DES MOINES — Donald Trump’s expected march to the Republican presidential nomination will begin Monday night in snowy, frigid Iowa. Everything suggests that the competition could be short and uneventful. On this final weekend before the quadrennial caucuses, Iowa normally pulses with energy. This year, it lacks both the drama and suspense of years past. […]Read More
“We had no terrorist attacks at all during my four years.” — Former president Donald Trump, during a Fox News town hall, Jan. 10 “I had no wars. I’m the only president in 72 years, I didn’t have any wars.” — Trump, also during the town hall Trump’s town hall featured many of the same […]Read More
Consumers who got a taste of higher-end amenities during the last couple years’ travel boom aren’t too keen to go back to basic economy, and the travel industry doesn’t want them to. “If ‘revenge travel’ was then, emboldened travel is now,” said Erika Richter, a spokesperson for the American Society of Travel Advisors, which has […]Read More
The hottest trend in drinking remains not drinking alcohol at all. A recent Morning Consult poll shows 21% of drinking-age U.S. adults said they were participating in some form of reduced alcohol consumption for this year’s ‘Dry January’ abstention period, up six percentage points from 2023 and the highest level recorded since the group began […]Read More
What started with a single question from a voter about the origins of the Civil War has morphed into a sprawling political clash over a monumental event in American history, making the Civil War a major component of a presidential election for the first time in recent memory and exposing fresh divisions over race, history […]Read More
As House Republicans announced plans to hold a floor vote on the resolutions recommending Hunter Biden be held in criminal contempt of Congress, a lawyer for President Biden’s son questioned the validity of the subpoenas issued by the House Oversight and Judiciary committees and said his client would appear for a deposition or hearing if […]Read More
Indications are that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s 2024 presidential campaign could be over soon. The most recent polls show him way behind Donald Trump, falling into third place in first-in-the-nation Iowa and being a non-factor in New Hampshire. But if that’s the case, DeSantis (R) is apparently going to go down swinging. Not so much […]Read More
The Supreme Court said Friday it will consider whether state and local officials can punish homeless individuals for camping and sleeping in public spaces when shelter beds are unavailable. The justices will review a lower court decision that declared it unconstitutional to enforce anti-camping laws against homeless individuals when they have nowhere else to sleep. […]Read More
Every month, Gallup asks Americans to identify their political party — Democrat, Republican or independent. If the response is “independent,” they’re then asked whether they tend to lean toward one of the two major parties. At the end of each year, Gallup averages the responses. In data released Friday, Gallup reported that 2023 had reached […]Read More
Oregon’s top court on Friday allowed Donald Trump to run in the state’s presidential primary, saying it wouldn’t take up the issue of whether he’s qualified to get on the state’s ballot while the Supreme Court considers a challenge on the issue from Colorado. Last month, the Colorado Supreme Court and Maine’s secretary of state […]Read More