Politics
GOP Rep. Cawthorn calls leaked nude video ‘blackmail,’ says he was just ‘being crass with a friend’
U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 26, 2021. Octavio Jones | Reuters Embattled U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn vowed that “blackmail won’t win” after an opposition group released a video appearing to show the North Carolina Republican naked in a bed and […]
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Fiji seizes $300 million superyacht belonging to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov
The 106m-long and 18m-high super luxury motor yacht Amadea, one of the largest yacht in the world is seen after anchored at pier in Pasatarlasi for bunkering with 9 fuel trucks, on February 18, 2020 in Bodrum district of Mugla province in Turkey. Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Fijian authorities seized a $300 million superyacht […]
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U.S. Secretary of State Blinken tests positive for Covid, has mild symptoms
Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 27, 2022, to review of the fiscal year 2023 budget request for the US Department of State. Carolyn Kaster | AFP | Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Anthony […]
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Biden touts $1.5 trillion budget deficit reduction — but he’s not telling the whole story
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks while meeting with small business owners in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Wednesday tried to cast his administration as spending hawks, touting sizable reductions in the federal deficit this fiscal year […]
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Location data broker SafeGraph stops selling information on visits to abortion providers
People protest after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, preparing for a majority of the court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision later this year, in New York City, U.S., May 3, 2022. Yana Paskova | Reuters The online data location broker SafeGraph said it […]
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Watch live: Biden speaks on the economy and job growth ahead of major Fed rate decision
[The stream is slated to start at 11 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden is set to deliver remarks on the economy, job growth and deficit-reduction efforts Wednesday morning, shortly before the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates as […]
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White House to host union organizers representing Amazon, Starbucks workers
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will host a White House meeting with organizers from unions seeking to represent workers at Amazon.com, Starbucks and other employers. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will host a White House meeting on Thursday with organizers from unions seeking to represent workers […]
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Democrats’ plan for a federal law to protect abortion rights faces huge hurdles in Congress
U.S. Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) addresses media after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for a majority of the court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision later this year, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 3, 2022. Michael Mccoy | Reuters WASHINGTON — […]
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Trump loses bid to stay New York contempt of court order and avoid $10K daily fine
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at The Farm at 95 on April 9, 2022 in Selma, North Carolina. Allison Joyce | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday lost an effort at a New York appeals court to stay a contempt order, and as a result still owes a fine […]
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Democrats raise more than $7 million in hours after leak of draft Supreme Court abortion opinion
Democrats and their affiliated outside groups have raised more than $7 million since a report first unveiled a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn the historic Roe v. Wade ruling and allow states to restrict abortions. The donation website ActBlue, which allows donors to contribute online to Democratic campaigns, political action committees and […]
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