By Chris Megerian and Josh Boak | Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is out to win votes by scoring some laughs at the expense of Donald Trump, unleashing mockery with the goal of getting under the former president’s thin skin and reminding the country of his blunders. Like a comic honing his routine, … Read more
Editors note: This is one of those moments when the flow of news seems like an assault on the senses. The Donald trump trial, the student protests, Gaza, the election campaigning — will our trust in the media survive these traumas? Can our pop culture assimilate them? Peter Bart, based on the West Coast, and … Read more
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threatened to challenge a potential TikTok ban Friday, as efforts to block the video app in the U.S. came closer to reality earlier this week. “I’m going to file a lawsuit challenging the TikTok ban on Constitutional grounds,” Kennedy wrote on social media platform X. “Don’t be fooled … Read more
Nina Jankowicz, the former Department of Homeland Security disinformation chief, has joined a nonprofit to combat disinformation ahead of the 2024 election and as artificial intelligence (AI) is on the rise. Jankowicz joined The American Sunlight Project and sent a letter to congressional leaders who have “done little to improve the health of our information … Read more
By David Bauder | Associated Press NEW YORK — Twelve news organizations on Sunday urged presumptive presidential nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to debates, saying they were a “rich tradition” that have been part of every general election campaign since 1976. While Trump, who did not participate in debates for the Republican … Read more
By Kit Maher | CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told donors and supporters at an appreciation retreat over the weekend that he would help fundraise for former presidential rival Donald Trump, two sources familiar with the details told CNN. “He’s committed to helping Trump in any and every way,” said Texas businessman Roy Bailey, who … Read more
Former President Trump went after former Vice President Mike Pence early Wednesday for criticizing his recent comments on abortion. “Former Vice President (thank you President Trump!) Mike Pence has been doing a lot of talking about Abortion lately,” Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee for the White House, wrote early Wednesday on Truth Social. “He never … Read more
Donald Trump is someone you should think carefully about hitching your financial fortunes to. The guy is a gifted carnival barker, no doubt. But when it comes to serious business, he is a bad bet. Many of his ventures, from vodka and steaks to casinos and “university” degrees, have flopped like dying fish. Declaring corporate … Read more
By Jack Dura | Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. — President Joe Biden has won North Dakota’s Democratic presidential primary. The state party on Saturday announced the results of the mostly mail-in primary. The party began circulating ballots in February to voters who asked for them. Biden’s victory was virtually assured, though seven other candidates were … Read more
Several U.S. business leaders met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, when he made his case calling for closer ties between the two largest economies in the world. The all-male meeting was held in Beijing and came as the U.S. and China have had a steady improvement in relations in the past several years. … Read more
