Democrats are growing increasingly concerned about the buzz around a high-profile third-party candidate running for president in 2024 - worried it could hamper President Biden's re-election hopes.
Jeffrey Scott Shapiro, a columnist and editorial board member at The Washington Times, was surprised to learn the news he was No. 467 on the list of "500 Americans" that Russia has banned from entering the country in response to U.S. sanctions.
Minnesota is poised to become the 23rd state to legalize recreational marijuana, after the state Senate gave its final stamp of approval on legislation early Saturday morning. The bill, which would allow adults over 21 to carry up to 2 ounces of marijuana in public and possess up to 2 pounds at home starting Aug....
After a string of defeats at the ballot in red and purple states in the 2022 election, a growing number of GOP-controlled state legislatures and anti-abortion groups are pushing back. They are working to restrict or even ban citizen-led ballot initiatives, which have been used by progressive groups to bypass conservative lawmakers. Some of the...
The mother an 8-year-old girl who died in the custody of U.S. Border Patrol earlier this week said on Friday that border agents “didn’t do anything” to help her daughter. “They killed my daughter, because she was nearly a day and a half without being able to breathe,” Mabel Alvarez Benedicks told The Associated Press. “She...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) requested that the judge in Disney's First Amendment case against him be dismissed, citing statements the judge has made in the past that the governor's lawyers argue demonstrate a lack of impartiality. DeSantis filed a motion on Friday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida to ask...
Millions of people in the United States now use electronic cigarettes or vapes, fueling growing concerns for users' health and about the threat the practice poses to the environment. The electronic smoking devices are adding to plastic waste, environmental experts warn, while their batteries pose a risk of sparking fires, potentially worsening air quality. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
As a potential default looms less than two weeks away, ongoing efforts between the White House and Republicans to strike a deal on the debt limit will likely dominate the Sunday talk show circuit this weekend. Both President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) have voiced optimism about negotiations in recent days, despite some road...