The reviews are starting to come in as details emerge about the debt ceiling agreement reached by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.… Read more
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Trump Lawyers Seek Meeting with Garland as Mar-a-Lago Investigation Shows Signs of Winding Down
Lawyers for Donald Trump on Tuesday asked for a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland as a Justice Department investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents shows signs of winding down.… Read more
Donald Trump to Appear by Video as Judge Reinforces Ban on Attacking Witnesses
The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal case is holding a hybrid hearing Tuesday to make doubly sure the former president is aware of new rules barring him from using evidence to attack witnesses.… Read more
Biden Gets Low Ratings on Economy, Guns, Immigration in AP-NORC Poll
As President Joe Biden embarks on his reelection campaign, just 33% of American adults say they approve of his handling of the economy and only 24% say national economic conditions are in good shape, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.… Read more
Lawyer Who Quit Trump Legal Team Cites Disagreements with Trump Advisor as Basis for Departure
A lawyer who quit Donald Trump’s legal team this past week attributed his decision Saturday to strategy disagreements with a close adviser to the former president.… Read more
Biden Campaign Sees Multiple ‘Viable Pathways’ to 2024 Election Win
President Joe Biden ’s reelection campaign is vowing to hold the states that won him the White House in 2020 but also compete in places it lost like North Carolina and increasingly Republican-dominated Florida, providing what it says are “a number of viable pathways to the 270 electoral votes” needed to clinch four more years.… Read more
Biden Declares ‘America will not Default,’ Says he’s Confident of Budget Deal with GOP Lawmakers
An optimistic President Joe Biden declared Wednesday he is confident the U.S. will avoid an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic debt default, saying talks with congressional Republicans have been productive. He left for a G-7 summit in Japan but planned to return by the weekend in hopes of approving a solid agreement.… Read more
DeSantis Criticizes Trump for Implying Florida Abortion Ban is ‘Too Harsh’
Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized Donald Trump on Tuesday for implying Florida’s new six-week abortion ban is “too harsh,” stepping up his attacks on the former president as he prepares to challenge him for the 2024 Republican nomination.… Read more
George Santos Expulsion Coming Before House as Democrats Force Vote
House Democrats took steps Tuesday to force a vote on expelling New York Rep. George Santos from Congress, an effort that is expected to be defeated but puts Republicans in the uncomfortable position of taking a stand on an indicted colleague.… Read more
Repelled by High Car Prices, Americans are Holding on to Their Vehicles Longer than Ever
With new and used cars still painfully expensive, Ryan Holdsworth says he plans to keep his 9-year-old Chevy Cruze for at least four more years. Limiting his car payments and his overall debt is a bigger priority for him than having a new vehicle.… Read more
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Debt Ceiling Agreement gets Thumbs Up from Business Groups, Jeers from Some on Political Right
The reviews are starting to come in as details emerge about the debt ceiling agreement reached by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.… Continue Reading
Trump Lawyers Seek Meeting with Garland as Mar-a-Lago Investigation Shows Signs of Winding Down
Lawyers for Donald Trump on Tuesday asked for a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland as a Justice Department investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents shows signs of winding down.… Continue Reading
Donald Trump to Appear by Video as Judge Reinforces Ban on Attacking Witnesses
The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal case is holding a hybrid hearing Tuesday to make doubly sure the former president is aware of new rules barring him from using evidence to attack witnesses.… Continue Reading
Biden Gets Low Ratings on Economy, Guns, Immigration in AP-NORC Poll
As President Joe Biden embarks on his reelection campaign, just 33% of American adults say they approve of his handling of the economy and only 24% say national economic conditions are in good shape, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.… Continue Reading
Lawyer Who Quit Trump Legal Team Cites Disagreements with Trump Advisor as Basis for Departure
A lawyer who quit Donald Trump’s legal team this past week attributed his decision Saturday to strategy disagreements with a close adviser to the former president.… Continue Reading
Biden Campaign Sees Multiple ‘Viable Pathways’ to 2024 Election Win
President Joe Biden ’s reelection campaign is vowing to hold the states that won him the White House in 2020 but also compete in places it lost like North Carolina and increasingly Republican-dominated Florida, providing what it says are “a number of viable pathways to the 270 electoral votes” needed to clinch four more years.… Continue Reading
Biden Declares ‘America will not Default,’ Says he’s Confident of Budget Deal with GOP Lawmakers
An optimistic President Joe Biden declared Wednesday he is confident the U.S. will avoid an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic debt default, saying talks with congressional Republicans have been productive. He left for a G-7 summit in Japan but planned to return by the weekend in hopes of approving a solid agreement.… Continue Reading
DeSantis Criticizes Trump for Implying Florida Abortion Ban is ‘Too Harsh’
Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized Donald Trump on Tuesday for implying Florida’s new six-week abortion ban is “too harsh,” stepping up his attacks on the former president as he prepares to challenge him for the 2024 Republican nomination.… Continue Reading
George Santos Expulsion Coming Before House as Democrats Force Vote
House Democrats took steps Tuesday to force a vote on expelling New York Rep. George Santos from Congress, an effort that is expected to be defeated but puts Republicans in the uncomfortable position of taking a stand on an indicted colleague.… Continue Reading
Repelled by High Car Prices, Americans are Holding on to Their Vehicles Longer than Ever
With new and used cars still painfully expensive, Ryan Holdsworth says he plans to keep his 9-year-old Chevy Cruze for at least four more years. Limiting his car payments and his overall debt is a bigger priority for him than having a new vehicle.… Continue Reading