Economic Growth in Q1 Was Milder Than Reported (2024)

Debates are rarely decisive in presidential elections. One exception was in 1980 when Jimmy Carter faced off against Ronald Reagan just a week before the election. Carter clearly lost that…

Joe Biden and Donald Trump will meet in a CNN studio tonight for the first presidential debate of the 2024 election. Axios: “The debate gives the two major party candidates…

“Former Donald Trump chief of staff-turned-co-defendant Mark Meadows has gone to court to gain access to records from his time in the White House, an effort to help contest the…

“Earlier this month Shelby Busch — chair of Arizona’s delegation to the Republican convention — was in court trying to learn the identities of local elections workers and said under…

“Oklahoma’s state superintendent on Thursday directed all public schools to teach the Bible, including the Ten Commandments, in the latest conservative push testing the boundaries between religious instruction and public…

“The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case said on Thursday that she intended to look anew at a hugely consequential legal victory that prosecutors won last…

“The Biden campaign is using Thursday’s debate to launch a new offensive against Trump allies’ radical plans to transform the U.S. government, known as ‘Project 2025,’” Axios reports. “The Biden…

Politico: “This year’s contest features the highest share of adults in at least three decades expressing negative views of both candidates, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey —…

“The Supreme Court took what could have been a heated topic at Thursday’s presidential debate off the table by pushing its decision on former President Trump’s legal immunity case for…

A new New York Times/Siena College poll found that 60% of registered voters thought Donald Trump would perform “very” or “somewhat” well in tonight’s debate. Only 46% said the same…

New York Times: “As president, Mr. Trump presided over the biggest increase in U.S. tariffs since the Great Depression, hitting China, Canada, the European Union, Mexico, India and other governments…

“His prime minister was among the last to know. That is how secretive, how confined to a small group of advisers President Emmanuel Macron’s shock decision to dissolve Parliament and…

“The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions for now in a procedural ruling that left key questions unanswered and could mean the issue…

“The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits…

“The Supreme Court on Thursday stripped the Securities and Exchange Commission of a major tool in fighting securities fraud in a decision that also could have far-reaching effects on other…

“The US Supreme Court blocked a Biden administration rule that would mean stringent new emissions requirements on power plants and pipelines in parts of the country to stem ozone pollution…

David Roberts: “People lament the ‘post-truth’ era we’re living in. Misinformation. Epistemic bubbles. Algorithmic distortions. Etc. But I need people to understand that we really haven’t seen anything yet. Though…

Republicans are more invested in watching the face-off between Joe Biden and Donald Trump than Democrats or independents, according to a Syracuse University-Ipsos poll. Save to Favorites

Former First Lady Michelle Obama has been frustrated with the Biden family’s treatment of Hunter’s ex-wife Kathleen Buhle, a friend of hers, which may be affecting her level of involvement…

Politico: “If Trump stumbles, then he has already set up who and what to blame. that has long animated Trump’s most fervent supporters and helped him, baselessly, explain away past…