Activists, convention planners and historians say there are key differences between what’s happening now and the uproar that took over the DNC in 1968.
May 01, 2024 06:00 AM
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May 01, 2024 02:57 PM
The Arizona Senate voted 16-14 to repeal a near-total abortion ban that’s been on the books since the 1860s. Two Republicans joined with Democrats to support repeal, which now goes to Gov. Katie Hobbs for a signature.
May 01, 2024 02:57 PM
May 01, 2024 09:21 AM
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Wednesday that she’ll force a vote next week on her motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. It’s expected to fail; Democrats already said they will vote to table it.
May 01, 2024 09:21 AM
May 01, 2024 09:20 AM
Florida’s ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy took effect on Wednesday, signed into law last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The state Supreme Court cleared the way for the law to go into effect last month.
May 01, 2024 09:20 AM
April 30, 2024 02:55 PM
After years of debate, the DEA will officially propose to move pot from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug. Once it is reviewed and confirmed by the White House, the rescheduling will make it easier for multiple industries to work with pot, from businesses to medical research.
April 30, 2024 02:55 PM
April 30, 2024 10:22 AM
At least some drama appears to be fading away. “We will vote to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Motion to Vacate the Chair,” House Democratic leaders said in a joint statement this morning. “If she invokes the motion, it will not succeed.”
April 30, 2024 10:22 AM
April 30, 2024 09:50 AM
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial found him in contempt on Tuesday for violating his gag order nine times. He has to pay $1,000 for each violation and take down posts from Truth Social.
April 30, 2024 09:50 AM
April 29, 2024 03:02 PM
Lawyers for the president’s son sent a letter to the cable network last week saying a defamation suit is imminent. “For the last five years, Fox News has relentlessly attacked Hunter Biden and made him a caricature in order to boost ratings and for its financial gain,” one of his lawyers said in a statement to NBC News.
April 29, 2024 03:02 PM
April 26, 2024 03:56 PM
The Biden administration is delaying a potential ban on menthol cigarettes, the White House said. Black public health officials have been worried about this outcome for months.
April 26, 2024 03:56 PM
April 26, 2024 12:57 PM
The president told Howard Stern he’s planning on debating his predecessor. The path here is still uncertain at best: Trump has spent years attacking the debate commission and, more recently, has pushed for more debates, starting soon.
April 26, 2024 12:57 PM
April 24, 2024 11:06 AM
The president spoke from the White House after he signed the supplemental the Senate passed last night, following weeks of congressional drama. “It’s a good day for America, it’s a good day for Europe and it’s a good day for world peace, for real,” he said.
April 24, 2024 11:06 AM
April 23, 2024 05:05 PM
Santos, who was running an independent bid for New York’s First Congressional District, says he’s withdrawing his campaign. “I don’t want my run to be portrayed as reprisal against Nick Lalota,” Santos posted on X of the incumbent Republican candidate in the race, saying his run “all but guarantees a victory for the Dems.” Santos hinted this is not the end of his political career though: “It’s only goodbye for now, I’ll be back.”
April 23, 2024 05:05 PM
April 23, 2024 03:05 PM
Senators advanced the House-passed foreign aid package for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan on a large bipartisan vote, 80-19. Final passage will likely come later Tuesday or early Wednesday morning, as some conservatives who object to the bill plan to delay inevitable passage.
April 23, 2024 03:05 PM
April 23, 2024 02:26 PM
At least three Republican senators who previously voted against a foreign aid package in February now say they will support the bill. Sens. Lindsey Graham, Tim Scott and Markwayne Mullin all came out for the funding for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. In a statement, Scott called the bill “far from perfect” but an “important step” in standing with Israel.
April 23, 2024 02:26 PM
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Apr 17, 2024
The Mayorkas Impeachment Trial Begins
Senators were sworn in soon after 1 p.m. for the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
