NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump is set to rally Thursday evening in the Bronx, one of the bluest counties in the country, as he seeks to win over minority voters disenchanted by President Joe Biden. The event in the rolling 130-acre Crotona Park will be situated in a neighborhood composed of predominantly Hispanic […]
The Senate rejected a bipartisan border deal on Thursday in a vote that Republicans denounced as “political theater” ahead of the November election. The border bill, originally tied to a larger package on foreign aid, failed on the Senate floor in February, with all but four Republicans lining up against it. Senate Democrats framed the […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) bemoaned former President Donald Trump‘s effort to campaign in her New York City district on Thursday. Trump will hold the rally later Thursday, but Ocasio-Cortez suggested the crowd will be full of out-of-state supporters, as her district, which includes part of the Bronx, is not the “friendliest” to Trump out of […]
The House passed a bill on Thursday to ban noncitizens from voting in local elections in Washington, D.C., after several dozen Democrats broke with party leadership to support the measure. Lawmakers voted 262-143 to approve the legislation, which would overturn a local law giving noncitizens access to elections including those for members of the city […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) laid out his plans to roll back a voting law in Washington, D.C., which he warned allows noncitizens to vote in local elections. House Republicans are set to bring up HR 192 for a vote on Thursday, which would override a local law in the District of Columbia and prevent […]
EXCLUSIVE — Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson predicted a victory for former President Donald Trump in November, citing inroads with black and young voters. In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Carson expressed his full confidence that Trump will win the 2024 election, citing his supporters’ enthusiasm and growing inroads with traditionally […]
Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel announced that a police officer who arrested golfer Scottie Scheffler was given disciplinary action for failing to activate his body camera. Scheffler was arrested prior to the second day of the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, after allegedly disobeying police traffic orders and dragging a police officer several yards […]
After a yearlong investigation, the Department of Justice announced it has filed a lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster for breaking antitrust laws. The event sales company stands accused of violating Section 2 of the Sherman Act, due to allegations of acquiring competing event promoters and forcing venues and artists alike into exclusionary contracts for […]
Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) has been banned from all nine of South Dakota’s tribal nations. On Tuesday, the final tribe that had not yet banned her, the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, voted in favor of banning Noem from its reservation. Flandreau President Tony Reider called an emergency meeting in response to some of the governor’s […]
President Joe Biden is set to hold a joint press conference with Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday at the White House. The U.S. president and first lady Jill Biden welcomed their Kenyan counterparts at the White House in a state arrival ceremony earlier in the morning. Biden praised Ruto for his “bold leadership” on […]
