Upon hearing that members of the Kennedy family would be appearing with President Biden at a campaign event on Thursday, my first thought went to another large family: the Gosars. You are probably less familiar with the Gosar family, if you’re familiar at all. Their imprint on American politics is necessarily more modest than the […]Read More
Welcome to The Campaign Moment, your guide to the biggest developments in a 2024 election that could be decided in a courtroom. (Did a friend forward this to you? If so, sign up here. You can also hear Aaron’s Campaign Moment podcast weekly on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.) A former […]Read More
A bill to provide additional U.S. aid to Ukraine could move one step closer to House passage on Thursday — but might need a major boost from Democrats, who would have to join Republicans to push it through. And that action probably would prompt hard-line Republicans, who stridently oppose Ukraine aid, to make good on […]Read More
There is no trial in recent history, or possibly all of American history, that can rival the one underway in Lower Manhattan. For the first time, a former president is facing a jury on charges that he committed multiple felonies — and not just any former president, but probably the most polarizing former president the […]Read More
The Federal Aviation Administration lifted a ground stop for all Alaska Airlines flights Wednesday after grounding the planes earlier as a result of a computer problem at the carrier. The Seattle-based airline said in a statement that an issue arose “while performing an upgrade to the system that calculates our weight and balance.” The FAA […]Read More
Companies often see their stock price jump after announcing job cuts, as Wall Street rallies around the prospects for improved efficiency and profits. But that’s not how investors treated the latest news out of Tesla. Shares of the electric vehicle maker tumbled almost 6%, falling to their lowest since May of last year, after CEO Elon Musk told […]Read More
In-N-Out isn’t your typical burger joint, and it insists expanding its footprint won’t change that. For nearly eight decades, the West Coast restaurant chain has remained a private, family-owned company that has cultivated fiercely loyal customers and a quirky identity despite being located in just a handful of states. But recently it’s been on a […]Read More
Tesla said Wednesday it will ask shareholders to reinstate CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package, which a Delaware judge voided earlier this year after ruling that the record-setting compensation deal was “deeply flawed.” Tesla also said it would ask shareholders to approve moving the company’s incorporation from Delaware to Texas. Musk had suggested the move after his pay package […]Read More
Donald Trump, whose social media posts fueled his improbable rise to the presidency, has found a new use for his favorite political tool — as ammunition in his legal battle against charges that he falsified business records in New York. That strategy became clear on the second day of jury selection on Tuesday, as Trump […]Read More
Several Kennedy family members plan to endorse President Biden for reelection at a campaign event in Philadelphia on Thursday, saying that Biden reflects the values and “moral leadership” of their clan’s most celebrated members, in a move intended in part to counter the independent campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. More than a dozen Kennedys […]Read More