Jim Messina, a former adviser to President Obama, dismissed new polls from The New York Times and Siena College showing President Biden trailing former President Trump in a hypothetical matchup, suggesting that it is too early to be concerned. “First of all, the whole thing about polling this far out is silly,” Messina told CNN’s...
The Justice Department Monday criticized former President Trump for “attempts to sanitize his conduct” leading up to the Jan. 6 riots, urging a judge to reject several motions to dismiss the case and disentangle Trump from the storming of the building. The four filings, together over 100 pages, respond to a series of pretrial motions...
Two Georgia Republicans moved to force votes on competing resolutions to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Monday, putting a spotlight on the internal disagreements over how to penalize Tlaib for her criticisms of Israel following Hamas’s deadly attack on the U.S. ally. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) called their censure...
Two new studies suggest that regular use of marijuana could be linked to a higher risk of heart failure or heart attack, especially among older people. The preliminary findings of the studies, which have yet to be published, will be presented next week at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2023 in Philadelphia. The...
Wildlife researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro found a novel pathogen for the first time in North Carolina that is carried by chiggers.
NEW YORK — The highly anticipated testimony of former President Trump in his New York civil fraud trial Monday heaved chaotically between defending his business practices and decrying those involved in the case as politically motivated “Trump haters.” Months of bubbling tensions between Trump and New York Judge Arthur Engoron reached a boiling point in...
Emergency department visits for firearm injuries among children doubled during the pandemic, according to a study published Monday. The study, published in the academic journal Pediatrics, also found that the share of children who died in the hospital as the result of a firearm injury doubled during the same period. Emergency room visits for...
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) said one person is in custody after allegedly damaging his campaign office Sunday night. Cox, who is running for reelection, shared photos on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, of the Salt Lake City office that show broken glass shattered on the floor, apparently from a busted open door....