Oct 05 Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt lands her next gig as Fox News contributor By Associated Press Leavitt follows Kayleigh McEnany, the former press secretary who joined Fox in 2021. Continue reading
Oct 05 Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84 By Michael Tarm, Herbert G. McCann, Associated Press Hastert, who was speaker from 1999 until 2007 and spent more than a year in prison later in life, died Saturday of natural causes at his home while receiving hospice care. Continue reading
Oct 05 Supreme Court rejects Roy Moore's push to restore $8.2 million defamation verdict awarded to him By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Justices declined to hear Moore's appeal of a lower court decision that vacated the verdict. Continue reading
Oct 05 WATCH: Trump campaigns with Ricketts in Nebraska, signs order on red-dyed diesel By Nick Ingram, Seung Min Kim, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Monday took his Republican midterm rescue mission to Nebraska, where he signed an executive order to ease limits on the tax-free use of red-dyed diesel, a decision he said would save “millions” for farmers and drive… Continue reading
Oct 05 Jeffries says House Democrats aiming to repeat 2018 sweep by flipping Trump districts By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Democratic Party is working to expand the map by going on offense in Republican-held districts, while President Donald Trump hits the trail in a red-state sprint to boost voter enthusiasm and shore up support from his base. Continue reading
Oct 05 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case seeking damages from fossil fuel industry for climate change By Lindsay Whitehurst, Brittany Peterson, Associated Press On Monday, the first day of the Supreme Court's new term, the justices will hear the Boulder case that could decide the fate of others like it. Continue reading
Oct 04 Despair over future fuels political anxiety for college students on the cusp of adulthood By Jacqueline Ganun, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Their anxiety is fueling a restlessness with a national political system that they worry is no longer capable of improving their lives or no longer interested in helping. Continue reading
Oct 04 Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task force By Associated Press The announcement comes after Trump hosted top executives of AI companies at the White House last week and said they had signed a voluntary accord that would effectively self-police the development of the technology. Continue reading
Oct 03 A $28 billion hemp THC industry is fighting to save itself from a looming federal ban By Gene Johnson, Associated Press America’s multibillion-dollar market for impairing hemp products faces potential elimination after Congress voted to close a loophole in federal law that has allowed it to flourish. Continue reading
Oct 03 Trump defends data centers in Ohio as he rallies to boost Jon Husted in a tight Senate race By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Trump is embarking on what he says will be a 32-day blitz ahead of the Nov. 3 elections, hitting the deep red states of Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama this week before pivoting to Ohio, a battleground state that’s home to… Continue reading