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DeSantis under pressure to make ‘closing argument’ in Iowa post-debate December 08, 2023 07:00 AM Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is hoping his solid performance in the fourth Republican Party-sanctioned debate will propel his campaign in Iowa. But with six weeks before the 2024 primary’s opening nominating contest, DeSantis, once former President Donald Trump’s main competition

Social Security update: Second of December double payments worth $914 to be sent out in 21 days December 08, 2023 06:30 AM Millions of Supplemental Security Income recipients will receive a second monthly payment in December, worth up to $914 for individual filers, in exactly three weeks. The second payment will go out on Friday, Dec. 29

Blue Milwaukee places economic hopes in GOP convention aimed at defeating Biden December 08, 2023 06:30 AM MILWAUKEE — When the mayor of Milwaukee welcomed journalists for a tour of the sports arena where Republicans will hold their presidential convention next year, he started by addressing the proverbial elephant in the room. “Some of you

Sen. Bernie Sanders: Poor policy prescriptions but redeeming personal qualities December 08, 2023 05:45 AM Give Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) this much — he knows how to wield a gavel. That was the consensus of many conservatives who watched Sanders, chairing the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, strike down a brawl between a

Election security, privacy, and AI concerns among top tech topics looming in 2024 December 08, 2023 05:15 AM This year has been a full one for tech policy turmoil, with controversies including the changing role of artificial intelligence, the struggle over content moderation, concerns about keeping children safe on social media, and efforts to limit

The Biden administration distanced itself from the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Thursday after its leader praised Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault on Israel. The disavowal came after Nihad Awad, CAIR’s CEO, made positive statements about the Oct. 7 attack on Israel at an American Muslims for Palestine conference on Nov. 24, the Middle East

Democratic Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips, who has mounted a primary challenge to President Joe Biden, is set to submit challenges against state Democratic parties after he was left off their 2024 ballots, Semafor reported Thursday. Phillips jumped into the Democratic primary field in late October, citing the need for Biden alternatives in 2024 and concerns

Despite former President Donald Trump skipping all of the Republican primary debates this year, he still remains the dominant frontrunner for the party’s nomination just a month ahead of the first ballots being cast. Trump held counter-programming events during the first three debates in August, September and November, while attending a fundraiser on Wednesday instead

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said Thursday the United States is not in “an armed conflict” with the group that continues to launch missile attacks at U.S. troops in the middle east. The USS Mason shot down a drone Wednesday in the Red Sea that was launched by the Iran-backed Houthis after the

Military parents would be guaranteed deeper involvement in their children’s education at Pentagon-run schools under Congress’ compromise defense bill revealed late Wednesday. The provision allows parents to review curriculum at military schools, access the school’s library catalogue, visit with school boards and advisory committees and have a say in medical examinations performed at the schools