Maryland Senate nominees Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan traded barbs during a contentious debate Thursday in their closely watched race that could determine the chamber majority. The head-to-head televised event marked their first and likely only debate before next month’s election. Alsobrooks, the executive of Prince George’s County, Maryland, sought to rebrand Hogan as a […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) dismissed the possibility of Hurricane Milton being the result of global warming, citing how tornadoes have existed “for all of human history.” The National Weather Service reportedly issued a record-breaking 126 tornado warnings across Florida related to Hurricane Milton, which struck as a Category 3 hurricane. During a Thursday press conference, […]
The final inflation report has been released ahead of the November elections. Here is how much prices have risen since President Joe Biden entered office. The consumer price index for September was released Thursday. It showed that inflation was 2.4% for the year ending in the month, nearing the Federal Reserve’s 2% goal. Despite recent […]
BrucePac, a company that produces ready-to-eat meats and poultry foods, has recalled more than 9.9 million pounds of product due to possible listeria contamination, the Agriculture Department announced Wednesday. The products were distributed nationwide, and USDA officials were concerned that food might still be “available for use in restaurants, institutions, and other establishments” and in […]
DETROIT — Former President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would renegotiate the North American trade deal he signed as president if elected to a second term. Speaking before business leaders at the Detroit Economic Club, Trump said he would invoke a six-year provision that allows him to amend the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement he […]
Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) is continuing his efforts to help people affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, cautioning people who wish to deliver supplies to the storm victims. Mills’s most recent update comes a day after the storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane. Volusia County, one of Florida’s hardest-hit areas, had its curfew […]
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Republican vice presidential nominee, agreed with a comment on X that said former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) could take a prominent position in Vice President Kamala Harris’s Cabinet as secretary of defense or state. Cheney and her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, recently endorsed Harris, and the younger Cheney has […]
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas shut down questions on how an Afghan man charged with planning an Election Day terrorist plot was permitted into the country even as lawmakers raised concerns about national security ahead of the November contest. Mayorkas brushed off questions about how the man was allowed into the United States and details […]
Former President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he intends to make interest paid on car loans fully deductible, yet another tax proposal released less than a month before the election aimed at winning over swing voters. Notably, Trump announced the move during a speech in Michigan, where he spoke before the Detroit Economic Club. Michigan […]
TD Bank will pay a $3 billion fine after pleading guilty to money laundering-related charges as federal prosecutors asserted the Canadian bank failed to adequately monitor signs of criminal activity. Investigators from the Department of Justice found that TD Bank failed to monitor more than 90% of transactions between January 2018 and April 2024, thus enabling […]
