Nation and World Politics
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Chip factories are unions’ next target in test for BidenMay 24, 2024 2:52 pm - First it was electric vehicles. Now it’s semiconductors. Unions are once again testing whether President Joe Biden can deliver on his promise of a manufacturing boom that boosts organized labor.
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Justice Department says illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster and Live Nation drives up prices for fansMay 23, 2024 10:05 am - The Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America — squelching competition and driving up prices for fans.
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Rutgers, Northwestern defend deals with student protesters: ‘We had to get the encampment down’May 23, 2024 1:51 pm - WASHINGTON — The presidents of Northwestern and Rutgers universities defended their decisions to end pro-Palestinian encampments through negotiations rather than police f...
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Pritzker, Johnson tout DNC in Chicago at previewMay 22, 2024 7:37 pm - Democrats went off script Wednesday at a media preview of the national convention in Chicago by bringing in two surprise speakers to tout the event. Making unexpected app...
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Hunter Biden’s tax trial set for September as judge agrees to delay, with gun trial still in JuneMay 22, 2024 3:45 pm - LOS ANGELES — Hunter Biden is scheduled to stand trial on federal tax charges in September after a judge on Wednesday granted his request to delay the California trial th...
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Republican National Committee’s headquarters evacuated after vials of blood are addressed to TrumpMay 22, 2024 3:43 pm - WASHINGTON — The Republican National Committee's Washington headquarters was briefly evacuated on Wednesday as police investigated two vials of blood that had been addres...
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Lara Trump is taking the reins and reshaping the RNC in her father-in-law’s imageMay 22, 2024 3:09 pm - WASHINGTON — The direction of the Republican National Committee is clear from the last name of its new second-in-command: Trump. “My No. 1 goal is making sure that Donald...
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Photo that stirred antisemitism concerns fuels yearbook controversy at Bartlett High SchoolMay 22, 2024 9:32 pm - Elgin Area Unit District 46 Superintendent Suzanne Johnson responded late Wednesday to a public outcry about a controversial photo in the Bartlett High School yearbook, saying a message included in picture did not reflect “the values and beliefs of Bartlett High School and School District U-46.”
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Giuliani says he will stop accusing Georgia workers of election tamperingMay 22, 2024 2:07 pm - Rudy Giuliani has agreed to no longer accuse two Georgia poll workers of tampering with the 2020 election, according to a draft agreement filed Tuesday in federal bankrup...
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Prosecutor in Trump classified papers case calls claims of hostility toward co-defendant ‘garbage’May 22, 2024 2:04 pm - FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A lawyer for Donald Trump's personal valet accused federal prosecutors Wednesday of targeting the valet because he refused to cooperate against the fo...