024 GOP presidential contenders will descend on Milwaukee on Wednesday for the primary’s first debate of the cycle. Wednesday’s televised event on Fox News will mark the first time most of the candidates have been onstage at the same time and could be their biggest national audience in the cycle so...

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Republican presidential candidates are gearing up for their first debate Wednesday night in Milwaukee, and contenders are listening to music, exercising and spending time with their families to help them prepare. “Nikki’s been preparing for six months on the campaign trail answering unscripted questions from voters across New Hampshire, Iowa, and South Carolina. She’s not...

An Oregon city has asked the Supreme Court to determine whether ticketing homeless people for sleeping on public property is cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Constitution. On Tuesday, the southern Oregon city of Grants Pass told the Supreme Court that a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to prohibit the city from...

Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as among the passengers on a plane that crashed Wednesday in Russia, according to Russian media outlets. Ten people on board the plane were reportedly killed. State-run media service TASS reported the plane crashed in the Tver region, about 100 miles northwest of Moscow. Prigozhin was listed among...

Democrats are attempting to paint the GOP 2024 candidates as Trump allies ahead of the first Republican primary debate on Wednesday night in Milwaukee.