Former President Trump waived his right to appear for his upcoming arraignment on a superseding indictment in the classified documents case. Trump has already appeared in court to plead not guilty to the 37 counts contained in the original indictment, but his arraignment on three newly filed charges is scheduled for Aug. 10. In a...
Amazon deforestation in Brazil fell two-thirds between July 2022 and July 2023, hitting the lowest level since 2017, according to preliminary data from the Brazilian government. The data, released by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE), indicate that about 192 square miles of forest were cleared last month, compared to 574 square miles last...
Former President Trump was arraigned Thursday on four charges alleging that he attempted to orchestrate a scheme of fraudulent electoral college votes to overturn the results of the 2020 election. In seven states — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — so-called “fake electors” signed paperwork attempting to cast electoral college ballots...
Bank of America is now expecting the U.S. economy to experience a “soft landing” instead of a recession, its economists said in a research note this week. The bank’s economists, who had previously forecast a mild recession in the first half of 2024, revised their outlook on Wednesday, saying they instead expect to see economic...
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) launched a public awareness campaign Friday focusing on the harms of social media for children, his office announced. The campaign argues that many children use social media and the internet too much and it could be having a negative impact on their mental health. “Rates of depression, anxiety, loneliness, suicidal...
An antitrust case against Google filed by the Department of Justice and a coalition of states can move ahead to trial, but with a more narrow scope of claims, a federal judge ruled this week. In the decision unsealed Friday, District Court Judge Amit Mehta handed Google a win by ruling that the tech giant...
A group of bipartisan lawmakers are calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to take “aggressive diplomatic action” with China to fight the influx of fentanyl. In a letter sent Wednesday, Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.) joined 44 other House members in saying they are concerned about the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) “ongoing role,” in...
The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) filed a lawsuit on Friday against the Biden administration’s new student loan income-driven repayment (IDR) plan. The lawsuit comes after the Department of Education launched a beta website this week for the Saving on Valuable Education (SAVE) application, the new IDR plan the White House has dubbed the “most...
The prize is now one of the largest in U.S. history.
Nonpartisan voters now make up Nevada’s largest group of registered voters, according to new data from its secretary of state. Voter registration statistics released earlier this week show nearly 32 percent of roughly 1.9 million active voters in Nevada are nonpartisan. The more than 605,000 registered nonpartisans edge out the almost 602,000 registered Democrats in...
Justice Elena Kagan said during a public appearance Thursday that Congress can regulate aspects of the Supreme Court, a comment that comes as Democrats push a bill that would mandate a binding code of ethics for the justices. Kagan was asked her thoughts on the issue during an appearance at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court...
Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that theories about fraud in the 2020 election “did not prove to be true,” marking his most direct rebuke of former President Trump’s election claims yet. “All those theories that were put out did not prove to be true,” the Florida governor said at a...
Anti-government zealots have been plotting for years to tear down the 140-year-old legal tradition of staffing federal agencies with nonpartisan career professionals.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) on Friday argued the 10 people who participated in the fake electors scheme in his state in an attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election for former President Trump should be charged for their actions. “There has to be accountability," Evers said after a bill signing ceremony, according to the...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has issued a new memo to all military personnel outlining how to “mitigate the harms” caused by Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) months-long hold on hundreds of military confirmations. “This unprecedented, across-the-board hold is having a cascading effect, increasingly hindering the normal operations of this Department and undermining both our military readiness...
The entire Alabama House GOP delegation is backing former President Trump in the Republican presidential primary, adding to Trump's growing list of congressional endorsements. A Trump campaign adviser confirmed that all six House Republicans from the state are endorsing the former president: Reps. Robert Aderholt, Mike Rogers, Gary Palmer, Barry Moore, Dale Strong and Jerry...
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday said former President Trump had looked like a “scared puppy” a day earlier as he traveled to Washington, D.C., to appear in court in his arraignment on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and his efforts to remain in power. “I wasn’t in...
Almost half of U.S. adults in a new poll said they are at least “somewhat interested” in taking prescription weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro. The KFF Health Tracking Poll released Friday found that 45 percent were somewhat or very interested in taking a “safe and effective” weight loss drug. Interest is higher...
Hyundai and Kia will tell owners of certain models of their cars to park outside due to the risk of fire from their electric oil pump assembly. “The electronic controller for the Idle Stop & Go oil pump assembly may contain damaged electrical components that can cause the pump to overheat,” according to letters to...
Michelle Obama is marking former President Obama’s birthday with some warmhearted words for her “thoughtful guy” — and a call for supporters to flood his inbox with community-minded messages and donations. The former first lady took to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, on Friday to wish her husband a happy 62nd birthday. “Happy...
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), a GOP presidential candidate, said Friday he’d finish the border wall started during former President Trump’s administration if elected to the White House. “As president of the United States, I will finish this wall, and I will use the available technology to surveil our border to stop fentanyl from killing another...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas is challenging an impending state law restricting drag performances, arguing in a new lawsuit filed this week in federal court that the measure unconstitutionally violates the First and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in June signed legislation restricting certain drag performances that take place in...
Vice President Harris announced Friday that the administration would invest $125 million to help small businesses in underserved communities. The investment will go to 43 small business accelerators, chosen because they support entrepreneurs specifically in underserved communities. “As Bidenomics continues to demonstrate, when we invest in the dreams, the ambitions of small business owners and...
Governors nationwide are all hearing the same thing from employers: We need workers. From retail to advanced manufacturing, hospitality to health care, executives are feeling the pressure of an ongoing labor shortage that has left the United States with nearly 10 million job openings and nearly 6 million job seekers. Against that backdrop, immigrants, refugees and native speakers...
More than 700,000 vehicles are stolen in any given year, but not all cars are equal targets.
