On April 15, several hundred New Yorkers will file into a Manhattan courtroom to be scrutinized by prosecutors and defense attorneys, probed and prodded for signs that they could sway — or stymie — the first criminal trial of a former American president. Lawyers representing the State of New York and Donald J. Trump will […]
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Abortion Jumps to the Center of Arizona’s Key 2024 Races
Democrats seized on a ruling on Tuesday by Arizona’s highest court upholding an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions, setting up a fierce political fight over the issue that is likely to dominate the presidential election and a pivotal Senate race in a crucial battleground state. Even though the court put its ruling on […]
Read MoreSeriously? GOP State Official Threatens to Kick Biden Off the Ballot
No matter which definition you accept, Kennedy’s defense of the rioters—who chanted “Kill them all” while hunting down former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence—is inaccurate, even from a cursory review of footage from the day. The rioters who ransacked their way through the halls of Congress did indeed wield weapons, including […]
Read MoreMore Voters Shift to Republican Party, Closing Gap With Democrats
In the run-up to the 2020 election, more voters across the country identified as Democrats than Republicans. But four years into Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidency, that gap has shrunk, and the United States now sits almost evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans. Republicans have made significant gains among voters without a college degree, rural […]
Read MoreRobert F. Kennedy Jr. Somehow Makes His Stance on January 6 Even Worse
No matter which definition you accept, Kennedy’s defense of the rioters—who chanted “Kill them all” while hunting down former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence—is inaccurate, even from a cursory review of footage from the day. The rioters who ransacked their way through the halls of Congress did indeed wield weapons, including […]
Read MoreRFK Jr. Adviser Makes Shocking Admission about Campaign’s True Goal
Screenshot The gruesome reports the world has seen have come from Gazan journalists on the ground, who have to balance their own safety—as well as that of their families—with the duty of documenting the attacks, atrocities, and daily life as the war continues into its sixth month. A small amount of media has been allowed […]
Read MoreDemocrats in Pennsylvania Urge Biden to Branch Out Beyond Philadelphia
President Biden loves Philadelphia. And he loves campaigning there, too. No part of the country has seen more visits from Mr. Biden so far this year, or throughout his presidency. Four years ago, the city — and its increasingly Democratic suburbs — cast one-third of the total votes in Pennsylvania, the nation’s most populous battleground […]
Read MoreVoters Think America Is Broken. Biden Needs to Meet Them Where They Are.
Seven months away from a rematch election pitting President Biden against former President Donald Trump, the incumbent is struggling. Mr. Biden suffers from persistently low approval ratings, he barely manages to tie Mr. Trump in national head-to-head polls and he lags behind the former president in most of the swing states where the election will […]
Read MoreAre There Eclipse Glasses for the Election?
Bret Stephens: Good news, bad news, Gail. The economy added just over 300,000 new jobs last month, which gives Joe Biden something to brag about. But illegal immigration is now the No. 1 concern for voters, according to a story in The Wall Street Journal, and in one February poll 65 percent of Americans disapproved […]
Read MoreIn Milwaukee, Restaurants and Venues Worry of Seeing Limited R.N.C. Boost
Dan Jacobs, a contestant on the newest season of “Top Chef,” is having a national star turn with his soups, cheese treats and elevated snacks — and his open struggle with a rare degenerative disease. But that publicity has not translated to a surge of prospective customers booking soirees at his Milwaukee restaurants, DanDan and […]
Read MoreHow Gaza Protesters Are Making Life Difficult for Democratic Leaders
In Detroit, a congressman’s holiday party devolved into chaos and a broken nose after demonstrators protesting the war in Gaza appeared with bullhorns. In Fort Collins, Colo., the mayor abruptly ended a meeting during which protesters demanding a cease-fire in Gaza glued their hands to a wall. And in places as disparate as a historic […]
Read MoreTrump Fund-Raiser Rakes In More Than $50.5 Million, Campaign Says
For several hours on Saturday evening, drivers on a typically scenic stretch of Palm Beach, Fla., had their views of the coast obscured by a line of luxury vehicles whose owners were mingling inside a mansion across the road. The shoreline-blocking Range Rovers, Aston Martins and Bentleys hinted at the deep-pocketed donors attending a fund-raising […]
Read MoreBiden Waves His First-Term Résumé at a Skeptical America
President Biden is discovering that passing one of the most ambitious legislative agendas in recent American history may have been the easy part. Persuading Americans that he deserves a second term may be far more difficult. Confronting low approval ratings and a neck-and-neck race against former President Donald J. Trump, Mr. Biden is now racing […]
Read MoreFierce Races Loom With Wisconsin’s New Political Maps
Yee Leng Xiong, a 29-year-old nonprofit executive, has been an elected official in Wisconsin since he was a teenager. From a north central county known for ginseng farming and downhill skiing, he has served on the local school board, the Marathon County Board and the village board of trustees in Weston, population 15,000. But he […]
Read MoreDems Have Hilarious Response to GOP Plan to Name Airport After Trump
The name change would be fitting, considering Trump’s numerous criminal charges. He is on trial in New York for hush money payments, in Florida for mishandling classified documents, and in Fulton County, Georgia, as well as Washington, D.C., for attempting to interfere with the 2020 presidential election. In February, he was ordered to pay the […]
Read MoreRobert F. Kennedy Jr. Makes Most Dangerous Comment on January 6 Yet
“Both establishment parties are using J6 to pour fuel on the fire of America’s divisions,” Kennedy wrote. “Each side claims that a victory by their opponents means the end of democracy. Then, anything is justified to stop them. We run the risk of destroying democracy in order to save it.” But conservative strategists say this […]
Read MoreWatch Fox News Panic On-Air Over the Great Jobs Report
“It’s clear that Democrats will choose their party over their country and the truth at every turn. They should be ashamed of themselves,” Comer wrote in a fundraising email in March. “That’s why I am preparing criminal referrals as the culmination of my investigation.” So far, Republicans have failed to provide any witnesses or concrete […]
Read MoreRaskin Torches Comer, Accuses Him of Spreading Foreign Disinformation
Allred was originally predicted to be a long-shot candidate behind Cruz. After all, it’s been 33 years since a Democrat held a statewide position in the traditionally deep-red state. But Allred has quickly picked up steam in the race, trailing behind the incumbent by just 6 percent, according to a Marist College poll conducted in […]
Read MoreRaskin Shreds Biden Impeachment as “Foreign Disinformation” Campaign
Allred was originally predicted to be a long-shot candidate behind Cruz. After all, it’s been 33 years since a Democrat held a statewide position in the traditionally deep-red state. But Allred has quickly picked up steam in the race, trailing behind the incumbent by just 6 percent, according to a Marist College poll conducted in […]
Read MoreOutrage Over Slain Aid Workers Deepens Democratic Resistance to Arming Israel
Outrage over a strike by the Israel Defense Forces that killed seven aid workers in Gaza has supercharged resistance among congressional Democrats to sending arms and fresh military funding to Israel. The mounting concern has added uncertainty to a pending foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel that has been stalled in the House for […]
Read MoreWhat Is Lara Trump Even Trying to Say About a Presidential Debate?
