By Tom Ozimek The troubled Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank has imploded, with federal regulators seizing it and arranging for it to be taken over by fellow regional lender Fulton Financial, in what marks the first bank failure of 2024. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced on April 26 that Republic First Bank—which did business […]
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Trump Fights Gag Order That Experts Call Unconstitutional
By Janice Hisle His constant verbal jousting and social media rants spark cries of “I wish he’d shut his mouth!” from detractors and even from some of his own supporters. But now a court has ordered former President Donald Trump to remain silent about most people involved in the criminal trial that began on April […]
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Tesla Laying Off Over 2,000 Employees in Texas Amid Global Workforce Slash
By Tom Ozimek Tesla is pressing ahead with its workforce-reduction plans, with a notice the carmaker filed with the Texas Workforce Commission showing it is slashing 2,688 jobs in Austin, the location of its headquarters and site of a major factory. The notice, which was issued under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act […]
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For Older Diabetics, Moderate Overweight Linked to Lowest Cardiovascular Risk: Study
By George Citroner Upending conventional wisdom, a new study has found that there is no one-size-fits-all, healthy BMI range for people living with Type 2 diabetes. Rather, the research reveals a twist—a person’s optimal body weight actually shifts as they grow older. Surprising Finding Upcoming research to be unveiled at the European Obesity Congress in […]
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Man Sets Himself on Fire Outside Trump Trial Courthouse
By Tom Ozimek A man set himself on fire across the street from a Manhattan courthouse just minutes after the full jury was selected in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial that alleges falsification of business records. New York Police Department (NYPD) said at a press conference that the individual has been identified as Max […]
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RFK Jr. Responds to Family Members Endorsing Biden
By Jeff Louderback When around 15 members of the Kennedy family formally endorsed President Joe Biden in Philadelphia, the same city where Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he was leaving the Democrat primary race to run as an independent, the candidate took it in stride. Upon learning of the event, Mr. Kennedy posted on X, […]
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Bill Barr Responds to Trump Hush Money Trial: ‘Abomination’
By Jack Phillips Former Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday that he believes the trial involving former President Donald Trump is an “abomination” and politicized. When asked by a Fox News anchor about the trial, which started this week in New York City, Mr. Barr said that the case is “obviously political” and an “abomination,” […]
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Americans Becoming More Concerned About Job Loss and Ability to Pay Off Debt
By Patricia Tolson The fear among Americans about losing their jobs and being unable to pay their bills is at the highest level in years. Results of the latest Survey of Consumer Expectations, released on April 8 by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data, show that concern among Americans about […]
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Elon Musk Calls Trump Trial ‘Obviously a Corruption of the Law’
By Tom Ozimek Elon Musk has called the New York “hush money” trial against former President Donald Trump “obviously a corruption of the law” and an act of “lawfare,” as the first-ever criminal trial against a former U.S. president kicked off in a Manhattan courtroom. Mr. Musk made the remark in a post on X […]
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Trump Makes Accusation Against Judge 1 Day Before ‘Hush-Money’ Trial Begins
By Jack Phillips Former President Donald Trump on Sunday accused the judge overseeing the “hush-money” case of giving his lawyers a short period of time to review “hundreds of thousands” of documents a day before his New York trial is scheduled to start. In a post on Truth Social, the former president alleged Judge Juan […]
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Woman Who Went Viral for Hugging Trump at Chick-fil-A Explains Why Black Voters Support Him
By Tom Ozimek A woman who recently went viral for hugging former President Donald Trump at a Chick-fil-A in Georgia and telling him not to worry about dishonest media coverage has revealed why she thinks black voters are increasingly backing the former president in the upcoming election. President Trump met with supporters at the restaurant […]
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Negative Views of Government Soar Under Biden Compared to Trump
By Tom Ozimek The share of Americans expressing a negative view of the federal government soared in President Joe Biden’s third year in office, with a new poll showing a 10-percent drop in favorability compared to roughly the same point in former President Donald Trump’s term in the White House. Just 22 percent of U.S. […]
