By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The “Squad,” a group of progressive lawmakers in the House, is set to shrink next year after two members suffered primary defeats this election cycle following an unprecedented deluge of special interest spending. The primary losses for Reps. Cori Bush in Missouri and Jamaal … Read more
Caitlin Reilly | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON — Trade groups and companies responsible for this year’s largest lobbying expenditures so far upped the ante in the first half of 2024 compared to a year earlier, defying expectations for an election year slump. K Street’s top 10 clients shelled out $162.3 million through June, up 13% from … Read more
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and MELISSA GOLDIN Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled her economic agenda in a speech Friday in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Democratic presidential nominee laid out plans including a proposal for a federal ban on what she called price gouging on groceries, as well as $25,000 in down payment help for certain first-time … Read more
A recently unearthed letter written by then-Prince Charles roughly four months after the August 1997 death of Princess Diana speaks of “unbearable emptiness,” shedding new light on that grief-stricken time. Penned by hand, the letter was addressed to his friend Peter Houghton and recently fetched $2,000 at auction. The seller was anonymous. The letter was … Read more
Keri Blakinger and Connor Sheets | Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — Beneath the psychedelic colors and cartoon mushrooms, the labels are often vague: Some claim to be “vegan space capsules” while others warn they are only “novelty collectibles.” A few obliquely say that they contain a “proprietary mushroom blend” or that they are … Read more
By Nina Heller, CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON — Doctors and advocates say efforts to ban gender-affirming care and the often inaccurate language lawmakers use to do it exploits most Americans’ relative unfamiliarity with transgender people to push a political agenda. As those efforts have grown — nearly exclusively led by Republicans — they have superseded both abortion rights and … Read more
Bill Allison | (TNS) Bloomberg News Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure showed $513 million in income from U.S. resort and residential properties including his Doral, Mar-a-Lago and Bedminster clubs, as well tens of millions of dollars of liabilities and debts related to his legal troubles. The figures are from a 265-page filing by the Republican nominee, which depict a sprawling … Read more
Today is Friday, Aug. 16, the 229th day of 2024. There are 137 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 42; forty-one years later, in 2018, singer Aretha Franklin, known as the “Queen of Soul,” died … Read more
By WAFAA SHURAFA and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry said Thursday. Israel’s offensive has also wounded 92,401 people and displaced over 85% of the population from their homes, the ministry in Hamas-run Gaza … Read more
By JULIA FRANKEL and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tiers of graves are stacked deep underground in a bloated Gaza cemetery, where Sa’di Baraka spends his days hacking at the earth, making room for more dead. “Sometimes we make graves on top of graves,” he said. Baraka and his solemn … Read more