Новости за 03.09.2023

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday said he believes the argument some legal experts are making that former President Trump is disqualified from holding elected office again because of the 14th Amendment is "valid," adding that the part of the Amendment that bans those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding elected office “fits Donald Trump...

Legendary singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett died after a four-year battle with a rare, aggressive form of skin cancer, according to a statement on his website. The statement said Buffett, 76, battled Merkel cell cancer for four years before passing away last Friday at his home in Sag Harbor, New York, near the Hamptons. Buffett continued to perform during...

The organizers of this year's annual Burning Man festival are warning attendees that the roads are too dangerous to complete the “exodus,” a term referring to the festival's conclusion and exit process. This comes as tens of thousands of people who gathered for the festival remained stranded in the Nevada desert on Sunday after storms swept through...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is walking a fine line when it comes to President Biden, endorsing him ahead of the 2024 election while also criticizing some of his policies and staying silent on what her role will be on the campaign trail heading into next year. The progressive congresswoman confirmed earlier this year that she...

President Biden touted his economic plan in a new op-ed Sunday, claiming so-called “Bidenomics” is working in Wisconsin, one of the few remaining battleground states. “More than 13 million jobs, including 800,000 in manufacturing,” Biden wrote in an op-ed marking Labor Day in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “Unemployment below 4 percent for the longest stretch in 50 years. More...

Republican strategist Terry Sullivan on Sunday called out 2024 GOP primary candidates for not engaging directly enough with former President Trump, the leading primary candidate by far, saying they have no chance of winning the party’s nomination if they avoid attacking the frontrunner. Sullivan, who managed Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) 2016 presidential campaign, warned 2024...

As we celebrate Labor Day this year, I’m tempted as usual to look back and draw inspiration from the countless victories that the labor movement has won for the American people over the years. Things that we now take for granted — such as the weekend and eight-hour workdays, social safety net programs like Social...

Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairwoman Donna Brazile said the biggest challenge facing Democrats in 2024 is capturing young Black and Latino voters as the party prepares for a potential rematch between President Biden and former President Trump.  “The biggest challenge we face as Democrats – I say ‘we’ because I’m a Democrat – is...

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday he was surprised Mark Meadows, former President Trump’s White House chief of staff, decided to take the stand in the Georgia 2020 election case, calling his testimony a “Hail Mary to escape a potential conviction.”  In an interview on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki,” Schiff underscored the tremendous risk...

We should not change how the court is appointed, its term of service, or the secrecy of its deliberations

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, former UN ambassador, on Sunday explained her pledge to support former President Trump as the eventual nominee, even if he is convicted in any of the criminal cases against him, by saying she did not foresee that scenario playing out. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” Haley...

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said on Sunday that 2024 GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s support for former President Trump in the face of a possible criminal conviction represents a “complete lack of moral compass.” “What I just heard was the complete lack of a moral compass,” Kaine said in an interview on ABC News’s “This Week”...

Many of us could be controlled by these “tools,” as the line between what we genuinely want and what the AI thinks we want gets ever blurrier.

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Sunday defended the mission of No Labels against criticism that if the group launched a third-party ticket, it could dilute the voting pool and end up handing the election to former President Trump – a prospect at odds with the group’s core mission. In an interview that aired...

A biographer of President Biden said that it while it would be a surprise, it "wouldn't be a total shock" if the president drops out of the 2024 race by the end of the calendar. NBC's Chuck Todd on "Meet the Press" asked biographer Franklin Foer, whose book about Biden's first two years in office...

Hundreds of U.S. school districts have sought to combat the teacher shortage and raise the quality of life for their students and faculty by making a big change: a four-day week. The trend of a four-day week has been rising among American companies and schools since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many finding...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday touted President Biden’s accomplishments and stressed his confidence in the president’s ability to win reelection, as long as he runs on a strong progressive platform.  In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” Sanders stressed what he saw as the importance of running on a “strong” and “progressive...

So much could go so wrong so fast if ICE is allowed to complete its acquisition of Black Knight that, should this occur, the firm as a whole must quickly be designated a systemic financial market utility and regulated as such by the Federal Reserve.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said Sunday there's a "good shot" that neither President Biden or former President Trump will be on the presidential ballot in 2024. "It's not going to be that way. Look, I think there's a good shot that neither of them are actually on that ballot," Sununu told NBC's Chuck...

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a 2024 GOP presidential candidate, called for a “younger generation” of congressional leaders following the second time in recent months that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) appeared to freeze up while addressing reporters on Wednesday. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” Haley reiterated her position...

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) on Sunday more firmly ruled out a third-party run for president in 2024 on Sunday, but said many will feel "politically homeless" if President Biden and former President Trump are on the top of the ticket. "No, nothing I'm looking at.  No, nothing I'm looking at," he told NBC's...

It's not beyond the realm of possibility for a woman who has undergone a legal medical procedure in New York to later face legal challenges in Alabama simply because her medical records indicate she had an abortion.

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Sunday there was a "powerful argument" to be made that the 14th Amendment disqualifies former President Trump from running in 2024. Kaine spoke on ABC's "This Week" about a legal argument put forward by some experts who say that Trump may not be qualified to run for president under the...

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said on Sunday that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was in “good shape” when they spoke Saturday afternoon, following the second time in recent weeks that the GOP leader appeared to freeze up while speaking to reporters on Wednesday. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rounds doubled down on...

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