Republicans prepare for first-in-nation Iowa caucuses

Caucusgoers are heading out in freezing temperatures to cast the first votes of the 2024 presidential election. Snowfall and temperatures have set new records in the days leading up to the Iowa caucuses. “I haven’t ever experienced a minus 15 degrees in my life,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at an event in Altoona last … Read more

Spin wars: Trump pushes back on talk he needs to top 50% in Iowa caucuses

DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds – taking to the airwaves hours before her state’s caucuses lead off the 2024 Republican presidential nominating calendar – to raise expectations for former President Trump. “I think it’s going to be bad for President Trump if he doesn’t come in over 50. He’s not meeting expectations … Read more

Border dispute between White House and Texas escalates after three drown

Biden administration says state officials acted unconstitutionally by preventing border patrol from helping mother and children A dispute between the White House and Texas intensified on Monday after the Biden administration declared that state officials acted unconstitutionally by blocking federal agents from a section of the border where a migrant mother and two children drowned … Read more

Ecuador is copying El Salvador’s war on gangs – but it will only add to the spiral of violence | Jordana Timerman

Latin Americans besieged by organised crime may be willing to overlook a turn towards authoritarianism, but at what cost? A wave of attacks carried out by criminal organisations last week in Ecuador – epitomised by gunmen storming a television station live on air – has brought international attention to a security crisis that has been … Read more

This 2024 GOP candidate was targeted by way more attack ads than any other heading into the primary elections

Republican candidates will begin squaring off Monday in Iowa as caucusgoers and voters start deciding which GOP nominee will take on President Biden this November.  The Republican primary race has been underway for almost a year and has included large-scale attacks as candidates have jockeyed to close the gap between themselves and former President Trump, who has … Read more

Four people killed and one injured in Arizona hot air balloon crash

Pilot among those killed in crash in remote section of desert after unspecified problem with balloon’s envelope, officials say Four people died and a fifth was critically hurt after a hot air balloon crashed early on Sunday morning in a remote section of Arizona desert. Micah Powell, mayor of the Pinal county town of Eloy … Read more

NYC mayor builds hefty legal war chest to battle FBI investigation

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has built a hefty war chest over the past two months amid reports he’s at the center of an ongoing FBI investigation.  Adams, who’s clashed with the White House on President Biden’s immigration policies, as New York City grapples with the influx of more than 168,000 migrants from the … Read more

Biden approval rating plummets to 15-year low, poll finds

President Biden’s approval rating plummeted to the lowest on record for a U.S. president in the last 15 years, according to a new poll by ABC News.  Biden’s approval rating sits at just 31%, according to a national survey produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates, with fieldwork by Ipsos Public Affairs via its online, … Read more