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Vince McMahon Keeps In Touch with Trump
“As he faces a mountain of legal woes, former WWE leader Vince McMahon is traveling, eating out and keeping in touch with friends and associates — including former President Donald…
Larry Hogan Says He Won’t Leave the GOP
Maryland U.S. Senate candidate Larry Hogan (R) “confirmed that he would caucus with Republicans in Washington, despite his concerns about Donald Trump’s grip on the party,” the AP reports. “He…
Appeals Court Upholds Killing New Jersey Ballot Design
“New Jersey must use office-block ballots in the June Democratic primary after a federal appeals panel said it’s keeping in place a lower court’s preliminary injunction, doing away with the…
Trump May Propose Middle Class Tax Cut
“Donald Trump has indicated to advisers he is keen on a new middle-class tax cut should he return to the White House, two people familiar with the discussions said, an…
White House Mulls Invoking Climate Emergency
“White House officials have renewed discussions about potentially declaring a national climate emergency, an unprecedented step that could unlock federal powers to stifle oil development,” Bloomberg reports. “Top advisers to…
Biden Leads Trump Among Young Voters
A new Harvard Institute of Politics poll of voters under age 30 finds Joe Biden leading Donald Trump 56% to 37% among likely voters. Said pollster John Della Volpe: “For…
Why Biden Won’t Talk About Trump’s Trial
Playbook: “Top Democrats believe that the spectacle of Trump’s trial will, by itself, hurt the former president, especially with independents and suburban women. And they argue there will be more…
Trump Funnels Campaign Money Into His Businesses
“Donald Trump’s main 2024 White House campaign fundraising operation sharply increased spending at the former president’s properties in recent months, funneling money into his businesses at a time when he…
McCormick Super PAC Money Is Mostly Out-of-State
“Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick’s billionaire-backed super PAC keeps banking money at a speedy clip. But incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey’s campaign is raising steadily and will likely see more…
GOP Mulls Changes to Make It Harder to Boot Johnson
“Top House Republican leaders and aides are privately discussing using the debate over the $95 billion foreign aid package to make it harder to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. This comes…
Kennedy Family to Endorse Biden
“Members of the Kennedy family will appear en masse and in force to endorse President Biden at a campaign event in Philadelphia on Thursday,” Axios reports. “It’s a public display…
Trump’s Trial Enters Third Day
“Seven jurors down, five more to go. The complicated process of picking a jury in the first criminal trial of an American president will continue for a third day on…
Inside Trump’s Shadow Grievance Campaign
“With former President Trump tied up in court for much of the next six weeks or more, supporters are staging events and creating an online chorus that the trial-bound Trump…
Germany Detains German-Russian Nationals Over Spy Plot
“Germany detained two dual German-Russian nationals on suspicion of spying for Moscow and seeking to disrupt Western military aid to Ukraine in the latest espionage affair to shake the country,”…
Red States Threaten Librarians with Prison
Washington Post: “The bill in Connecticut, pending before an education committee, is one of a raft of measures advancing nationwide that seek to do things like prohibit book bans or…
Russia to Hire Contract Soldiers
“Russia is preparing to enlist more contract soldiers as it presses its invasion of Ukraine, aiming to avoid at least for now another mass call-up that could undermine popular support…
German Far-Right Leader Goes on Trial Over Nazi Slogan
“One of the most prominent regional leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany party goes on trial on Thursday for using a Nazi slogan at a party rally,” Bloomberg reports….
United Arab Emirates Struggles After Heavy Rain
“The United Arab Emirates struggled Thursday to recover from the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation, as its main airport worked to restore normal operations even as…
Biden Jabs Trump Over ‘Hush Money’ Trial
“With the slightest of jabs Wednesday, President Joe Biden publicly acknowledged former President Donald Trump’s ongoing criminal trial in New York for the first time since it got underway,” USA…
Trump Lawyers Say Stormy Daniels Refused Subpoena
“Donald Trump’s legal team says it tried serving Stormy Daniels a subpoena as she arrived for an event at a bar in Brooklyn last month, but the porn actor, who…