House GOP’s razor-thin majority gets a little wider with Ohio special election victory

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) got a little breathing room Tuesday night after Republican Michael Rulli won a special election to replace retiring Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio). According to the Ohio Capital Journal, Rulli is a senator from Ohio and a small business owner who describes himself as a “natural gas mogul.” His family founded […]
Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections than before

Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a broader role in Sunday’s elections for the president, nine state governors, about 19,000 mayors and other local offices. The country’s powerful drug cartels have long waged targeted assassinations against mayors and other local candidates they see as a threat to their rule. Mexican gangs thrive […]
Trump leads Biden in all seven swing states, enjoys wider margin with RFK Jr. in race: poll

The latest polls show former President Donald Trump leading President Biden in all seven key battleground states and leading independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in most states. It’s making a big difference. According to the paper, Mr. Trump, 77, had the largest margins over Mr. Biden, 81, in North Carolina (47-42%), Arizona (48-44%) […]
‘Shocking’: CNN Panelist Aghast Biden Doesn’t Have Wider Lead On Issue He Constantly Knocks Trump Over

A panelist on CNN’s “Inside Politics” was left stunned on Wednesday when a Wall Street Journal poll showed President Joe Biden with a very narrow lead on a signature issue of his reelection campaign. Biden led former President Donald Trump 43% to 42% on the question of which presidential candidate could best protect democracy, according […]
Daily Caller’s ‘SICK’ Reveals Big Medicine’s Reach Is Wider Than You Can Ever Imagine

Why are Americans so overprescribed? That’s the million dollar question The Daily Caller’s latest documentary, “SICK: Unmasking Big Medicine,” seeks to uncover. What we found is far greater than a million dollar answer. Big Medicine is a multi-billion dollar industry with its tentacles in just about every facet of American life — even those meant […]
Chinese prices deflate amid wider pressures on the economy

Consumer prices in China are falling rapidly as the country’s economy struggles to recover from pandemic-era turmoil. China’s consumer price index (CPI) fell 0.8% year-on-year in January, the biggest decline since 2009. According to multiple media outlets, deflation in the retail industry has continued for four months, while deflation in the wholesale industry has continued […]
Families of Alabama inmates allege organs removed without consent as expert eyes wider ‘problem’

A lawsuit filed by the family of a deceased Alabama inmate who was allegedly sent home for burial without a heart joins a class-action lawsuit from several other families alleging their relatives’ organs were harvested without their knowledge. gave way to the possibility of The original complaint, filed in December 2023 on behalf of Brandon […]
Georgia considers requiring cash bail for a wider array of crimes

Georgia, which once touted itself as a leader in criminal justice reform, is slowly leaning back into its old closed-door ways. State senators on Thursday voted 30-17 to pass a resolution requiring cash bail for 30 additional crimes, 18 of which are always or frequently misdemeanors, in the Senate bill. 63, with just one House […]
BofA: NY Community Bancorp plunge isn't indicative 'of wider problem' – CNBC

Bank of America said New York Community Bancorp’s problems are unlikely to herald another banking crisis. New York CB stock plunged more than 37% on Wednesday, its worst day since going public in 1993. The brutal drop came after the bank reported a loss in the fourth quarter, a $552 million provision for credit losses […]