June 2024 State Polls: Trump Maintains Edge over Biden  —  Democratic US Senate Candidates Outperforming Biden  —  New Emerson College Polling/The Hill state polls find former President Donald Trump with a slight edge on President Joe Biden in Arizona (47% to 43%), Georgia (45% to 41%) …

CNN debate stage set with Trump and Biden going head-to-head  —  President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are set for a historic showdown, with the stage now set for CNN's June 27 presidential debate.  —  The showdown will make history as the first debate between a sitting president and a former president.

Supreme Court Upholds Trump-Era Tax Provision  —  The tax dispute, which was closely watched by experts, involved a one-time foreign income tax, but many saw it as a broader challenge to pre-emptively block Congress from passing a wealth tax.  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a tax …

Illinois Republican Chair Resigns, Slams Colleagues Weeks Before Convention  —  Party Chair Don Tracy is resigning from his political post, and has condemned colleagues for choosing to fight each other rather than the  —  , in a letter explaining his decision.

FBI raids home associated with Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, source says  —  A home associated with Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao was among four houses raided by the FBI Thursday morning, a source confirms to ABC7 News.  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — A home associated with Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao …

Fox News is helping Trump plan another Jan. 6-style assault on democracy  —  Five months before the election, claims that only fraud could explain a future Trump defeat are already common in the right-wing media ecosystem.  —  The cycle of lies that drove the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is again underway.

Bob Good Trails in Battle for His Virginia Seat, but Primary Remains Too Close to Call  —  Both the congressman and his Trump-backed challenger are election deniers, raising the question of whether either would accept an adverse result in his own race.  —  Representative Bob Good …

Trump Media shares sink 13% as DJT slide accelerates … A weekslong sell-off of Trump Media picked up speed Thursday afternoon, with shares of former President Donald Trump's company falling around 13% in another volatile trading session.  —  The company behind the conservative social media app Truth Social …

The Delusion of “Advanced” Plastic Recycling  —  LAST YEAR, I became obsessed with a plastic cup.  —  It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes.  And it was the first product I'd seen born of what's being touted as a cure for a crisis.

US Diverts Patriot Missiles Ordered by Allies to Ukraine  — White House says move provides Ukraine help for next 16 months  — Shipments to other European allies could resume next year  —  The US is halting deliveries of key air defense missiles to allies, directing shipments …

Live chat  —  Updates about tonight's presidential race  —  🌖Our chat has ended, but you can still read it back.  —  Taking Biden at face value about Michigan and Wisconsin — where, for what it's worth (not that much), the exit poll data looks pretty good for him and he came …

These 25 rainbow-flag waving companies donated $18 million to anti-gay politicians since the last election  —  At the pride parade in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, accounting giant Deloitte promoted its support of the LGBTQ community:  —  In June 2023, Deloitte produced a report on “LGBT+ Inclusion @ Work.”

Democrats seek to repeal Comstock abortion rule, fearing Trump crackdown  —  The Comstock Act, an 1873 law that bans abortion-related materials from being sent through the mail, could be used by the GOP to restrict abortion nationwide.  —  Democrats are seeking to overhaul an 1873 federal law …

Senate Democrats launch investigation into Jared Kushner's business … - This included a $2 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, even though PIF staff reportedly raised red flags. … - So far Affinity has invested in at least eight companies …

Putin, Kim Agree to Immediately Offer Military Aid If Attacked  — Mutual defense deal signed after Putin-Kim talks in Pyongyang  — Pact similar to a 1961 deal signed during the Cold War  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed …