There’s a line from Fox News host Maria Bartiromo’s show on Sunday that has stuck with me. Referring to an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, she asked one of the new co-chairs of the Republican Party whether the media was ready for a seeming eventuality. “Will the press be ready,” Bartiromo asked, “if, for the third election in ...
The top U.S. general overseeing military operations in Europe warned lawmakers Wednesday that the war in Ukraine has reached a decisive moment, with Russia expected to hold a 10-1 advantage on artillery shells “within weeks” unless the United States approves additional military support for the government in Kyiv. “The severity of this moment cannot be overstated,” Gen. Christopher Cavoli said ...
Independent presidential candidate Cornel West on Wednesday announced his running mate, Melina Abdullah, a Pan-African studies professor and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, as he seeks to gain ballot access in more states ahead of the November general election. West, 70, and Abdullah, 51, appeared together on “The Tavis Smiley Show,” a Black radio talk show, previewing their ...
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s attorneys failed to persuade an appeals court judge on Wednesday to delay the former president’s New York criminal trial, scheduled to begin next week, by saying the presiding judge was not qualified to oversee the proceedings. The judge, Ellen Gesmer, denied Trump’s request shortly after it was filed. It was the Trump attorneys’ third attempt ...
A small faction of House Republicans is once again blocking key legislation and posing a critical test of Speaker Mike Johnson’s ability to hold on to his gavel. And their actions threw the House once more into chaos, as Republicans sniped among themselves and some far-right members threatened to let funding for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — a post-9/11 ...
People seeking a medication abortion sometimes struggle to find accurate and unbiased information about what to expect from the process, especially those living in states with abortion bans. Women interviewed by The Washington Post described frantically Googling for hours to find sources they could trust on the subject, struggling to reconcile stories describing the pills as highly dangerous or deadly ...
Donald Trump is facing felony charges in four separate criminal indictments in three states and Washington, D.C., with a guilty verdict in any of the cases possibly meaning a prison sentence. The circumstances have raised an often-asked question: Could Trump, or anyone else, be convicted of a felony and serve as commander in chief, possibly from prison? The short answer, ...
‘They can’t get it wrong again’: Economists are increasingly uncertain about Fed rate cuts this year
The U.S. Federal Reserve is determined not to reduce interest rates too soon — and some economists say recent data has pushed a summer cut completely off the table. Friday’s jobs report reiterated the seemingly unwavering strength of the U.S. labor market and suggested further need for Fed caution. All eyes will now be on Wednesday’s consumer price index, after February’s annual inflation rate of ...
Inflation likely remained elevated once again for the month of March, adding another round of price increases to Americans’ already-strained wallets. On paper, the U.S. economy looks solid. The unemployment rate has now remained below 4% for the longest stretch since the 1960s. Stocks are at all-time highs. The economy continues to add jobs. But since the start of the pandemic, ...
A rare, blind mole, about which scientists know relatively little, has been spotted and photographed in Australia, Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa – an indigenous organization that deploys rangers – said as it announced the “incredible news.” The northern marsupial mole was spotted in Martu Country, an area in northern Western Australia traditionally owned by the Martu – a group of Australia’s indigenous ...