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Editorial: A really bad movie: Harvey Weinstein victory at Court of Appeals is a defeat for justice
As of Thursday, under New York State law, the imprisoned rapist Harvey Weinstein serving a 23-year sentence in upstate’s Mohawk Correctional Facility, became a completely innocent man, having his conviction for sex ...Read more
Editorial: Sending armed troops to quash peaceful campus protests is a dangerous idea
On Wednesday during a visit to Columbia University, House Speaker Mike Johnson warned that if the wave of protests against Israel’s U.S.-funded war in Gaza on college campuses, including UCLA and USC, is not contained ...Read more
Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied
Justice Samuel Alito thinks presidents are kings and must be protected against those who would disrupt their peaceful retirement.
What planet is he living on?
In his questioning on Thursday in the Trump immunity case, ...Read more
When Moral Hygiene Becomes a Lethal Mistake
Historical analogies rarely carry much weight, especially in a time when so much about politics has changed so rapidly. To compare what is happening in 2024 to events that occurred over half a century earlier hardly ...Read more
A New Chicago Mayor Faces Similar Iissues to the Ones that Dogged Richard J. Daley in 1968
When a friend reminded me that it’s almost time for the Democratic National Convention, I wanted to say, “That’s OK, I’m good with the last one.”
But, I didn’t. I’m too much of a political junkie to ignore ...Read more
Mexican presidential candidate Xochitl Galvez readies for a must-win debate
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s opposition presidential candidate Xochitl Galvez is running out of opportunities to mount a serious challenge against President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s anointed successor, trailing by a ...Read more
Biden enacts most sweeping reform of gun exports in decades
WASHINGTON — To curb the use of U.S.-made civilian guns in crimes and human rights abuses abroad, the Biden administration will require exporters to better vet their customers and tighten sales to 36 countries deemed “...Read more
Judge denies South Carolina 3rd Congressional District hopeful's request to stop ballot printing
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A congressional hopeful’s effort to be on GOP ballot in June received a blow when a federal judge Thursday denied his request to stop ballot printing with his name left off.
Michael LaPierre, who ...Read more
Trump at hush money trial wishes Melania 'happy birthday' as Pecker testimony about trysts continues
NEW YORK — Donald Trump wished his wife Melania a happy birthday walking into his hush money trial Friday — a day after former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker said the former president never mentioned ...Read more
Trump 'hush money' trial: Key takeaways from week one
The opening week of Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial offered plenty of insights into how his 2016 presidential campaign teamed up with a tabloid publisher to silence embarrassing stories from women who said they�...Read more
Why Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2003 tabloid deal came up at Trump's hush money trial
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s past personal foibles reemerged in the trial of former President Donald Trump over allegations of a hush money payment to a porn star in an attempt to cover up their sexual ...Read more
Rep. Jamaal Bowman under fire for legacy admissions 'hypocrisy' as congressional primary race heats up
NEW YORK — Legacies for me, but not for thee.
Two years ago, Rep. Jamaal Bowman introduced a bill in Congress seeking to prohibit preferential admissions for legacy applicants at colleges — but a video recently ...Read more
In interview with Howard Stern, Biden says he considered suicide after death of first wife and daughter
NEW YORK — President Biden Friday said he considered killing himself after his first wife and baby daughter died in a car crash shortly after he won election as a U.S. senator.
In an interview with radio host Howard ...Read more
Trump at hush money trial wishes Melania 'happy birthday' as testimony about trysts continues
NEW YORK — Donald Trump walked into his hush money trial Friday and wished his wife Melania a happy birthday — the day after former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified Trump never mentioned worrying ...Read more
Trump at hush money trial wishes Melania 'happy birthday' as testimony about trysts continue
NEW YORK — Donald Trump walked into his hush money trial Friday and wished his wife Melania a happy birthday – the day after former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified Trump, after he announced his ...Read more
Derek Schmidt, former Kansas AG, launches campaign for Congress promising to 'fight back'
Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is running for Congress, echoing former President Donald Trump’s slogan “make America great again” as he attempts a political comeback following his narrow loss in the ...Read more
Trump wishes Melania “happy birthday” at hush money trial as testimony about trysts continue
NEW YORK — Donald Trump walked into his hush money trial Friday and wished his wife Melania a happy birthday – the day after former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified Trump, after he announced his ...Read more
Trump is having a bad week. Will it matter in the election?
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump's tough week showed as well as any to date why he is facing a new and unprecedented reality as a presidential candidate — as he ping-ponged among a dizzying array of court ...Read more
Analysis: What to watch during what could be Biden's final White House correspondents' dinner
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s aviator sunglasses likely won’t be far away Saturday night when the president cracks some jokes at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. But not everyone will be ...Read more
Colorado's 3rd District prepares for epic, costly election battle -- even without Lauren Boebert
DENVER — Since U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert opted to change her address to one clear across the state late last year, the race for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District has fallen out of the media glare that seemingly ...Read more
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