Новости за 04.01.2024

A new challenge to former President Trump’s ballot eligibility under the 14th Amendment was brought in Illinois on Thursday. Filed on behalf of five Illinois voters, the objection marks nonprofit Free Speech For People’s fourth challenge seeking to remove Trump from the ballot in various states across the country. The Supreme Court is actively weighing...

Alyssa Farah Griffin, a co-host of ABC’s “The View,” criticized former President Trump for not walking back his 2020 remarks about Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and associate of Jeffrey Epstein. “But listen, there's a lot in the far right who want to wish-cast these liberal elites being part of the Epstein things,” Farah Griffin...

Former President Trump and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley have made gains among likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire, according to a recent survey. The American Research Group poll found Haley polling at 33 percent among likely Republican primary voters in the Granite State in a survey taken between Dec. 27 and Jan....

Despite the high emotions on both sides, we may very well see a drop-off in turnout that has little to do with the candidates.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) avoided saying if he would support any federal gun control regulations Thursday, when a school shooting in Iowa resulted in multiple injuries. DeSantis, who has focused much of his presidential campaign in the Hawkeye State ahead of its first-in-the-nation caucuses, also voiced support for Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R), who...

As more states and cities contemplate housing regulatory reforms in 2024, let’s hope they follow the evidence, rather than HUD’s flawed recommendations.

Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, announced Thursday he will retire at the end of his term.  “It has been an honor to serve the great people of the Third Congressional District and State of Missouri these past several years. However, after a lot of thoughtful discussion with...

The Republican-controlled New Hampshire state House voted Thursday to approve a bill barring physicians from performing gender-affirming genital surgeries on transgender minors, sending the controversial measure to the Senate, where it is also expected to pass. House Bill 619 had initially sought to ban all gender-affirming medical care, including puberty blockers and hormones, for transgender...

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy sold $33 million in shares of the company he founded, with plans to use some for his campaign as the Iowa caucuses approach. Ramaswamy sold 3 million shares of Roivant Sciences at around $11 each earlier this week, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  A...

Former Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was previously pardoned by former President Trump, said Thursday he has reached the number of signatures needed to qualify as a candidate for mayor in a Phoenix suburb. According to a press release posted to his account on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Arpaio needs...

Government buildings in Southern states received threats Thursday, the second consecutive day that warnings prompted evacuations and serious security measures in government buildings. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, there were “multiple bomb threats at various locations across the state.” Officials took “precautionary measures” and are following “standard...

Come November, voters will choose: continued out-of-control and unsustainable spending or a return to sanity.

Multiple streaming services have announced price changes and hikes over the past year.

Verizon customers may be entitled to a piece of a $100 million sum the company agreed to pay to settle a class action lawsuit.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) panned the Department of Justice's (DOJ) suit over the state's new immigration and border security law, calling it "outrageous" while pledging to continue to "repel migrants" from the state. "We are actually involved in three legal actions with the Biden administration right now where the Biden administration is trying to...

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) stepped back from the spotlight when she announced she would no longer be a part of the House Democrats' formal leadership team last year, but she's not shying away from jumping into the 2024 presidential campaign. Pelosi provided some pointed advice for longtime ally President Biden, who is seeking...

Thanks largely to social media, collective moral outrage has skyrocketed in recent years.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) warned about the risks the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) could have on the working class and called for federal policy that would give workers power over decisions about AI in an op-ed published Thursday in The New York Times.   Khanna, who represents a district that includes Silicon Valley, wrote...

In a series of posts on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Mark Cuban hit Elon Musk over his comments about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. Musk, the owner of X and Tesla, posted online multiple times Wednesday that DEI efforts are racist. “Discrimination on the basis of race, which DEI does, is...

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) withdrew her support from a former Ohio state lawmaker's bid for Congress over his reported criticism of former President Trump. "Earlier this week, I informed Craig Riedel (OH-09) that I will be withdrawing my endorsement. I was very disappointed in his inappropriate comments regarding President Trump, Stefanik wrote Thursday in a...

A federal judge is allowing a challenge to New York’s assault weapons ban to proceed after he denied a motion to dismiss the lawsuit Thursday. Two people supported by gun rights advocacy groups sued New York officials in December 2022 over the state’s ban on assault weapons, saying the law was “infringing the right of...

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), who will retire from the House at the end of the year, called for pay raises for members of Congress and their staff while reflecting on his nearly two decades of service. In an interview with The Dispatch published Wednesday, McHenry was asked about major institutional challenges that the House faces....

A transgender woman running for an Ohio House seat has been disqualified for failing to disclose her former name on petitions circulated to voters, in violation of a seldom-enforced state law. Local election officials informed Vanessa Joy, who hoped to run as a Democrat for Ohio House District 50, that she was not eligible to...

Lululemon is distancing itself from founder Chip Wilson’s latest controversial comments after he criticized the athletic clothing company’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. “Chip Wilson does not speak for lululemon, and his comments do not reflect our company views or beliefs,” a company spokesperson said in a statement. “Chip has not been involved with the...

A Perry High School student said he heard a "couple of bangs" that he thought were coming from band practice on Thursday morning. Even after he was told it was a shooting, he assumed it was a prank – until he saw officers with guns drawn.