No Labels had threatened to upend a presidential race that is shaping up to be a rematch of 2020, and still could. The group, promising to put together a third-party ticket that provides an alternative to President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, will announce in the next couple of weeks who would make […]
Joe Lieberman, who died Wednesday at 82, came within one Sarah Palin of being vice presidential nominee of both major parties in under a decade. Al Gore selected the Connecticut senator to be his running mate in 2000. Republicans mocked the ticket as “Sore Loserman” during the subsequent fight over Florida’s hanging chads. But John […]
A proposed vaping ban in Florida could find its way to the national stage as lawmakers look to crack down on illicit products being brought into the United States from foreign countries. The Florida legislature passed a bill earlier this month to implement stricter restrictions on flavored vape products and allow the state attorney general […]
The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge has presented Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg with an opportunity to rehabilitate his image after being the target of Republican criticism for years over his performance. “Today this is happening in Baltimore. Tomorrow it could be your district,” he said during a White House briefing Wednesday, making an appeal for bipartisanship in Congress. “We […]
The first of April’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest income earners who retire at 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in a little less than two weeks. The payment will go out to beneficiaries in 12 days, on Wednesday, April 10. It goes to people […]
There are just three more days until April’s monthly Supplemental Security Income payment, which is worth up to $943 for individual filers, goes out to millions of beneficiaries. The installment goes out on Monday, April 1, to people with a serious debilitating disability that results in a limited income, according to the Social Security Administration. […]
Three Democratic senators have come out against President Joe Biden’s pick to be the first Muslim American appeals court judge as concerns grow that a potential vote on the nominee could hurt vulnerable senators up for reelection this year. Adeel Mangi, a litigator who was nominated for a seat on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court […]
After months of controversy over plagiarism and antisemitism, Harvard saw a small drop in undergraduate applications for the class of 2028, according to data published Thursday night. The school received nearly 3,000 fewer applications this year than last, although the drop represented a modest 5.14% decrease in applicants overall. Harvard noted that this year marked […]
NEW YORK CITY — Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton increased the wattage of the spotlight shone on President Joe Biden Thursday during a high-dollar, high-stakes fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. But Biden’s predecessors appeared to remember their responsibility as Democrats to the party and underscored the incumbent’s record, as […]
Lara Trump released her first original musical single, “Anything is Possible,” early Friday morning. The newly elected Republican National Committee co-chairperson previously released a cover of Tom Petty’s song “I Won’t Back Down.” “A little something I had fun with over the winter (and a few more too that I’ll save for a future date, […]
