Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter dead at 96
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter died with her family by her side at her home in Plains, Georgia on Sunday, according to a statement by The Carter Center. She was 96. The wife of the 39th President of the United States died after she was admitted to hospice care on Friday. “Rosalynn was my equal Read More
Texas Gov. Abbott endorses Trump for 2024 GOP presidential bid
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, announced in a social media post on Sunday that he is “proud to endorse” former President Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential nomination. “Today, I am proud to endorse Donald J. Trump for President,” Abbott said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Now more than ever, Read More
NSC leader claims US ‘closer’ than ever to hostage deal despite ongoing Hamas standoff
The U.S. is “closer than we have been in quite some time” to broker a deal with Israel and Hamas to release hostages being held in Gaza, deputy national security adviser Jon Finer said Sunday. “I believe we are closer than we have been in quite some time, maybe closer than we have been since Read More
Christie insists antisemitism in US not a ‘rise’ but ‘unmasking’: ‘It’s been there’
GOP presidential candidate and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie insisted on Sunday that antisemitism in the United States is not on the rise, arguing that it has been there all along. Christie, appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” responded to the controversy surrounding X owner Elon Musk and antisemitism espoused on TikTok and by Read More
DeSantis says Trump is ‘high risk,’ ‘low reward’ GOP presidential nominee
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said former President Donald Trump would be a risky 2024 GOP nominee, saying he has a “small” chance of beating President Biden, and would have a tough time attracting the necessary talent to “get the job done” should he win. DeSantis, who is locked in a heated battle for second place Read More
Dem champions possible Israel-Hamas hostage deal ahead of Thanksgiving, but staunchly rejects cease-fire calls
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., championed news of a possible deal to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas ahead of Thanksgiving, but rejected calls for a cease-fire in Gaza. Coons, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made clear that there is a difference a cease-fire in Gaza and humanitarian pauses. “Well, let’s Read More
Voting begins in Argentina’s presidential runoff, may send Trump-admiring populist Milei into presidency
Voters in Argentina were heading to the polls Sunday in a presidential runoff election that will determine whether South America’s second-largest economy will take a rightward shift. Populist Javier Milei, an upstart candidate who got his start as a television talking head, has frequently been compared to former U.S. President Donald Trump. He faces Economy Read More
AIDS conspiracies to antisemitism: Inside Bin Laden’s deranged letter picking up new support online
Usama bin Laden, the Islamic jihadist who organized the 9/11 attacks against Americans over 20 years ago, has been back in the headlines this week after his “Letter to America” picked up attention on social media. But those promoting it appear to be glossing over the deranged conspiracy theories and threats that the terror honcho Read More
Scams targeting older Americans, most using AI, caused over $1 billion in losses in 2022
Older Americans reportedly lost $1.1 billion to fraud in 2022, according to the annual Senate Committee on Aging report released this month, and most of the scams utilized AI technology to clone the voices of people they knew and other AI-generated ploys. During a Thursday committee hearing on AI scams, committee chairman Sen. Bob Casey, Read More
2024 battle for Senate majority: These five seats held by Democrats are most likely to flip
It was the announcement Senate Democrats were dreading. When it came, it appeared to strike a major blow to their hopes of holding their razor-thin Senate majority in the 2024 elections. “I have made one of the toughest decisions of my life and decided that I will not be running for re-election to the United Read More