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Biden makes pitch to young people with climate, but dividends may not pay off

President Joe Biden is underscoring his climate record on Earth Day as younger, more liberal Democrats sour on him amid the Israel–Hamas war. But although Biden’s public events continue to be interrupted by some climate activists, including his New York fundraiser with former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, what was once a top priority […]

Senate eyes swift passage of $95 billion foreign aid bill

The $95 billion in foreign aid that passed the House last week could arrive on President Joe Biden’s desk as soon as Tuesday if the Senate agrees to fast-track the legislation. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has promised to move “expeditiously” on the aid, which provides funding to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. But the […]

Biden campaign cites Obama’s 2012 bid as evidence Florida is in play

President Joe Biden‘s campaign is casting an eye back at former President Barack Obama‘s performance in Florida in 2012 as it looks ahead for a path to victory for Biden in former President Donald Trump‘s home state. “Whenever abortion bans and abortion rights have been on the ballot, they’ve won,” Biden campaign communications director Michael […]

How Tammy Baldwin profits from the DC lobbyist ‘revolving door’ she often slams 

To Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), who is running for reelection in the swing state of Wisconsin in 2024, the “revolving door” between government and K Street is “spinning out of control as billionaires and special interests rig the system.” Baldwin, the Badger State’s junior senator since 2013, says the constant flow of taxpayer-backed staffers to […]

Major Columbia protest organizers have ties to left-wing donors

Some pro-Palestinian protesters causing chaos at Columbia University and other campuses this week belong to groups that have financial ties to prominent left-wing donors. Tensions continue to flare at Columbia as the pro-Palestinian protesters enter their seventh day of occupying part of campus. The protest has seen more than 100 protesters arrested, attracted a massive […]

Biden student loan forgiveness promises coincide with rise in scams

The Federal Trade Commission is warning about scammers targeting people with promises to cancel their student loans, and critics say President Joe Biden fueled the fire himself. Biden has been pledging to cancel student loans since the 2020 presidential campaign and has rolled out a wide range of programs and proposals toward that end. While his […]

Baseball fan’s heckling gets New York Yankees manager ejected from game

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected from Monday’s game against the Oakland Athletics after an umpire appeared to confuse a fan’s heckling with Boone’s. The ejection happened just five pitches after the start of the game. After a pitch from Yankees starter Carlos Rodón was called a strike by Hunter Wendelstedt, the home […]

NYU students and faculty arrested at tense pro-Palestinian protests

Several students and faculty at New York University were arrested hours after officials had told assembled pro-Palestinian protesters to disperse. The protesters assembled at Gould Plaza outside of the University’s Stern School of Business had been told by the university to disperse by 4 p.m., citing safety and security concerns. Police began to move in […]

Pennsylvania community outraged over transgender student with ‘hit list’ beating female student

Parents and students of North Penn School District in North Wales, Pennsylvania, called out teachers and administrators after a transgender student, a biological male identifying as a female, brutally beat an unidentified middle school girl with a Stanley cup in the school cafeteria last week. The victim was hit so severely that she was hospitalized […]

Baltimore sues owners of ship that crashed into Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused collapse

Baltimore officials filed a lawsuit against the owners and operators of the Dali, which struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month, causing the bridge to collapse and killing six people, seeking damages for the incident. The filing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland from Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and the […]
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