Nearly everyone, from the Federal Reserve to big-bank chiefs, thought a recession was likely to hit last year. Instead, 2023 delivered better-than-expected economic growth and falling inflation — welcome news for Wall Street investors and 401(k) holders alike. All three major stock indexes closed higher on Thursday after new federal data showed the United States’ […]Read More
DETROIT — Ford is recalling nearly 1.9 million Explorer SUVs in the U.S. because a trim piece can fly off and create a hazard for other drivers. The recall covers Explorers from the 2011 through 2019 model years. Documents posted Wednesday by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say that clips holding the trim […]Read More
Peter Navarro, a White House aide to then-President Donald Trump who claimed credit for devising a plan to overturn the 2020 election, faces sentencing Thursday morning for ignoring a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to impose on Navarro the same “severe” penalty […]Read More
The presidential campaign matchup most Americans oppose is becoming a reality. Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel dropped her vow of neutrality after Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary to call for her party to “unite around our eventual nominee, which is going to be Donald Trump.” Republican fundraisers have been racing to line up major donors […]Read More
A Chicago police officer who entered the U.S. Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, in his police sweatshirt and was later convicted of four misdemeanors by a D.C. jury, was sentenced Wednesday to 90 days of home detention and three years of probation. Karol Chwiesiuk, 32, remains on the Chicago force on unpaid […]Read More
NASHUA, N.H. — Donald Trump seemed truly befuddled. Addressing the crowd at his Tuesday night primary victory party in Nashua, N.H., the former president expressed genuine disbelief that former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley had finished the night in second place — yet she had taken to a stage before him for what he viewed […]Read More
Jeff DeWit, the chairman of the Arizona Republican Party, announced his resignation from party leadership Wednesday after a recording was made public that appeared to show DeWit attempting to entice Republican Kari Lake to sit out the 2024 election for the state’s U.S. Senate seat. The release of the recording came days before former president […]Read More
The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for Alabama officials to execute a death row prisoner using nitrogen gas, a method critics say is untested and lacks sufficient safety protocols. Kenneth Eugene Smith, convicted in a 1988 murder-for-hire scheme, asked the high court to intervene days before his scheduled execution Thursday evening. It was […]Read More
Welcome to The Campaign Moment, your guide to the biggest developments in the 2020 election. Er, 2024 election. (Did a friend forward this to you? If so sign, up here.) Meet the new election, same as the old election … only older. Donald Trump’s win in the New Hampshire GOP primary — along with President […]Read More
We hear from readers a lot wanting to know how the Constitution’s 14th Amendment could affect former president Donald Trump’s eligibility to run in the 2024 presidential race. Here’s what we know: A provision of the 14th Amendment could prevent Trump from running for office again. It’s up to the Supreme Court to decide the […]Read More