If the decision to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot in Maine stands, declared candidate and die-hard Trump supporter Vivek Ramaswamy will withdraw his own name, he vowed this week, and he challenged the other Republican candidates to do the same or be considered “complicit.” MSNBC on Saturday played clips of some of … Read more
By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Abby Sewell | Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza will continue for “many more months,” pushing back against persistent international cease-fire calls after mounting civilian deaths, hunger and mass displacement in the besieged enclave. Netanyahu … Read more
A U.S. destroyer patrolling in the Red Sea Saturday shot down two ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen while it was responding to a report that a commercial vessel was itself struck by a missile, U.S. authorities said. According to U.S. Central Command, the container ship Maersk Hangzhou — which is Danish-owned but … Read more
A Colorado Republican lawmaker is asking a state judge to block a new tax credit increase from taking effect because, he alleges, the state House’s speaker violated constitutional procedure during last month’s special session on property taxes and other relief. Rep. Scott Bottoms, of Colorado Springs, filed the suit in Denver District Court Thursday against … Read more
In October, President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign released an ad targeting working-class families in his home state of Pennsylvania. Titled “Never Left,” the nostalgic ad featuring childhood photos of a young Biden aired in the Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Scranton markets as part of a $25 million campaign, according to the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. “He grew up … Read more
Facing threats and withering criticism from Republicans and Democrats for her decision to keep former President Donald Trump off her state’s primary ballot, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows took to the airwaves Friday to defend her ruling. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked Bellows about Trump sharing her office’s contact information on social media. Bellows acknowledged … Read more
Outgoing Boston City Council President Ed Flynn said he was forced to make difficult decisions as part of his efforts to provide positive leadership during a tumultuous two-year period for a body tarred by its ethical and legal lapses. As he prepares to hand over the gavel to the body’s undetermined new leader, Flynn points … Read more
Along with the massive recent manufacturing investments in electric vehicle (EV) technology and talks of a greener, decarbonized future, there are some not-so-green problems. In its latest New Energy Finance report, Bloomberg News predicts there will be some 730 million EVs on the road by 2040. The year before, Bloomberg predicted half of all U.S. vehicle sales would be battery electric by 2030. … Read more
Senator Angus King (I-ME), a longtime legislator who caucuses with the Democrats, expressed his disapproval on Friday of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’s (D) decision to take Trump off the ballot in the state. On Thursday evening, Bellows followed the lead of the Colorado Supreme Court and found that Trump was ineligible for the … Read more
2024 will be the biggest election year in history. About 4.2 billion people, or more than half of humanity, live in countries with upcoming elections. Can democracy survive it? That question may sound cynical. But, in the 21st century, romantic ideas of democracy are dying. The latest global reports show democracy contracting across every world … Read more
