By Tom Ozimek A paralegal from Manhattan Attorney General Alvin Bragg’s office testified on Friday during former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial that some phone call records between Michael Cohen and Stephanie Clifford’s (a.k.a. Stormy Daniels) lawyer were deleted, raising questions about evidentiary integrity. In a bid to challenge some of the evidence being […]
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US Weekly Jobless Claims Reach Highest Since August 2023
By Katabella Roberts The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits reached its highest level since August 2023 last week, according to data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on May 9. First-time applications for unemployment benefits for the week ending May 4 soared by 22,000 to 231,000—up from 209,000 the week […]
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RFK Jr.’s VP Pick Urges Supporters to Donate to Lawmakers Who Protect Constitutional Freedoms
By Chase Smith Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vice presidential pick Nicole Shanahan, once a staunch supporter of the Democratic party, urged supporters to follow her lead and donate to members of Congress who are Constitutional advocates—and the first member on her list is a libertarian Republican. “Gearing up to make some big […]
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Biden on Economy: Americans Are ‘Personally in Good Shape’
By Andrew Moran The American people are “personally in good shape” and the United States has “the strongest economy in the world,” President Joe Biden told CNN host Erin Burnett in a rare sitdown interview touting his administration’s economic record. In the wide-ranging interview, the president was provided with various facts about the current economic […]
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Barron Trump Makes Political Debut as Florida Delegate to Republican National Convention
By Jacob Burg Barron Trump, former President Donald Trump’s 18-year-old youngest son, will serve as a Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention, state party Chairman Evan Power said on May 8. Mr. Power, who has served as the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) chairman since January, said Mr. Barron Trump was chosen as one […]
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Illegal Immigrant Suspect in Laken Riley’s Murder Indicted, Accused of Being ‘Peeping Tom’
By Katabella Roberts The suspect in the February killing of nursing student Laken Riley was indicted by a Georgia grand jury on Tuesday, court records show. Jose Antonio Ibarra—a 26-year-old from Venezuela who entered the country just 18 months ago—was indicted on 10 charges, according to an indictment filed in the Superior Court of Clarke County. […]
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50 Governors Oppose Federal Plan to Move National Guard Units: ‘Power Grab’
By Jack Phillips Governors from 50 states, as well as several territories, said they oppose a Department of Defense (DOD) plan to move state National Guard units to the U.S. Space Force, with a separate governor alleging Monday the plan is a “power grab.” In March, the DOD sent Congress a proposal that would allow […]
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Federal Reserve Will ‘Eventually’ Cut Interest Rates: NY Fed’s John Williams
By Andrew Moran The Federal Reserve will “eventually” cut interest rates as the central bank continues to inch toward achieving its inflation target of 2 percent, New York Fed President John Williams told a prominent event on Monday. Appearing at the Milken Institute 202 Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, Mr. Williams soothed financial markets […]
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Menopause Is ‘Overmedicalized,’ Experts Say, but Not All Agree
By Jennifer Galardi What for many years used to be considered a taboo topic—menopause—recently has become a source of much debate both inside and outside the medical community. The increased attention prompted The Lancet to come out with a series on menopause in March to explore this natural phase of a woman’s life and urge […]
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Trump Leads Biden by 10 Points in Latest Election Poll: Rasmussen Reports
By Naveen Athrappully Former President Donald Trump has boosted his lead over President Joe Biden to ten percentage points ahead of the upcoming elections, according to a recent poll. In a three-way contest between President Trump, President Biden, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the former president gets the backing of 46 percent of likely U.S. […]
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Responding to Job Numbers, Trump Says He Expects Economy to Get Worse
By Tom Ozimek Former President Donald Trump issued a warning about the direction of the U.S. economy after Friday’s job creation numbers came in far below expectations and as more Americans were bumped onto unemployment rolls. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on May 3 that the U.S. economy added 175,000 new jobs last […]
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Trump Lays Out Plan for Second Term in TIME Interview
By Chase Smith In an in-depth interview with TIME magazine, former President Donald Trump laid out his agenda for a second term should he retake the White House in 2025 following the election later this year. The wide-ranging interview, held over two days at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Palm Beach, Florida, with a follow-up […]
