A Democratic super PAC will launch a $25 million, three-week ad blitz against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump on Monday, with spots airing in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania that use voter testimonials to warn about reduced abortion access in a second Trump term, according to the group’s leaders. The ads by American Bridge 21st Century target a group of about ...
“Obamacare was sold on a lie. It massively increased the cost of health care in America.” — former Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R), in a video for America First Policy Institute, April 30 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, was enacted nearly 15 years ago and has survived numerous attempts by Republicans to repeal ...
A powerful politician in Guyana has been accused of sexual assault for the second time in less than a year, following his resignation last July over separate allegations. The accuser, economist Sarah Aneesah Hakh, told an online press conference held in the capital Georgetown that former Minister Nigel Dharamlall sexually assaulted her in 2020 and 2021. Hakh said the first ...
Right-wing populists are set to make unprecedented gains in the elections to the European Parliament taking place next month. As European officials brace for a new-look parliament, there are growing concerns that the 27-nation bloc could become more vulnerable to adversarial states seeking to do the union harm. Polling data suggests that far-right Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) could have enough seats to, together, block the ...
The United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees will shutter its East Jerusalem headquarters after the compound was set on fire by “Israeli extremists” while staff were inside, its chief said Thursday. In a statement on social platform X, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said the arson attack was the latest in a series of threats, harassment and violent incidents perpetrated by ...
A series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun have the potential to create dazzling auroras that may be seen as far south as Alabama and Northern California but also disrupt communications on Earth tonight and over the weekend, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center. The center, which is a division ...
The first extreme geomagnetic storm in two decades created a spectacular light show in UK skies last night – and some parts of the country will get to witness a colourful display once again tonight. Last night’s event across parts of the Northern Hemisphere posed a threat to communication networks, navigation systems and power grids too. Elon Musk’s Starlink, which ...
The Biden administration, working urgently to stave off a full-scale Israeli invasion of Rafah, is offering Israel valuable assistance if it holds back, including sensitive intelligence to help the Israeli military pinpoint the location of Hamas leaders and find the group’s hidden tunnels, according to four people familiar with the U.S. offers. This post appeared first on The Washington Post ...
The Department of Justice is recommending a 40-year prison sentence for the man convicted of an October 2022 assault and attempted kidnapping after breaking into the home of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and attacking her husband. Federal prosecutors argue that the crimes constitute an act of terrorism under U.S. law, in a sentencing memorandum submitted Friday. This post appeared first ...
Paul Manafort, the longtime political power broker who served as the 2016 chairman for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, is no longer planning to help manage this summer’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, according to a person familiar with the situation. Manafort’s decision to step aside comes a day after The Washington Post reported that he had re-engaged in international consulting, ...