It’s tricky to compare the scale of generational differences. Generations last a long time; social science is relatively young. What’s more, comparing things demands a shared scale. What scale or what measures are appropriate to use? That bit of hedging completed, it’s safe to say that tensions between younger and older Americans are acute. Older […]Read More
Presidential campaigns are, in essence, businesses with a limited shelf life. The candidate is the product. The campaign tries to sell the product with ads and outreach and by getting media attention. Donors are investors; power is the return. And at the scale of a major-party presidential nominee, the business is national, with thousands of […]Read More
EPPING, N.H. — After Nikki Haley recently fielded questions from reporters at a seafood restaurant here, she stopped to greet a diner who wanted to talk about the Republican candidate’s call for “consensus” on abortion at the federal level. “There is no consensus on that; that’s the problem,” the woman told Haley. “No, but that’s […]Read More
Former president Donald Trump has ramped up his public campaign appearances as he looks to fend off the most serious primary threat he faces — from Nikki Haley in New Hampshire on Tuesday. All signs are that he will emerge from the state just fine and be well on his way to the 2024 GOP […]Read More
The CEO of Alaska Airlines said new, in-house inspections of the carrier’s Boeing 737 Max 9 planes in the wake of a near-disaster earlier this month revealed that “many” of the aircraft were found to have loose bolts. In an exclusive interview with NBC News senior correspondent Tom Costello, Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci discussed the […]Read More
Netflix and TKO Group Holdings said Tuesday that the streaming platform will air the WWE’s flagship program ‘Raw’ starting next year, in Netflix’s first major foray into live sports. The 10-year deal is valued at more than $5 billion, according to a company filing. Netflix will have the option to exit the deal after five years and to […]Read More
Workers at America’s largest private employer will soon be getting raises. Walmart announced last week that the average salary for store managers will go from $117,000 to $128,000 a year — a 9.4% increase. They will also be eligible for bonuses up to 200% of base salary, based on individual store sales and profit. A […]Read More
MANCHESTER, N.H. — When Claire Preece went to see Nikki Haley speak this week, the registered independent was still conflicted over whether she’d vote in Tuesday’s Republican or Democratic primary. But she knew one thing for sure: Joe Biden is too old to earn her vote again. “You know, you’ve done your job,” Preece said […]Read More
New Hampshire is hosting the first-in-the-nation primary election Tuesday night, and while this year’s contest comes with a few caveats for Democrats, on the Republican side, the election is expected to run the same way it has for decades. Skip to end of carousel 2024 presidential election arrow leftarrow right Get live updates on the […]Read More
LACONIA, N.H. — Former president Donald Trump entered Tuesday’s first-in-the-nation primary here on the cusp of bringing the race for the Republican nomination to a startlingly early conclusion and steamrolling the dwindling resistance within the party to a rematch against President Biden. New Hampshirites are heading to the polls as the anti-Trump constituency within the […]Read More