After Iowa, No GOP Challengers Can Put Trump ‘On the Ropes’
Even though former President Donald Trump’s strong first-place finish in the Iowa caucus solidified his spot as the front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination, the move by two other hopefuls to continue their primary campaigns in New Hampshire may signal they have an alternative motive than simply seeking the White House, political strategists say. Trump […]
Russia Strikes Ukraine Apartment Buildings, 17 Injured
Russia fired two missiles at Kharkiv city in northeastern Ukraine during the night, hitting apartment buildings and a medical center and injuring 17 people, officials said Wednesday, in Moscow’s latest strikes on civilian areas in the almost two-year war. The S-300 missiles landed after dark Tuesday, Kharkiv regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said on Telegram. The […]
Trump Classified Docs Filing Gives Glimpse Into Defense Tactics
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump foreshadowed elements of their defense in the criminal case charging him with retaining classified documents, saying in a motion filed Tuesday they will dispute prosecutors’ allegations that the estate where the records were stored was not secure. The defense team also said in a wide-ranging court filing they are […]
Billionaire-Backed Silicon Valley City Seeks Voter Approval
Promoters of a secretive Silicon Valley-backed ballot initiative to build a new city on farmland between Sacramento and San Francisco are releasing more details of their plan as they submit paperwork Wednesday to qualify for the November election. California Forever, the company that stealthily snapped up more than $800 million of Solano County land in […]
China: Election Does Not Change That Taiwan Is Chinese
China: Election Does Not Change That Taiwan Is Chinese
Gallup Poll: Majority Favor SCOTUS Ban on Affirmative Action
An overwhelming majority of Americans — including 52% of Blacks — say that they agree with the Supreme Court’s decision to ban affirmative action initiatives at universities, according to a new Gallup poll released Tuesday. Overall, 68% of those surveyed said that eradicating race and ethnicity considerations from the university admissions decisions is “mostly a […]
Deadline Looms in DHS Battle Over Texas Border
In a forceful move, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an imperative to the state of Texas, demanding access to the U.S.-Mexico border on land seized by Texas in Eagle Pass. The DHS directive orders Texas to halt its attempts to impede Border Patrol access in and around Shelby Park, setting a deadline […]
Bill to Avert Government Shutdown Advances in Senate
A bill to avert a partial U.S. government shutdown beginning this weekend cleared a first procedural hurdle in the Senate on Tuesday, as lawmakers scrambled to pass the measure through Congress before a Friday deadline. The legislation is intended to give the Democratic-majority Senate and Republican-controlled House of Representatives more time to pass a $1.59 […]
Sen. Grassley Receiving Antibiotic Infusions at Hospital
Sen. Grassley Receiving Antibiotic Infusions at Hospital
Gov. Burgum Could Hold ‘Important’ Trump Admin Role
North Dakota governor and former contender in the 2024 presidential race, Doug Burgum, could hold a prominent role in the Trump administration, former President Donald Trump teased after his win in Iowa Monday night. Coming off his win, Trump told a packed room, “What people don’t know is that [Burgum] actually supported me on the […]