Who's in, who's out: 6 candidates are expected to be at the 2nd GOP debate
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With a week before the second Republican primary debate, six candidates expect to be on stage at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California on Sept. 27. The campaigns of Florida
What happens if the government shuts down? A lot, history tells us
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The nation is barreling toward what could become one the largest government shutdowns in U.S. history beginning Oct. 1, with each of a dozen bills needed to keep funding flowing mired in Congress.
Judge sets trial date to decide how much Giuliani owes 2 election workers for defaming them
Elijah Nouvelage for The Washington Post via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — A federal judge has ordered a Dec. 11 trial date to determine what damages Rudy Giuliani will have to pay two former Georgia election workers he was
'Humanity has opened the gates of hell,' UN Secretary-General says of climate urgency
Li Rui/Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered another speech critical of the failure to make progress on climate action. In the opening remarks for his Climate Ambition Summit, he said “humanity has
Heavy smoke blanketing San Francisco Bay Area
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — A smoky haze is currently blanketing the San Francisco Bay Area due to wildfires burning in the northwest, creating unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups. The smoke stemming from
DeSantis rolls out energy policy, contends climate change is invoked to create 'fear'
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (MIDLAND, Texas) — Speaking at an oil rig site on Wednesday in Midland, Texas, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled his energy plan for the U.S. if he is elected president, saying he would focus on
Boston College suspends swimming and diving program due to hazing
Omar Rawlings/Getty Images (BOSTON) — Boston College has indefinitely suspended its men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs over what it said was hazing, the university announced Wednesday. The suspension comes after university administrators “determined that hazing had
Judge orders Hunter Biden to appear in person at arraignment on federal gun charges
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WILMINGTON, Del.) — A federal magistrate judge on Wednesday denied Hunter Biden’s effort to avoid appearing in person at his arraignment on federal gun charges, ordering him to appear at a
Trump faces chorus of GOP critics, but some voter support, after pushing back on 6-week abortion ban
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign on Wednesday defended his record from criticism from other Republican leaders on the issue of abortion in the wake of Trump denouncing rival Ron DeSantis for signing a
Chester County prison officials had 'concerns about the leadership' a year before Danelo Cavalcante's escape
Mark Makela/Getty Images (WEST CHESTER, Pa.) — Officials in Chester County, Pennsylvania, admitted Wednesday that there were failures in official communications following convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante’s escape from their county prison on Aug. 31. During the first public