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US social worker and daughter of the US president Ashley Biden speaks on stage during the Human Rights Campaign’s 2024 Los Angeles dinner at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, March 23, 2024.  Michael Tran | AFP | Getty Images Ashley Biden, the daughter of President Joe Biden, wrote a judge to say she

The Maine House majority leader is vowing to counter any move by the Republican governor of Nebraska that would give Trump the state’s lone split electoral college vote. Politico reported:The state House majority leader, Maureen Terry, said in a statement on Friday that the Democratic-controlled Legislature would “be compelled to act in order to restore

Former US President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom at Manhattan criminal court in New York, US, on Friday, April 26, 2024.  Jeenah Moon | Via Reuters This is a developing story and will be updated throughout the day. Prosecutors called two new witnesses Friday afternoon in former President Donald Trump‘s New York criminal hush

Trump looked worn out, worn down, and broken as he left court ranting about various things in America that aren’t happening. Trump said: Eight days that we’ve all been sitting in this courthouse. This is all a Biden indictment. It’s in order to try and win an election against a political opponent. And nothing like

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an update on the so-called Operation Warp Speed program, the joint Defense Department and HHS initiative that has struck deals with several drugmakers in an effort to help speed up the search for effective treatments for the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in an address from the Rose Garden at

Trump’s effort to get a new trial in the E. Jean Carroll case wasn’t just rejected by Judge Kaplan. It was crushed. Judge Lewis Kaplan wrote in his ruling: Mr. Trump’s argument is entirely without merit both as a matter of law and as a matter of fact for all of the reasons articulated in

Donald Trump sits in a Manhattan Criminal Courtroom with members of his legal team for the continuation of his hush money trial in New York City  on April 25, 2024. Spencer Platt | Via Reuters Lawyers for Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon began the cross-examination of former National Enquirer David Pecker, the first witness to

Trump made a massive mistake as he tried to change the subject from David Pecker’s testimony by calling the racist attack in Charlottesville nothing. Trump said: Breathtaking in this room, you saw what went on. It was breathtaking and amazing testimony. This is a trial that should have never happened. This is a case that

The anti-diabetic medication “Ozempic” (semaglutide) made by Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk. Joel Saget | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. Senate has launched an investigation into the high price of Novo Nordisk‘s popular weight loss and diabetes drugs Ozempic and Wegovy in the United States. The investigation into the Danish drugmaker was announced by

President Biden will announce a historic cutting-edge chip manufacturing investment that will create 70,000 good-paying jobs. According to a fact sheet provided by the Commerce Department: The Department of Commerce has reached a preliminary agreement with Micron to provide up to ~$6.14 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. This investment will

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA) attends a news conference at Columbia University in response to demonstrators protesting in support of Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 24, 2024. David Dee Delgado | Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson,

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) reviewed the numbers and showed that Donald Trump has a steep hill to climb to win Pennsylvania. Shapiro said on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper:Importantly, I think it’s also something notable that last night in Pennsylvania, when the votes were tallying, we’re still telling a few here and there. But

If an airline cancels your flight, remember that you’re entitled to a full refund. Bunhill | E+ | Getty Images The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled two new rules that will directly affect the millions of Americans who fly commercially every year. The first rule requires airlines to be more transparent about extra fees. The

The Pennsylvania presidential primary didn’t have any contested contests, but Trump managed to lose nearly 17% of the vote to Nikki Haley, who dropped out and never campaigned in the state. Trump got 83.5% of the vote and Haley got 16.5%. In the Democratic primary Joe Biden beat Dean Phillips, 93.1% to 6.9%. With absolutely

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 13, 2023. Kevin Wurm | Reuters The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday voted 3-2 for a nationwide ban against noncompete agreements, which companies use to prevent employees from

President Biden blasted Trump for taking away reproductive freedom as the former president/criminal defendant complained about being cold in court. President Biden said in part at a campaign reproductive freedom event in Florida:Donald Trump is worried voters are going to hold him accountable for the cruelty and chaos he created. Folks, the bad news for

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) Partnership as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia participate at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California, United States. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The trilateral defense and security

In a call with reporters, the Biden campaign sent Trump reeling on the abortion issue as the President is set to give a speech about reproductive freedom in Florida. Biden-Harris 2024 Communications Director Michael Tyler said: Nearly one week before the state’s most extreme abortion ban goes into effect. A Florida ban will rip away

Nassau County Executive Bruce A Blakeman speaks in front of the entrance of Columbia University which is occupied by pro-Palestian protesters in New York on April 22, 2024.  Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images Billionaire donors like Robert Kraft and Leon Cooperman are weighing their support for Columbia University amid rising campus tensions over