The U.S. economy added 206.000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.1 percent, according to new Labor Department data released Friday. The latest jobs numbers are are largely in line with expectations that the economy would add 190,000 jobs and maintain a
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said in a post on X Thursday that former President Trump “threatens to unravel our Republic.” “Take a few minutes today to read David McCullough’s speech: ‘The Glorious Cause of America.' For 248 years, our freedom has survived. Now, its defense
Democrats are considering replacing Biden for reelection. The Electoral College gives Democrats vastly more freedom to choose an energetic alternative candidate at the time that works best for them.
Follow John McCain’s example. Do three 90-minute town halls a week every week for three weeks. At the end of the process, America will know — and you will know — whether you are up to the challenge.
Former President Trump late Thursday challenged President Biden to another “no holds barred” debate. “I have the answer to the Crooked Joe Biden Incompetence Puzzle — Let’s do another Debate, but this time, no holds barred - An all on discussion, with just the two of us on
Despite a broad popular mandate for "countering threats from tyrants and terrorists, defending freedom and democracy, and supporting our allies," recent polls reveal a growing generational divide on foreign policy issues.
Biden's debate performance and Trump's indictment for violating the Espionage Act, as well as the Trump Organization's new foreign projects and the Supreme Court's immunity decision, all pose significant national security risks for the United States.
Still reeling from a disastrous presidential debate performance, President Biden will be spending the coming week trying to prove to voters — and fellow Democrats — that he’s the right person for the presidential ticket in November. Biden and his allies have spent the past week
Last week, the Supreme Court tossed out the precedent of so-called Chevron deference , a long-standing precedent that held that when federal statutes are ambiguous, the courts should defer to executive agencies’ interpretations of how to apply them. The decision, in Loper
Alcove 1 at the City College of New York is surely the most famous lunch table in American intellectual history. No Ivy League dining hall can compete. In the 1930s, a remarkable coterie of students gathered there. (The neighboring alcove, Alcove 2, was a meeting place for
Ethics and legal experts warn that the Supreme Court has struck a serious blow to prosecutors’ ability to crack down on the abuse of power and public corruption. And that’s ringing alarm bells when Donald Trump, who was convicted in May by a Manhattan jury on 34 felony counts
No one should forget that the Supreme Court’s opinions have real-world consequences for Americans. This term, the court kicked the can down the road on the abortion cases, leaving the law in uncertainty. It reversed dozens of January 6 decisions, and allowed some gun challenges
After blowing past a $3 trillion market capitalization and briefly becoming the most valuable company in the world last month, Nvidia has lost and regained hundreds of billions of dollars in value in recent days. While the chipmaker’s volatility has sparked some concerns about
A Supreme Court decision giving presidents wide protection from facing charges after leaving office has sparked fears voiced by President Biden and Democratic critics that former President Trump will be further emboldened should he be elected to a second term. Trump and allies
President Biden is increasingly leaning on his family while navigating calls from fellow Democrats to end his 2024 candidacy. Jill Biden and Hunter Biden serve as some of the president’s closest inner circle of confidants with a public focus shifting on them since his dismal
President Biden’s campaign will launch a $50 million battleground state ad blitz, it announced Friday, a move that comes as he seeks to assure voters he’s up for the job following last week’s dismal debate performance. The campaign also said it would invest $17 million to ramp
A Disney heiress says she plans to stop donating to the Democratic Party unless President Biden drops out of the 2024 race after his dismaying debate performance against former President Trump last week. “I intend to stop any contributions to the party unless and until they
President Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Thursday morning about progress on a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. “Earlier I spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss ongoing efforts to finalize a deal that would result in a ceasefire together with
A shooting at Yellowstone National Park on July Fourth left a park ranger wounded and the suspect dead, according to a release from the National Park Service. There are no active threats to the public, officials said. The shooting took place at Canyon Village in the central
President Biden said he's "not going anywhere" and took a swipe at former President Trump during remarks before service members and military families who had gathered at the White House for a Fourth of July barbecue. Biden spoke for about four minutes, then made some unscripted
Saks Fifth Avenue parent company HBC announced Thursday a $2.65 billion deal to acquire Neiman Marcus Group, the parent company of Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman. HBC said that after the deal goes through it will launch Saks Global, which will include Saks Fifth Avenue,
The Labour Party is projected to win a landslide victory Thursday evening, ending 14 years of Conservative Party rule in the United Kingdom. Labour is on track to win 410 seats in the British House of Commons, a sizable margin above the 326 seats needed for a majority,
Several Democrats running in competitive House districts this cycle are breaking from President Biden, underscoring growing concerns that the incumbent could be a down-ballot liability following his rocky debate performance in Atlanta last week. Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine)
Extreme pride in being an American has stayed near a record low, according to a new Gallup survey. The Gallup survey released shortly before the Fourth of July holiday found 41 percent of Americans polled said they are “extremely proud” of their American identity. That's up
Robert Woodland, a U.S. citizen, has been sentenced to prison in Russia after being convicted on drug charges, multiple outlets have reported. Woodland was sentenced Thursday by a Russian court to 12 1/2 years at a maximum security penal colony, according to the reports. The
Former California Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) on Thursday bashed lawmakers who have called for President Biden to drop out of the race after last week’s presidential debate against former President Trump. “I disagree with these members who are coming on TV for their five minutes of
Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) says the Biden campaign has been “arrogant” since a shaky debate performance by the president last week. “As much as I love Joe Biden, in those swing states, he's having a hard time,” Peters said Wednesday in an interview with CBS 8 San Diego. “We
Rep. Seth Moulton (Mass.) on Thursday became the third House Democrat to publicly call on President Biden to step out of the presidential race after a weak debate performance last week that left his allies shaken. “President Biden has done enormous service to our country, but
President Biden told Democratic governors that he saw a doctor after his shaky debate performance last week and was given a clean bill of health. The comments, first reported by Politico, apparently contradict White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who told reporters
Gen Z is experiencing a barrage of notifications and ads on social media, but museums offer a slower, more thoughtful approach to sharing information, providing a respite from the fast-paced online world.
Students who enrolled in a fake university set up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as part of a sting operation can sue the U.S., an appeals court ruled last week. The ruling by a three-judge panel of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court
Dozens of beaches in the U.S. are closed or under swimming advisories on the Fourth of July, as a result of high levels of bacteria in the water. Local and state governments have issued warnings about shores in their own areas but there is no centralized database to determine
California Democrats were set to vote Wednesday on an anti-crime measure that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) hoped would combat a Republican-backed one that will be on the ballot in the state this fall, but Democrats reversed course at the last second, halting the effort. Newsom held up
Former President Trump’s campaign is doing something after last week’s debate that it isn’t necessarily known for: keeping quiet. Trump, often a brash and boisterous candidate, has taken a more measured approach amid the wave of chaos and disarray that is surrounding President
Trade among allies makes the free world stronger.
The family of a police officer who died after responding to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots warned that the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision this week should "frighten" Americans. The Supreme Court issued a landmark decision Monday that granted presidents broad
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressed optimism that the Federal Reserve Board's 2 percent inflation target might be achieved by 2025, but other forecast groups show a less optimistic outlook, with inflation expected to remain above 2 percent through 2025.
Firework laws are always a bit confusing for Americans ahead of the Fourth of July. Are you allowed to set them off? What kinds of fireworks can you legally purchase? It's a state-by-state mess that nobody seems to understand.
President Biden acknowledged his poor debate performance in a radio interview Thursday, saying he “screwed up” on the debate stage but reiterating that he is not ending his campaign and is committed to defeating former President Trump in November. “I had a bad night,” he told