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New York Gov. Hochul heads to Israel for ‘solidarity’ mission

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is heading to Israel on Tuesday for a "solidarity mission" that will include meetings with diplomatic leaders and communities impacted by the deadly Hamas attacks.

October 17, 2023

Mexican cartel signals it wants out of the fentanyl business

Sinaloa Cartel members in Mexico may be pulling back on fentanyl production as the U.S. and Mexico work to thwart the deadly drug and prosecute family members of imprisoned kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

October 16, 2023

Voters group by age: Trump locks down Gen X while Biden gets youth, senior support

President Biden is clinging to young voters and making inroads with seniors while former President Donald Trump is attracting middle-aged voters battling inflation and other stressors before retirement, according to early polls that show age is a key indicator of how Americans plan to vote in 2024.

October 16, 2023

VP Kamala Harris condemns killing of 6-year-old Palestinian American in Illinois

Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday condemned the killing of Wadea Al-Fayoume, a 6-year-old Palestinian American stabbed in Illinois on Saturday, allegedly because his family is Muslim.

October 16, 2023

Biden edges Trump in Michigan, Minnesota and Colorado battlegrounds, poll shows

President Biden is in a dead heat with former President Donald Trump in Michigan and holds narrow leads over his GOP rival in Minnesota and Colorado in a hypothetical 2024 rematch, according to a poll on Monday that focuses on key battlegrounds.

October 16, 2023

Biden tries new sales pitch for COVID-19 shots for Americans suspicious, doubtful, tired of it

The government is pleading for Americans to get another COVID-19 shot this fall, but President Biden's messaging has shifted.

October 12, 2023

Biden to ask Congress for aid for Israel and Ukraine

President Biden will ask Congress for money to assist both Israel and Ukraine, a top White House adviser said Tuesday.

October 10, 2023

Russia extends detention of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich until at least Nov. 30

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal aimed at freeing Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter detained on espionage charges that the U.S. describes as bogus.

October 10, 2023

RFK Jr. announces divorce from the Democratic Party, launches indy 2024 run

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched an independent bid for the presidency on Monday, dropping his Democratic primary challenge to President Biden. In a speech, he called on voters to "reclaim" their country from major parties that he said have war-mongered, abandoned unity and fallen short on issues such as health care, the environment and housing.

October 9, 2023

Trump disclosed sensitive nuclear sub info to Australian businessman, report claims

Former President Donald Trump reportedly discussed sensitive information about U.S. nuclear submarines with an Australian member of his club at Mar-a-Lago -- an allegation that was shared with special counsel Jack Smith as his team investigates Mr. Trump's handling of classified information.

October 6, 2023

New attack on Ukrainian civilians underscores need for new funding: White House

The White House on Thursday said a missile strike that killed at least 51 people in Ukraine underscores the need for extra U.S. support for Kyiv, as President Biden struggles to lock down additional funding from House Republicans who say Americans have paid enough and that the administration should focus on domestic needs.

October 5, 2023

Why Trump’s lawyers say Mar-a-Lago documents trial shouldn’t start until ‘mid-November’ 2024

Former President Donald Trump is asking the federal judge overseeing his classified documents case in Florida to delay his trial from May 2024 to after the presidential election.

October 5, 2023

Trump demands appeals court to intervene in civil case ‘now’

Former President Donald Trump is pleading with New York state's appeals court to intervene in his civil fraud case, saying an ongoing trial has ensnared his business empire in a "rat's nest of New York Democrat corruption."

October 5, 2023

Judge in Trump fraud trial clarifies he did not throw out the bulk of the case

A New York judge on Tuesday said evidence that predates 2014 can be used to support more recent claims of fraud against former President Donald Trump in his civil trial, rejecting his claim that much of the case had been thrown out.

October 3, 2023

Biden says all 10 selected drugmakers will participate in Medicare price negotiations

The primary manufacturers of all 10 drugs targeted by President Biden as too costly will participate in the first-ever round of Medicare price negotiations, the White House said Tuesday.

October 3, 2023

Civil case over Trump’s valuation of ‘Mona Lisa properties’ begins in New York

America got its first view of former President Donald Trump standing trial Monday when he sat, stern-faced, in a Manhattan courtroom for the start of civil fraud case against his business empire that could last months and offered a deeper look at the legal drama that could dominate the 2024 election.

October 2, 2023

Trump attacks judge, N.Y. attorney general ahead of pivotal civil case

Former President Donald Trump is attacking the judge and New York attorney general involved in the civil trial against his business that began Monday and could last months.

October 2, 2023

Nobel Prize for medicine awarded to scientists who paved the way for mRNA vaccines

The Nobel Prize committee said Monday it will honor two scientists whose findings laid the groundwork for messenger-RNA vaccines that were used to fight COVID-19.

October 2, 2023

Senate advances cannabis banking reform bill

A Senate committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would prohibit federal regulators from penalizing a bank for providing financial services to a legitimate cannabis business.

September 27, 2023

Marijuana is banking that protection gains momentum in Senate

A Senate panel is set to advance revised legislation that would prohibit federal regulators from penalizing a bank for providing financial services to a legitimate cannabis business, a change that would check a major item on the pot industry's wish list if Congress can work through sticking points in the bill.

September 26, 2023