Biden Thwarts Trump And Blocks Mining Road, Oil Drilling In Alaska

President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday safeguarded millions of acres in Alaska from fossil fuel drilling and mining — the latest in a frenzy of environmental actions in recent weeks that have drawn praise from green groups and condemnation from industry and Republican lawmakers. The Interior Department finalized a rule that bars oil and gas … Read more

Apple pulls Meta’s WhatsApp, Threads from China App Store

Apple CEO Tim Cook looks on following a conversation on mental health, during a spousal program on the last day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week at Apple Park in San Francisco, California, on November 17, 2023.  Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Apple on Friday said it pulled several messaging apps … Read more

Trump trial set to pick final alternate jurors for hush money case

Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears ahead of the start of jury selection at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 15, 2024 in New York City.  Jeenah Moon | Getty Images This is developing news. Check back for updates. The New York criminal hush money trial of Donald Trump is poised to get its final five … Read more

Biden Scores Kennedy Family Endorsements In Bid To Undermine Trump And RFK Jr.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will accept endorsements from at least 15 members of the Kennedy political family during a campaign stop in Philadelphia on Thursday as he aims to undermine former President Donald Trump and marginalize the candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kerry Kennedy, a daughter of former Attorney General Robert F. … Read more

Alabama Legislature Moves To Keep Joe Biden On The Ballot In November

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Kennedy Family Endorses Biden —Over RFK Jr., One Of Their Own

More than a dozen Kennedy family members appeared with President Joe Biden Thursday to endorse his reelection over a member of their own family, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — the Biden campaign’s biggest effort yet to stem leakage of progressive support to Kennedy’s independent candidacy. “President Biden has been a champion for all the rights … Read more

U.S. unveils sanctions on Iran’s drone program following Israel attack

Unidentified men are carrying a model of Iran’s first-ever hypersonic missile, Fattah, past a mosque during a gathering to celebrate the IRGC UAV and missile attack against Israel, in Tehran, Iran, on April 15, 2024.  Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Biden administration on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting Iran’s drone program for … Read more

Trump hush money trial jury selection continues after judge seats seven jurors

Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Manhattan criminal court with his legal team ahead of the start of jury selection in New York, NY, U.S on Monday, April 15, 2024.  Jabin Botsford | Via Reuters Lawyers in the New York hush money trial of Donald Trump are set to question dozens of prospective jurors … Read more

Biden administration releases new student loan forgiveness proposal

US President Joe Biden gestures after speaking about student loan debt relief at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin, April 8, 2024.  Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration has published its new student loan forgiveness proposal, putting it on the path to start clearing debt for millions of borrowers this … Read more

Biden says Trump shouldn’t be Commander in Chief ‘for my son’

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Unitedsteel Workers headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 17, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Joe Biden on Wednesday choked up as he blasted Donald Trump, saying the presumptive Republican presidential nominee “doesn’t deserve to be the Commander in Chief for my son.” Biden’s scathing comment referenced … Read more