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Why isn’t the Trump phone made in the USA?

Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. This week, I'm investigating where it might have been built - and why it definitely wasn't the US. Almost a year after its

Trump says he’ll attend NBA Finals game, root for Knicks

President Trump said Thursday he plans to attend an NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden next week, after receiving an invitation from New York Knicks owner James Dolan. “The answer is yes — he’s invited me, I’m going,” Trump, a longtime Knicks fan and New York native, told

Trump tells Fox News to dump Rove: 'Sloppy RINO'

President Trump attacked Fox News pundit and former Republican White House aide Karl Rove saying the network should "get rid" of him. "Fox News should get rid of sloppy RINO Karl Rove," Trump wrote Thursday in a Truth Social post, referring to acronym for "Republicans in name

Six Republicans vote no on FISA extension

Six Republican senators sided with Democrats early Friday to vote against advancing the extension of warrantless spy powers set to expire next week, complicating efforts to keep it alive. The procedural vote failed by a vote of 47 to 52 after Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Mike Lee

GOP defections in ‘vote-a-rama' reflect rising midterm heat

In todays issue: ▪ Votes highlight GOP breaks with Trump ▪ Trump sows doubt as California counts votes ▪ Hezbollah torpedoes Lebanon ceasefire ▪ Trump says Pulte won't stay long as DNI Marathon votes in the Senate that continued overnight offered a clear sign of the political

In Power Ballad, a Stolen Song Unravels Two Musicians

As soon as Hollywood could talk, it could sing. Marketed as the first “talkie,” 1927’s The Jazz Singer centers on the son of a rabbi (Al Jolson) choosing between the family business and a life on the stage. He picks the latter, embracing modernity and finding his voice as a

How to Shut Down an Immigrant Detention Camp

For more than two weeks, around 300 immigrants locked up at Delaney Hall, an immigrant detention camp in Newark, New Jersey, have been on a hunger and labor strike, refusing to eat and refusing to work maintaining the prison for its operators, the GEO Group. They are not alone:

How Big Oil Wrecked Your Summer

I love the summer. Growing up, it meant family vacations, beach days, block parties—really, what’s not to like? But for millions of Americans, the meaning of summer has been shifting . In many parts of the country, excitement for the upcoming season has turned into anxiety over

A Whiff of Rebellion From Trump’s Labor Board

Even Crystal S. Carey, Republican general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, or NLRB, the federal agency that adjudicates labor-management disputes, thinks President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are screwing up her agency. Carey, who before Trump

Trump looms large in New York House debate

President Trump's name loomed large during Thursday's debate among candidates vying to represent New York’s 12th Congressional District and replace Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.). The president frequently came up as lawyer George Conway (D), former President Kennedy's grandson Jack

Becerra advances in California governor’s race

Former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra (D) on Thursday advanced to November's general election in the race to become California's next governor, Decision Desk HQ projects. Trump-backed Fox News commentator Steve Hilton (R) and billionaire Tom Steyer (D)

Collins casts 10,000th consecutive Senate vote

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) cast her 10,000th consecutive Senate vote on Thursday night, voting for a Democratic motion to commit the $70 billion budget reconciliation package back to the Judiciary Committee. Collins stood at her desk wearing a red dress underneath a blue

Almost 7 in 10 Americans want Iran war done ASAP: Poll

Nearly seven in 10 Americans want the Iran war to be done “as quickly as possible,” according to a new poll. In The Economist/YouGov poll, 68 percent of respondents said they believe the U.S. “should make a deal to end the war in Iran as quickly as possible,” while 11 percent

Trump gives coal hundreds of millions

{beacon} View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump gives coal hundreds of millions The Trump administration is putting hundreds of millions of federal dollars toward coal, one of the president’s favorite energy sources. © Associated Press