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ANALYSIS: RFK Jr.’s Widespread Appeal Is a Presidential Election Anomaly

By Jeff Louderback Some Democrats say that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a fringe candidate who spreads conspiracy theories. Others believe that a surge of early support for his 2024 presidential campaign signals discontent with President Joe Biden’s job performance and the incumbent’s prospects for reelection. In the early stages of his campaign, Kennedy generated […]

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Trump Sues E. Jean Carroll for Defamation, False Statements After Jury Orders Him to Pay $5 Million

By Katabella Roberts Former President Donald Trump has filed a counterclaim against author E. Jean Carroll, accusing her of defamation and making “false statements” after she alleged he raped her in a dressing room at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan in the mid-1990s. Trump’s counterclaim comes just a month after he was ordered to pay $5 million in […]

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Trump Still Dominates Republican Rivals in Polls After Classified Documents Indictment

By Janice Hisle Even after being indicted in two separate criminal cases, former President Donald Trump has maintained a commanding lead over his Republican rivals in national polls of registered voters. But those same polls are showing that if Trump were to run head-to-head against the presumed 2024 Democratic nominee, President Joe Biden, the two […]

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Democrats Mostly Sidestep Questions on Hunter Biden IRS Allegations

By Jason Lord and Jackson Richman Democrats are mostly sidestepping making comments on whistleblower revelations alleging that First Son Hunter Biden received “preferential treatment” during an investigation into felony tax crimes. In stunning allegations made public on June 22, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Supervisor Special Agent Gary Shapley claimed the Department of Justice (DOJ) and […]

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Kevin McCarthy Says Hunter Biden’s Plea Deal Could Create Even More Legal Trouble

By Jack Phillips House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that the Department of Justice’s deal with Hunter Biden could trigger more legal trouble for the president’s son after he bargained to plead guilty to three federal charges on Tuesday. Hours after the agreement was announced, McCarthy said that the DOJ’s investigation isn’t linked to House […]

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Inflation Is the Least of Our Problems

By Thomas McArdle Commentary The Federal Open Market Committee’s unanimous decision on Wednesday not to raise the federal funds rate, which banks charge each other for overnight loans, has champagne corks popping in some quarters, where it is hailed as evidence of the long-in-coming conquest of inflation; while others see Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell […]