U.S. sends more troops, warplanes to Middle East as bulwark against Iran
The Pentagon will deploy a few thousand additional U.S. troops and more fighter jets to the Middle East, defense officials said Monday, as part of the Biden administration’s scramble to prevent the conflict between Israel and Iran’s proxies from exploding
Union members could be big for Trump. He keeps complicating that.
If Donald Trump is elected president on Nov. 5, it’s possible we’ll be talking a lot about union households in the days afterward. About 1 in 5 voters tend to come from these households, and CNN’s Harry Enten reports that Trump
Salt Life is closing all stores across 10 states
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Salt Life, a brand synonymous with Florida’s ocean-loving culture, is closing all of its physical stores as part of a significant transition to a wholesale and e-commerce business model. The move follows the acquisition of the
Verizon ‘making progress’ after nationwide outage as services come back
(NEXSTAR) — While multiple cellphone and internet providers were working to restore services Monday after Hurricane Helene struck the Southeast, one company was struck by a "nationwide outage." User reports for problems with Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile initially spiked on Downdetector,
CVS to lay off nearly 3,000 employees
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — CVS Health is planning to lay off nearly 3,000 employees nationwide, a company spokesperson confirmed Monday. CVS spokesperson Mike DeAngelis said in a statement to Nexstar's WPRI that the pharmacy giant will be eliminating 2,900 jobs, citing
Harris says she backs legalizing marijuana, going further than Biden
Vice President Harris reaffirmed her support for legalizing marijuana Monday, speaking up on the issue publicly for the first time she became the Democratic nominee. “I just think we have come to a point where we have to understand that we
Trump seeks to put Harris on back foot with Hurricane Helene response
Former President Trump is seeking to put Vice President Harris on the back foot as both candidates respond to the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene. Trump visited Georgia on Monday, where he knocked the federal government’s response to the storm. His
Rick Scott calls for Senate to reconvene to consider Helene disaster aid
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on Monday called for the Senate to “immediately reconvene” once damage assessments are completed so lawmakers can consider an emergency aid package in response to the devastation left by Hurricane Helene. “Floridians are resilient, but the response
Why fracking in Pennsylvania is a major campaign issue
In the swing state of Pennsylvania, fracking — extracting oil and natural gas from underground formations — is one of the major campaign issues. Due to its economic importance and associated health concerns, fracking has become a popular debate topic in
Harris, Trump pause campaigns to respond to Hurricane Helene
(NewsNation) — Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have paused campaigning for the 2024 election to focus on Hurricane Helene. Trump, the Republican nominee for president, spoke in Valdosta, Georgia, which saw damage from the storm.
A review of what Elon Musk’s hyperventilating immigration post got wrong
Elon Musk’s politics are not subtle. Since buying Twitter and reshaping it in his image, he has regularly posted or reposted commentary critical of immigration to the United States. Particularly since transitioning his tacit support for Donald Trump’s reelection into
Polls show big increase in Republicans planning to vote for abortion rights
The politics of abortion rights have shifted massively toward Democrats since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Nothing makes that clearer than the fact that the Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, hemmed and hawed for months about
Trump, Harris venture into the politics of Hurricane Helene
The two candidates for president ventured carefully into the politics of Hurricane Helene on Monday, with Vice President Kamala Harris canceling West Coast campaign stops to attend a storm briefing in Washington and former president Donald Trump planning to deliver
Lawmakers fear ‘chaos’ if Trump-Harris race goes to the wire
(The Hill) - Lawmakers in both parties are bracing themselves for a messy aftermath to Election Day as polls show the race between former President Trump and Vice President Harris is so close in several battleground states that it could
Trump says ‘1 rough hour’ of policing would end crime
Former President Trump suggested Sunday that one “rough hour” of policing would end crime, as he called for law enforcement to be freed up to "do their job" without restrictions. "See, we have to let the police do their job. And
Larry Hogan says he won’t vote for Trump despite endorsement
Republican Maryland Senate nominee Larry Hogan said he won’t vote for former President Trump in the upcoming election, even though the former president is endorsing his campaign. “Look, I’ve said neither one of the two candidates has earned my vote, and
The right’s newest false outrage centers on misrepresented federal data
A few days before the 2016 presidential election, a deeply weird mini-controversy emerged: Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton or her staff were maybe Satanists? The path to that conclusion was a meandering and patchy one, as you would expect, involving a (probably
Trump floats ‘one really violent day’ for police to combat retail crime
Former president Donald Trump is suggesting that police should be given “one really violent day” to combat retail crime, escalating his rhetoric on cracking down on crime if he returns to the White House. Trump made the comments Sunday while speaking