Newsom warns Michigan Democrats ‘not to fall prey’ to Biden negativity
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) defended President Joe Biden’s ability to carry out a second term, warning voters in the key swing state of Michigan “not to be fatalistic” about his campaign amid questions about his age and mental acuity. During a campaign stop on Thursday, Newsom reiterated his support for Biden as the party’s nominee […]
Hurdles remain, but new Hamas response is a ‘breakthrough on a critical impasse’
Hamas sent an updated response to the latest ceasefire proposal with Israel a couple of days ago, which represented a “breakthrough on a critical impasse,” according to a senior Biden administration official. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday that he had dispatched the Israeli negotiators to meet with mediators in response […]
Gen X had children and became Republican
Former President Donald Trump’s strongest base of support in the general election, if you divide voters up by age, appears to be Generation X. Trump leads President Joe Biden by 19 points among those ages 45 to 65, roughly Gen X, while the race is within the margin of error for boomers, millennials, and Generation […]
Ex-Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro indicted in money laundering case
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was indicted on charges of money laundering and connections to undeclared diamonds he accepted from Saudi Arabia while in office, according to the Associated Press. The indictment comes after the Federal Police accused Bolsonaro last year of attempting to smuggle in diamond jewelry worth $3 million as well as selling two […]
Four people attacked by shark near Texas on Fourth of July
Four people reportedly suffered shark bites Thursday in the waters off South Padre Island, Texas, with officials believing there may only be one shark behind the attacks. The South Padre Island Police Department received a call around 11 a.m. local time with reports of a man suffering a “severe” shark bite to the leg, according […]
Labour Party projected landslide victory in UK elections
Kier Starmer is projected to win the race for Britain’s prime minister in what is looking to be a landslide victory for the Labour Party, bringing an end to the 14-year reign of the Conservative Party. Exit polls conducted for the BBC indicated the Labour Party was projected to win roughly 410 of the 650 […]
The Supreme Court has opened the door to tyranny
Could President Joe Biden, as Justice Sonia Sotomayor claimed in her dissenting opinion from the Supreme Court, order “the Navy’s SEAL Team 6 to assassinate a political rival”? The old Scrantonian might claim, in one of his lucid moments, that that Republican feller was a danger to the Constitution and that, as commander in chief, […]
UK voters must present photo ID for first time in general election
For the first time ever, people voting in Thursday’s U.K. general election must bring an accepted photo ID to have their ballot counted. The general election is a pivotal moment for Britain and could see the Conservative Party lose control after 14 years in power. A man walks into the Whitley Bay cemetery where there […]
California House Democrat calls Biden’s post-debate strategy ‘arrogant’
Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) accused President Joe Biden‘s campaign of being “arrogant” with its handling of the fallout from the first 2024 presidential debate, leaving the door open to supporting someone other than the president at the Democratic National Convention in August. The San Diego congressman joins a small but growing number of Democratic lawmakers […]
Defense rests after Menendez declines to take stand
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) said Wednesday he will not take the stand in his federal bribery and corruption trial, claiming prosecutors failed to prove “every aspect” of the sprawling case against him. The Democratic senator said that to “give them another chance” by taking the witness stand was “simply not something that makes any sense to […]