President Biden will address the nation Thursday about the wars in Ukraine and the conflict between Israel and Hamas in a prime-time speech from the Oval Office. The White House announced Biden will "address the nation to discuss our response to Hamas’ terrorist attacks against Israel and Russia’s ongoing brutal war against Ukraine." The speech...
Republicans are signaling opposition to President Biden’s nominee for ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, but are likely to allow his confirmation to proceed. Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho), the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said discussions are ongoing over whether any Republican senators may take action to block or slow down Lew’s advancement...
A new poll finds President Biden beating former President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a three-way race for the presidency. Biden won 44 percent support in the new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll, compared with 37 percent for Trump and 16 percent for Kennedy. Three percent of those polled were undecided. Biden’s 7 point advantage...
There was a historic surge in Americans’ net worth from 2019 to 2022, new Federal Reserve data released Wednesday reveals. Real median net worth ballooned by 37 percent between 2019 and 2022, more than double the next-largest increase on record, according to the Fed’s Survey of Consumer Finances. But income inequality also widened, and affordable...
A coalition of Republican attorneys general on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to stay the federal “Good Neighbor” interstate smog rule while they appeal a lower court ruling. The plaintiffs, led by Dave Yost of Ohio, asked the high court to pause the rule, which regulates the flow of air pollution across state lines from...
A federal judge on Wednesday denied former President Trump’s attempt to delay a lawsuit against him seeking civil damages over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. After Trump was indicted on federal criminal charges stemming from the 2020 election and Jan. 6, his attorneys in August attempted to put the civil lawsuit on hold, citing...
Los Angeles TV news anchor Christina Pascucci announced Wednesday she is running for the Senate, joining an already crowded race for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-Calif.) seat. "I have some breaking news: I am running for U.S. Senate," Pascussi said in an announcement on X, formerly known as Twitter. "It's time to stop the...
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade brushed off a Tuesday incident during which he was caught on a hot microphone calling a Republican lawmaker a "dumbass" for not supporting Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for Speaker. "I did not know my mic was open," Kilmeade said on his radio show Wednesday. "But next thing you know, by...
Cher is vowing to exit the United States if former President Trump wins the 2024 presidential election. “I almost got an ulcer the last time,” the “Believe” singer said of Trump’s time in the White House, during an interview with The Guardian published Wednesday. “If he gets in, who knows?” Cher said. “This time I will leave...
A new poll shows former President Trump and President Biden running in a tight 2024 race, but Biden gaining the advantage with the addition of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as an independent.