US to propose new rules for airline cancellations, delays The Biden administration is starting work on new regulations that it says will expand the rights of airline passengers The Independent UK · May 8, 2023
Biden's diet: A food fight in the White House Biden prefers carbs over greens. The first lady wants him to eat more fish. Axios · May 8, 2023
White House prepares for possible charges against Hunter Biden Federal prosecutors’ investigation into possible crimes involving taxes and gun purchase appears near completion The Guardian - US · May 8, 2023
How Illinois is being held hostage by abortion rights extremists Our state’s leaders are out of touch with the majority of voters. They have moved away from abortion being “safe, legal and rare” to embracing an agenda that suppresses real choice, state Rep. Bill Hauter writes. Chicago Sun-Times · May 8, 2023
Alarm after lawyer who aided Trump’s 2020 election lie attacks campus voting Rightwing lawyer Cleta Mitchell faces criticism after comments to GOP donors urging new rules to make voting harder for students The Guardian - US · May 8, 2023
Ferghal Blaney - Down the Dáil Our Mirrorman takes a break from Leinster House to bring Down the Dáil to Down the Doon(beg) Irish Mirror · May 8, 2023
‘My career of 280 years’: Biden jokes off 2024 age concerns As Joe Biden, the oldest president in U.S. history, embarks on his reelection campaign, he is increasingly musing aloud about his advanced age, cracking self-deprecating jokes and framing his decades in public life as a plus The Independent UK · May 8, 2023
Trump declines to testify in New York rape, defamation trial Writer E Jean Carroll has accused former US president of assaulting her at a Manhattan department store in 1996. Al Jazeera · May 8, 2023
Donald Trump rejects last chance to testify at E. Jean Carroll trial Former President Donald Trump has decided not to take the stand in a civil case by a columnist who alleges he raped her. Closing arguments could come Monday. Chicago Sun-Times · May 8, 2023
Mayor-elect Johnson forges ‘Unity Plan’ to reorganize the new City Council The plan shrinks the number of Council panels from 28 to 20. Pat Dowell, whose switch of support from Lightfoot to Johnson was crucial to his victory, will be finance chair. Chicago Sun-Times · May 8, 2023
Pro-Biden groups spend $20M+ to promote record ahead of '24 Three progressive groups are spending more than $20 million in a new national ad campaign to promote President Joe Biden’s record as he begins his 2024 reelection race The Independent UK · May 8, 2023
Trump will not testify in New York rape, defamation trial Former U.S. President Donald Trump will not testify at a civil trial to challenge claims made by writer E. Jean Carroll that he raped her in the 1990s and later defamed her, after letting a Sunday deadline pass without asking the court to appear. Reuters · May 7, 2023
Biden trails Trump in brutal new poll after 2024 kickoff Biden approval hits lowest on record as reelection bid gets off to slow start The Independent UK · May 7, 2023
Trump rejects last chance to testify at New York civil trial Former President Donald Trump has rejected his last chance to testify at a civil trial where a longtime advice columnist has accused him of raping her in a luxury department store dressing room in 1996 The Independent UK · May 7, 2023
The Guardian - US · May 7, 2023 Arizona senator Kyrsten Sinema vows to never join Republican party The former Democrat says she speaks frequently with White House but ‘rejects party politics’ and stays mum on re-election
Chicago Sun-Times · May 7, 2023 Center court? Early appointments show Johnson may turn out to be a pragmatic progressive “Being a progressive is not just about saying things. It’s about doing things. That’s always been essential to [Johnson’s] understanding of how you govern,” said senior adviser Jason Lee.
The Independent UK · May 7, 2023 Yellen: 'No good options' if Congress fails to act on debt Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says there are “no good options” for the United States to avoid an economic “calamity” if Congress fails to raise the nation’s $31 trillion-plus borrowing limit in the coming weeks
Kiplinger · May 7, 2023 Debt Ceiling Compromise Likely to Avert a Default: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts Debt Ceiling Compromise Likely to Avert a Default: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts
The Independent UK · May 7, 2023 Black voters backing Biden, but not with 2020 enthusiasm Black voters in South Carolina rescued Joe Biden’s bid for the presidency during the 2020 Democratic primary, and he rewarded them by moving the state to the head of the party’s nominating calendars in 2024
The Independent UK · May 7, 2023 Kentucky GOP aims for strong matchup versus Dem Gov. Beshear As Kentucky’s GOP primary campaign sprints toward the finish line, some Republicans are already looking ahead to the November election
The Guardian - US · May 7, 2023 As 2024 elections near, US media grapples with how to cover Trump CNN’s Wednesday town hall with the ex-president could be a warning bell for cable news to not repeat mistakes from 2016
Axios · May 7, 2023 House to vote on GOP migration plan as border restrictions end The vote will come just as a pandemic-related policy allowing rapid expulsions of migrants will end.
WEKU · May 7, 2023 A California panel has called for billions in reparations for descendants of slaves California's reparations task force has voted to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies.
Zenger · May 7, 2023 The Upcoming Presidential Election Poised For A 2020 Rematch As Biden Announces Re-Election Bid Approval ratings for Biden remain low with questions on the economy and the possibility that the US could default on its debt.
Zenger · May 6, 2023 Newcomers Will Represent Over Twenty Percent Of New Jersey’s Legislature Twenty-eight state legislative seats up for election in New Jersey this year is open, meaning no incumbents filed to run.