Новости за 16.02.2024

President Biden on Friday accused former President Trump of trying to hide his views on abortion, as the Biden campaign jumped on a report that Trump supports the idea of a ban on abortion after 16 weeks of pregnancy. The New York Times reported Trump privately told advisers and allies that he favors the 16-week ban...

The new free online tax filing program from the IRS is now moving beyond its initial tranche of pilot states without an income tax. The IRS said Friday it has begun implementing the test phase of the program in Arizona, New York and Massachusetts — all states with an income tax. The test pilot will...

The staggering civil fraud ruling against President Trump did hand him one key victory Friday: The New York judge will no longer dissolve the former president’s businesses. Judge Arthur Engoron’s highly anticipated decision, issued Friday, fined Trump more than $350 million and ordered his adult sons to pay millions as well, also banning them from running companies in...

President Biden is speaking Friday from East Palestine, Ohio, more than a year after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in the area, releasing toxic chemicals used in plastics manufacturing. Biden has taken criticism for not visiting the site sooner from Republicans, including former President Trump, who made a trip to the community shortly after the...

A New York judge on Friday afternoon ordered former President Trump to pay more than $350 million in penalties as part of the civil fraud case focused on the Trump family's business empire. The 92-page decision from Judge Arthur Engoron came weeks after closing arguments in the case. Trump frequently tore into the judge and Attorney...

More than two dozen House Democrats in a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and the Office of the Chaplain are demanding answers as to why the Speaker was permitted to sponsor a guest chaplain known for his anti-LGBTQ views and inflammatory rhetoric late last month. Democrats in a letter sent Thursday to Johnson and House Chaplain...

The FEC is charged with the difficult task of enforcing and interpreting often complex campaign finance laws while promoting transparency for contributions to candidates, parties, and political committees. Its bipartisan makeup helps provide the FEC with the credibility to achieve this challenging objective—and to keep the Commission from becoming a political weapon.

Several major technology companies — including Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Snap, TikTok and X — signed an accord Friday pledging to combat the use of deceptive artificial intelligence (AI) in this year’s elections. The 20 participating companies pledged to “work collaboratively on tools to detect and address online distribution” of AI-generated content...

The Americans haven’t come up with the formula to stop the bloodletting.

Two juveniles have been charged in the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade mass shooting that killed one and injured 22 people. The Jackson County Family Court in Missouri said the juveniles are being detained in the county’s Juvenile Detention Center on resisting arrest and “gun-related” penalties. The release also said that “additional” charges could...

The Trump campaign is pushing back at a news story about former President Trump’s stance on abortion, but it did not contradict its main contention that Trump has privately indicated he supports the idea of a ban on abortion after 16 weeks of pregnancy. The New York Times reported Trump has told advisers and allies that he...

It is long overdue for Congress to invest in a robust care system, ensuring comprehensive access to long-term care, good pay for care workers, and smart economic policies like paid leave.

Fulton County prosecutors on Friday aimed to topple allegations of misconduct against District Attorney Fani Willis (D) Friday by calling her father to the witness stand. John Clifford Floyd III, Willis’s father, testified that he was unaware of his daughter’s relationship with Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor in the 2020 election interference case involving former...

In the event there is an escalation in the trade conflict, it could be more harmful to the U.S. economy and the global economy this time for two reasons.

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is one step closer to gaining protection from the Secret Service on the campaign trail. A congressional advisory committee, which includes the House Speaker, House minority whip, Senate majority and minority leaders and one additional member, voted in favor of granting Haley the protective detail, The Associated Press reported. The...

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who voted twice to convict former President Trump on impeachment charges, is ruling out voting for Trump in 2024, citing a court’s finding that the former president sexually abused E. Jean Carroll in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the 1990s. Romney’s announcement that he won’t vote for Trump isn’t surprising....

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg swiped at congressional inaction on a bipartisan rail safety bill Friday as President Biden is set to visit East Palestine, Ohio, to mark the anniversary of a 2023 rail disaster. “It’s still waiting its turn in Congress,” Buttigieg said Friday at an event at the Meridian International Center in Washington, saying...

Former President Trump and his legal team have decided against appealing a court’s decision that found he is not immune from civil lawsuits that blame him for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, after they previously signaled he would file an appeal. Trump’s decision to not take his broader immunity claim to the Supreme...

President Biden will deliver remarks following reports of the death of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Several world leaders and Yulia Navalnaya, Navalny's wife, have condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin in the wake of reports of the opposition leader's death in a Russia prison. Navalny was serving a 19-year prison sentence, which his supporters...

Americans deserve to know more about how images of their faces will be stored and shared by the federal government.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is set to announce Friday that he will not run for president, ending long-running speculation that he would mount a third-party bid. "I will not be seeking a third-party run. I will not be involved in a presidential run," Manchin said in remarks at West Virginia University. "I will be involved...

To think we only do business with friends is a fallacy.

At the end of the Oscar-winning documentary "Navalny," Russian opposition leader Alexei delivers a final chilling message. "I've got something very obvious to tell you. You're not allowed to give up," the long-time nemesis of Russian President Vladimir Putin said in Russian as he looked into the camera. Navalny, 47, reportedly died Friday in an...

Biotechnology’s applications have the potential to alter geopolitical dynamics significantly. China has understood this reality for some time.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that Alexei Navalny’s reported death underscores the “weakness and rot” at the heart of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s system, holding the Kremlin responsible for the death of their top opposition leader. Blinken blasted Putin’s regime and the chokehold he has over the country’s affairs in remarks at the...