Allred was originally predicted to be a long-shot candidate behind Cruz. After all, it’s been 33 years since a Democrat held a statewide position in the traditionally deep-red state. But Allred has quickly picked up steam in the race, trailing behind the incumbent by just 6 percent, according to a Marist College poll conducted in […]
Read MoreThe Bonkers Reason Why Lara Trump Thinks Trump and Biden Should Debate
Allred was originally predicted to be a long-shot candidate behind Cruz. After all, it’s been 33 years since a Democrat held a statewide position in the traditionally deep-red state. But Allred has quickly picked up steam in the race, trailing behind the incumbent by just 6 percent, according to a Marist College poll conducted in […]
Read MoreLara Trump’s Mind-Boggling Logic for Why Biden Should Debate Trump
Allred was originally predicted to be a long-shot candidate behind Cruz. After all, it’s been 33 years since a Democrat held a statewide position in the traditionally deep-red state. But Allred has quickly picked up steam in the race, trailing behind the incumbent by just 6 percent, according to a Marist College poll conducted in […]
Read MoreOpposition to Muslim Judicial Nominee Leaves Biden With a Tough Choice
The nomination of the first Muslim American to a federal appeals court judgeship is in deep trouble in the Senate, leaving President Biden with a painful choice between withdrawing the name of Adeel Mangi or trying to overcome the opposition at the risk of losing the chance to fill the crucial post before the November […]
Read MoreDemocrats Don’t Need to Calm Down
April 2, 2024, 5:16 p.m. ET April 2, 2024, 5:16 p.m. ET Credit…Will Heath/NBC, via Getty Images It is a rare thing in our rapidly secularizing country to be confronted with piety and devotion in popular culture. So it was a surprise, and a balm, to watch a man who prays daily and talks openly […]
Read MoreNo Labels? More Like No Candidates! Third-Party Group Out of 2024 Race
Allred was originally predicted to be a long-shot candidate behind Cruz. After all, it’s been 33 years since a Democrat held a statewide position in the traditionally deep-red state. But Allred has quickly picked up steam in the race, trailing behind the incumbent by just 6 percent, according to a Marist College poll conducted in […]
Read MoreNo Labels Pulls Out of 2024 Election for the Funniest Reason Ever
Allred was originally predicted to be a long-shot candidate behind Cruz. After all, it’s been 33 years since a Democrat held a statewide position in the traditionally deep-red state. But Allred has quickly picked up steam in the race, trailing behind the incumbent by just 6 percent, according to a Marist College poll conducted in […]
Read MoreTed Cruz Is in Panic Mode Over His Terrible Fundraising
Allred was originally predicted to be a long-shot candidate behind Cruz. After all, it’s been 33 years since a Democrat held a statewide position in the traditionally deep-red state. But Allred has quickly picked up steam in the race, trailing behind the incumbent by just 6 percent, according to a Marist College poll conducted in […]
Read MoreWill New York Reach a Housing Deal to Confront an Affordability Crisis?
Everyone — landlords, tenants, builders and their various allies — seems to agree that a deal is desperately needed to address the worsening housing crisis in New York State. What is holding it up? There are three main factions fighting over a few key priorities, including tough new restrictions on evictions and significant tax breaks […]
Read MoreBiden’s Closest Senate Ally Calls to Condition Israel Aid on Gaza
“I said it was disappointing I’m the only Palestinian here, and out of respect for my community, I’m going to leave,” Dr. Thaer Ahmad, an emergency physician from Chicago who traveled to Gaza earlier this year, told CNN. That meeting also included national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as […]
Read MoreIn Major Break, Biden’s Top Senate Ally Calls to Condition Israel Aid
“I said it was disappointing I’m the only Palestinian here, and out of respect for my community, I’m going to leave,” Dr. Thaer Ahmad, an emergency physician from Chicago who traveled to Gaza earlier this year, told CNN. That meeting also included national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as […]
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