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Dangerous heat dome grips central US

Dangerously hot temperatures spanned across much of the central U.S. on Saturday as a sprawling heat dome, in which a high-pressure atmospheric system traps hot air over a large area keeping temperatures high, settled over the region that could persist into next week. Heat

Hawaii Lt. Gov. indicted in alleged bribery scheme

Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke (D) was indicted on bribery charges on Friday following a monthslong state investigation into a campaign finance scandal. Luke was accused of accepting campaign finance contributions in 2022 while she was a state lawmaker in exchange for securing

Trump tariffs come back to haunt GOP as elections near

President Trump’s newly announced tariffs could put Republican candidates at risk going into the midterms as Democrats seek to go on the offensive over the economic impact of Trump’s trade agenda. The Trump administration announced Thursday it will impose double-digit tariffs

Cyclospora cases mounting in Michigan

As cyclospora cases continue to rise, Michigan is facing a disproportionately large outbreak of the disease that causes gastrointestinal illness in those affected. The CDC said it is aware of ⁠at least 7,400 more cases reported by state and local health departments that are not

WSJ editorial board rips Trump over tariff 'obsession'

The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board published an op-ed on Friday ripping President Trump’s latest “obsession” with tariffs that “despite their political unpopularity and economic harm.” The administration announced its newest slate of policies that are replacing the

3 in 5 overestimate how much gas prices have risen: Survey

A new Politico poll reported 3 in 5 Americans believe gas prices in their area rose more than it actually has. The results stated that roughly 1 in 4 Americans thought gas in their zip code had risen by $3 or more which has not actually occurred in any zip code in the U.S. as...

Biden backs off lawsuit over ghostwriter interview audio

Former President Biden on Friday dropped his lawsuit to block the public release of recordings from his interviews he gave to a memoir ghostwriter several years ago. Biden’s lawyers filed a notice of voluntary dismissal in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., after a

Khanna echoes Mamdani's calls for Netanyahu arrest

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Friday echoed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s (D) call for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ahead of the foreign leader’s visit to the U.S. next week. “The American president should arrest Netanyahu or [Russian

The Seven Trump News Cycles We’re All Stuck In

It’s almost hard to believe now, but in the not too distant past, there have been presidents who actually labored quite intensely to not be in the news any more than was necessary. President Barack Obama, in fact, seemed to actually want his presidency ensconced in relative