Bob Casey and John Fetterman are one of the Senate’s signature odd couples. Casey’s Republican opponent is trying to create a wedge between them.
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March 28, 2024 01:05 PM
See the notification here. It, in all likelihood, is going absolutely nowhere.
March 28, 2024 11:54 AM
The former crypto wunderkind, who was convicted of fraud and conspiracy last year, is now facing a long prison sentence after the implosion of his exchange, FTX.
March 28, 2024 09:02 AM
The former New Jersey governor and presidential candidate has officially ruled out a run on the No Labels presidential ticket, saying he didn’t believe there was a path to victory. He joins a long list of politicians who have turned No Labels down.
March 27, 2024 05:42 PM
The former Connecticut senator and 2000 Democratic nominee for vice president died Wednesday after a fall, his family said in a statement. Lieberman left the Senate in 2013 but never left politics. Most recently, he was deeply involved in No Labels’ efforts to field a presidential ticket.
March 27, 2024 11:15 AM
This time, in Alabama: Marilyn Lands easily won a special election Tuesday night for a state House seat after running on abortion and IVF access. Republicans have a trifecta in the state, controlling the governor’s office and both chambers of the legislature.
March 26, 2024 06:18 PM
NBC News has cut ties with former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel just days after announcing her role as a paid contributor. NBCUniversal News Group Chair Cesar Conde apologized to staff for the decision to bring McDaniel on board in an internal memo: “I approved it and take full responsibility,” Conde wrote.
March 26, 2024 04:41 PM
Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush became the first lawmaker to call for the repeal of a dormant 1873 law that made it a federal crime to mail, possess or sell drugs or devices used for abortions. During oral arguments over an abortion pill access case Tuesday, Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas showed openness to reviving the Comstock Act.
March 26, 2024 04:33 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named 38-year-old Oakland-native multimillionaire lawyer Nicole Shanahan as his running mate, citing her ties to the tech world and youth, among other traits. Shanahan, who is the ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, is a tech lawyer, entrepreneur and investor, who recently donated $4 million to a RFK Jr.-aligned PAC.
March 26, 2024 02:58 PM
New York Judge Juan M. Merchan, who is presiding over the Manhattan district attorney’s hush money case against Donald Trump, issued a gag order prohibiting Trump from attacking witnesses, prosecutors and jurors. This week, Merchan set an April 15 start date for the trial.
March 26, 2024 01:18 PM
The president said he expects Congress to support the federal government’s effort to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. “We’re going to do everything we can to protect those jobs and help those workers,” Biden said of the Baltimore port, a major shipping hub on the East Coast.
March 26, 2024 11:56 AM
Biden said he convened senior members of his team for a briefing on the situation in Baltimore after a container ship hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse. “I’ve directed my Administration to ensure every federal resource is available to assist search and rescue efforts and response to this terrible incident,” Biden said in a statement via X.
March 26, 2024 09:41 AM
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday on a case that could restrict access to abortion pills nationwide. The justices are weighing whether to limit the availability of mifepristone, a drug used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions. This is the high court’s first case on abortion since overturning Roe v. Wade two years ago.
March 25, 2024 12:24 PM
Judge Juan Merchan set an April 15 trial start date Monday in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s hush money case against Trump. The trial was supposed to start today but was delayed one month for Trump’s lawyers to review documents from Michael Cohen’s prosecution.
March 25, 2024 12:17 PM
The United Nations Security Council passed its first cease-fire resolution in Gaza, calling for the immediate cease-fire during Ramadan and the immediate release of all hostages. Benjamin Netanyahu’s top adviser canceled his trip to Washington, D.C., in protest of the U.S. abstaining from the resolution vote, ultimately allowing it to pass.
March 25, 2024 12:07 PM
If Trump can secure a smaller bond of $175 million within 10 days, a New York appeals court says it will block collection on the nearly half-billion-dollar judgment in his civil fraud case until his appeal is resolved. Trump was at risk of losing control of his assets — including his big-name properties.
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