Democratic Gov. Dan McKee of Rhode Island is fighting for his political life in the smallest U.S. state’s primary elections on Wednesday as he faces potential downfall stemming from the nearly three-year partial closure of a crucial bridge. McKee first assumed office in March 2021 when then–Gov. Gina Raimondo stepped down to become U.S. commerce … Read more
DALLAS — The stakes couldn’t be much higher for President Donald Trump and Republicans. With less than two months until the midterm elections — and early voting just weeks away — Trump and the GOP descend on Texas starting Wednesday for the party’s first-ever midterm convention, as Republicans fight to keep control of Congress. The … Read more
Sports is the rare topic in which the president has succeeded in shifting the conversation to his preferred terms Lately, it seems Donald Trump’s scope of interests has narrowed to a few things: remaking downtown Washington DC in his gaudy image; wars he thinks he can win quickly and easily, even though he can’t. Also, … Read more
As the summer travel season came to a close, Americans faced the most expensive Labor Day at the pump on record, extending the squeeze on household budgets for millions who hit the road over the holiday weekend. AAA estimated that nearly 40 million Americans would drive over the holiday, paying unprecedented prices for gasoline. The … Read more
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld an injunction blocking the Internal Revenue Service from sharing personal information such as the addresses of taxpayers with immigration authorities, ruling the Trump administration’s policy was unlawful. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that the IRS unlawfully disclosed taxpayer information in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s … Read more
Brent crude rises by more than 2% after latest fire between US and Iran in Gulf and Houthi attacks on Saudi cities Business live – latest updates The price of oil has risen above $100 a barrel for the first time since July as the escalating conflict in the Middle East threatens further disruption to … Read more
Stefany Shaheen, the daughter of retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, won a Democratic primary early Wednesday morning in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District — a high-profile race that’s attracted a crowd of Democratic candidates. Her victory tees up a critical race Democrats need in order to win control of the House of Representatives as the district’s … Read more
Far-right parties, Maga ideology and Kremlin money are conniving to suffocate liberal idealism for another generation Not all that long ago, Europe was a beacon of liberal idealism. One memoir recalls it as an era “comfortably saturated with confidence in the unfailing and binding power of tolerance and conciliation”. The economic system seemed obviously preferable … Read more
NBC News projects that Stefany Shaheen has won the Democratic primary for New Hampshire’s 1st House district, and Anthony DiLorenzo, a businessman backed by President Trump, secured the Republican nomination.
Trump, who said that he was “down there right after this happened,” later said on Truth Social that he wasn’t at the World Trade Center “on the same day as the collapse, but shortly thereafter.”
