Broadband industry abandons Congress fight for major internet discount

Broadband industry abandons Congress fight for major internet discount

Cunaplus_m.faba | Istock | Getty Images Internet service providers like Charter, Verizon and Comcast have quietly scaled back their efforts to revive the Affordable Connectivity Program, an expired federal internet subsidy that helped low-income households pay for broadband. The $14.2 billion program provided a discount of up to $30 per month for some qualifying households … Read more

Misery index looks good for Kamala Harris in presidential race

Misery index looks good for Kamala Harris in presidential race

In this combination of photos taken in Pennsylvania, Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event, Aug. 18, 2024, in Rochester, left, and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, Aug. 19, 2024, in York.  AP A gauge of economic misery that has a strong track … Read more

Melania Trump questions Trump assassination attempt

Melania Trump questions Trump assassination attempt

Screen grab showing Former First Lady Melania Trump addresses her husbands assassination attempt on X. Source: @melaniatrump | X Former first lady Melania Trump questioned the official account of the attempted assassination this summer of her husband, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Speaking in a dramatically produced 30-second video, posted to social media platform X … Read more

JD Vance Haitian immigrant pet eating claim dangerous

JD Vance Haitian immigrant pet eating claim dangerous

Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks to reporters in front of the border wall with Mexico on September 06, 2024 in San Diego, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A Biden administration official on Tuesday said it was “dangerous” for Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance of Ohio to share … Read more

Presidential debate Trump, Harris economy facts

Presidential debate Trump, Harris economy facts

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to Alro Steel manufacturing plant in Potterville, Michigan, U.S. August 29, 2024.  Brian Snyder | Reuters When Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump take the debate stage in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, expect them to arrive with a stockpile … Read more

Turkey’s bid for BRICS both strategic and symbolic step, analysts say

Turkey’s bid for BRICS both strategic and symbolic step, analysts say

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends the BRICS+ session on a two-day BRICS foreign ministers summit held in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia on June 11, 2024. Sefa Karacan | Anadolu | Getty Images Turkey’s request to join the BRICS alliance is a move seen as both strategic and symbolic as the Eurasian country of 85 million … Read more

RFK Jr. back on Michigan ballot, state Supreme Court rules

RFK Jr. back on Michigan ballot, state Supreme Court rules

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes an announcement on the future of his campaign in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. August 23, 2024.  Thomas Machowicz | Reuters Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear on the ballot in Michigan in November, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Monday, a decision that could boost … Read more

Trump Media shares climb more than 7%

Trump Media shares climb more than 7%

Jaque Silva | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media by climbed more than 7% on Monday, a respite from the stock’s two-months-long losing streak ahead of the date when its majority shareholder, former President Donald Trump, can begin selling his shares. Shortly before 1 p.m. ET, shares of Trump Media … Read more

‘I think he’s gonna lie’

‘I think he’s gonna lie’

Former U.S. President Donald Trump in New York City, U.S. May 30, 2024 and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2024 in a combination of file photos. Reuters Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is bracing for her Republican rival Donald Trump to mislead and misinform in their first face-to-face debate, she … Read more

Judge blocks Biden’s new student loan forgiveness plan before launch

Judge blocks Biden’s new student loan forgiveness plan before launch

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he announces a new plan for federal student loan relief during a visit to Madison Area Technical College Truax Campus, in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S, April 8, 2024.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Earlier this summer, millions of federal student loan borrowers got a promising email. The Biden administration informed them that debt forgiveness … Read more