Новости за 15.04.2024

Kelly Clarkson says she finds Arizona's recent abortion ruling "insane," telling Hillary Clinton the country's "going backwards." "Did you ever think in your lifetime that we would see that happen? It's just insane to me the thinking that went on in 1864 — it's a very different world. We know a lot more now," the...

Democratic strategists are roasting former President Trump on Monday for appearing to fall asleep in a New York courtroom during the first day of his hush money trial. Trump at times during the day closed his eyes, appearing to nod off. He also would lean back in his chair motionless with his arms crossed for...

Lara Trump, the co-chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC), said the hush money case brought against her father-in-law is “insane” as jury selection for the trial begins Monday. Former President Trump is back in a New York courtroom for the first day of the hush money trial where he faces 34 counts of falsifying...

Coral reefs around the globe experienced a mass bleaching event in the past year as the ocean continues to heat, according to new research. Mass bleaching has been reported in coral reefs in at least 53 countries and territories in the Northern and Southern hemispheres since early 2023, researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

The policies of the Trump administration played an important role in this decline of U.S. manufacturing capacity and employment.

An advocacy group for transgender veterans filed a second lawsuit against the U.S. government Monday for excluding gender-affirming surgery from former service members’ health benefits.  In a federal complaint filed Monday, the Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA) challenged the Department of Veterans Affairs’s (VA) denial of a 2016 petition asking the VA to begin the...

A handful of vice presidential hopefuls rushed to former President Trump’s defense Monday as Trump attended the opening day of his hush money trial in New York City. Several lawmakers who Trump has said are on his shortlist or are believed to be in contention as a possible running mate for the 2024 ticket went...

Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake’s campaign significantly stepped up her fundraising during the first quarter of 2024, but she trailed her likely Democratic opponent by a notable amount. Lake’s campaign said in a release on Monday that her campaign and joint fundraising committee raised $4.1 million during the first quarter, the first three months...

A new campaign committee for former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) raised nothing last month for the ousted lawmaker-turned-independent candidate, according to a new filing. Despite his surprise announcement last month that he would run again, a filing with the Federal Election Commission on Monday showed that the new campaign committee for Santos reported no spending...

SAG-AFTRA, a union representing thousands of actors and other media professionals, reached a tentative deal with leading record labels that includes protections for artists from the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the union announced Friday. The agreement with labels — including with Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Disney Music...

The tax brackets for Americans will shift upward for tax year 2023, following a series of rule adjustments to account for inflation. The IRS announced rule adjustments in 2022 for more than 60 tax provisions for tax year 2023, including changes to the standard tax deduction and the designation of tax brackets. Inflation, which reached...

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) says he would support replacing Florida’s six-week state abortion ban with a 15-week statewide ban that he believes would reflect broader consensus within the Sunshine State over how to protect unborn life. Scott says any 15-week statewide abortion ban should include the standard exceptions for cases of rape, incest and to...

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized TurboTax on Monday for charging taxpayers for relatively simple tax returns and repeatedly upselling them during the filing process. Ahead of Monday night’s tax deadline, Warren pointed to an example of a sample taxpayer with a “simple filing situation” who would qualify for the IRS's new Direct File tool, which...

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was responsible for the firearms for the Alec Baldwin-starring film "Rust," was sentenced to 18 months in prison over the infamous on-set shooting that killed the production's cinematographer. The 1 1/2-year sentence was handed down Monday in a New Mexico state court. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer admonished Gutierrez-Reed during the hearing for...

Tax day has arrived, and most Americans have until 11:59 p.m. tonight in their local time zone to file their 2023 returns without incurring a late fee. The 2024 filing season has been marked by improved service metrics on the heels of an $80 billion funding boost for the IRS. The money has helped the...

White House national security communications adviser John Kirby on Monday disputed reports that Iranian officials provided the United States advance notice of the timing and targets of its attacks against Israel over the weekend. "This whole narrative out there that Iran passed us a message with what they were gonna do is ridiculous," Kirby told...

Former President Trump's hush money trial kicked off in New York on Monday, marking the first criminal trial against a former or current U.S. president. The Manhattan trial began with jury selection and is expected to feature a host of star witnesses, including former allies of Trump and those connected to the 2016 hush money...

For Israel, this should be a time for disciplined strategic thinking, not political simplification. While well-intentioned, U.S. President Joe Biden’s counsel to “take the win” misses the single most important point of pertinent Israeli calculations. If Israel should sometime have to face a nuclear Iran, its rate of drone and ballistic missile interceptions would need...

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is delivering a press briefing Monday afternoon as Iran's weekend missile and drone strike on Israel adds an urgency to solving the current funding impasse in Congress. President Biden held a conference call with the leaders of both parties in both chambers Sunday to reiterate the importance of passing...

The State Department condemned rising violence in the West Bank on Monday, encouraging both sides to de-escalate tensions after clashes that have killed an Israeli and two Palestinians. Violence broke out last week as Israeli settlers searched for a missing 14-year-old boy. Dozens of Israeli settlers rushed into towns in the West Bank, burning homes...

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House Republican impeachment managers are set to send the Senate articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill, after Senate conservatives successfully lobbied Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to delay the delivery of the charges. The transfer of the articles will officially force...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has signed legislation barring local and municipal governments from requiring their own heat protections for workers. The law, House Bill 433, blocks local governments from several activities, including setting a minimum wage higher than that of the state or federal governments. It also restricts local authorities from “[r]equiring an employer,...