What Anthony Weiner could learn from Mark Sanford Anthony Weiner says he will soon decide whether to run for mayor of New York. As the former congressman weighs the pros and cons, he might want to keep an eye on Mark Sanford's comeback attempt in South Carolina. More
5 people shot to death in small Illinois town Five people are dead and one injured as a result of a shooting in the tiny southern Illinois town of Manchester, the mayor confirmed in a television interview on Wednesday."We got five confirmed fatalities, one wounded and in the hospital, and the shooter's been apprehended," Mayor Ronald Drake said in an interview on the St. More
Six politicians plead not guilty in alleged NYC mayor's race plot New York State Sen. Malcolm Smith and five other politicians pleaded not guilty Tuesday to corruption charges in connection with an alleged plot to buy a line on New York City's mayoral ballot. The allegations revived public concerns about a documented culture of exploitation in Albany that has prompted officials to seek legal recourse to induce change. More
Sinkhole swallows three cars on Chicago's South Side A driver was hospitalized Thursday after a large sinkhole opened up in the middle of the street and swallowed three cars on Chicago's South Side, police said. The injured man was driving when the road buckled and caved in at 9600 South Houston Avenue near the Chicago Skyway, Chicago Police Department spokesman Mike Sullivan told NBCChicago.com. More
Wild weather: Floods, snow, tornadoes hit central USA Middle America was overwhelmed by weather Thursday, with snow in the north, tornadoes in the Plains, and torrential rains that caused floods and transportation woes - and a sinkhole in Chicago. More
Incumbent Jefferson County Prosecutor Taylor and former Prosecutor Butikofer face-off for the second time In an election rematch for Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney, former prosecuting attorney Paul Butikofer, who served from Jan. 2017 to Jan. 2021, is challenging current prosecuting attorney Mark ... 05/3/2024 - 7:50 am | View Link
2024 NFL draft grades for all 32 teams: Who got top marks? The 2024 NFL draft is in the books, and it was certainly a memorable one kicking off with a chaotic first round that featured an historic run on quarterbacks, wide receivers and offensive tackles, ... 05/3/2024 - 1:00 am | View Link
Middle East updates: Biden calls for 'order' amid protests The US president stressed "order must prevail," after police faced off with pro-Palestinian protesters at UCLA. Meanwhile, the UN says rebuilding homes in the Gaza Strip could take up to 80 years. DW ... 05/2/2024 - 5:52 am | View Link
These three words may reveal when Kate Middleton will return to public life: opinion Three sad words from a new report could indicate that the Princess of Wales isn’t going to be back to normal any time soon. 05/1/2024 - 4:44 am | View Link
As Trump visits, Michigan bellwether Saginaw County is feeling its political juice A Saginaw man, Aaron T. Bliss, got elected to the governor’s office, and the sprawling 8th congressional district was more than 20 years into a 74-year run during which it sent both Republicans and ... 04/30/2024 - 11:02 pm | View Link
Why did SD Governor Kristi Noem decide to publish her story about killing her allegedly 'untrainable' dog? Her state's Senate Minority Leader offers three theories: Inoculation from others telling it; lifting her national profile - and distraction from her governing record.
Without cameras on Hope Hicks' testimony, media outlets were left with only a transcript to analyze why she broke down in tears. "It's a mistake to say Hope Hicks cried because she knew she just ended Donald Trump's career," says Elie Honig, "or she cried because she had just collapsed on cross-examine.
"The big issue in '68, it turned out, was not Vietnam - it was law and order," says historian James Traub. And for Biden, "The electoral danger is [protesters] offending the much larger group of voters to Biden's right." And his "narrow path" is to "take action in regard to Israel that will show that he shares some of their concernsin a way that does not identify him with the demonstrators."
Despite Biden and Trump now saying they will debate, neither party has contacted the Commission on Presidential Debates, says co-chair Frank Fahrenkopf, and likely won't until after their Conventions. After September 6, the last day any state determines who qualifies for the ballot, "we'll then know who meets the requirement of being on enough ballots to conceivably get 270 electoral votes."
MSNBC's Katy Tur and Axios' Jim VandeHei managed to have a very long conversation about the effects of right wing propaganda without ever mentioning the words right wing propaganda. I guess I should quit being astounded by stuff like this, but it continues to amaze me how people in our corporate news media dance around naming just who exactly is responsible for turning most Republicans' brains into mush.
Here's the transcript of the beginning of their exchange from her show this Thursday, and notice the words that aren't used here.
Donald Trump's TIME interview will shock you. It is a long piece, but every American needs to read it. This country must wake up and realize what we face in the 2024 election: it's all hands on deck. TIME reporter Eric Cortellessa explains:read more