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  • New Hampshire GOP governor says he’s considering 2024 White House bid

    New Hampshire GOP governor says he’s considering 2024 White House bid

     

    GOP Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire said Sunday he is considering a White House bid in 2024, citing the Granite State’s “live free or die” spirit as a model for the Republican Party.

    ​GOP Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire said Sunday he is considering a White House bid in 2024, citing the Granite State’s “live free or die” spirit as a model for the Republican Party. 

  • Utah governor signs bill banning gender-affirming hormone treatment and surgery for minors

    Utah governor signs bill banning gender-affirming hormone treatment and surgery for minors

     

    Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill on Saturday that banned hormone treatment and surgical procedures for minors seeking gender-affirming care, the latest in a series of anti-trans bills involving minors that have been passed across the country.

    ​Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill on Saturday that banned hormone treatment and surgical procedures for minors seeking gender-affirming care, the latest in a series of anti-trans bills involving minors that have been passed across the country. 

  • House Democrats targeted by McCarthy defend their committee assignments

    House Democrats targeted by McCarthy defend their committee assignments

     

    The trio of Democrats whom House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has targeted for removal from committee assignments offered a unified rebuke in a joint interview on CNN that aired Sunday.

    ​The trio of Democrats whom House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has targeted for removal from committee assignments offered a unified rebuke in a joint interview on CNN that aired Sunday. 

  • Biden and McCarthy to meet Wednesday amid debt ceiling showdown

    Biden and McCarthy to meet Wednesday amid debt ceiling showdown

     

    President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet Wednesday, a White House official confirmed, the first such gathering since the California Republican captured the speakership earlier this month.

    ​President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet Wednesday, a White House official confirmed, the first such gathering since the California Republican captured the speakership earlier this month. 

  • Union members are poised to reject Disney World contract offer

    Union members are poised to reject Disney World contract offer

     

    Jonathan Pulliam has been working at Disney World since 2018, dressing up as everything from beloved Disney cartoon characters to Star Wars villains. And while he loves his job, he says he can’t afford it any longer.

    ​Jonathan Pulliam has been working at Disney World since 2018, dressing up as everything from beloved Disney cartoon characters to Star Wars villains. And while he loves his job, he says he can’t afford it any longer. 

  • Man who attacked Paul Pelosi shows no remorse in bizarre call to TV station

    Man who attacked Paul Pelosi shows no remorse in bizarre call to TV station

     

    The man who attacked the husband of Nancy Pelosi in their home last year showed no remorse and continued his dangerous fixation on the former House speaker in a bizarre phone call to a San Francisco reporter on Friday, according to the Bay Area station’s reporting.

    ​The man who attacked the husband of Nancy Pelosi in their home last year showed no remorse and continued his dangerous fixation on the former House speaker in a bizarre phone call to a San Francisco reporter on Friday, according to the Bay Area station’s reporting. 

  • ‘Our city is hurting.’ Memphis Grizzlies head coach leads NBA tributes to Tyre Nichols

    ‘Our city is hurting.’ Memphis Grizzlies head coach leads NBA tributes to Tyre Nichols

     

    The head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies joined other members of the NBA community Friday night in acknowledging the “senseless loss” of Tyre Nichols, saying the Black man’s death following an encounter with Memphis police has hit his team particularly hard.

    ​The head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies joined other members of the NBA community Friday night in acknowledging the “senseless loss” of Tyre Nichols, saying the Black man’s death following an encounter with Memphis police has hit his team particularly hard. 

  • 6 dead, 3 injured in crash between bus and box truck in upstate New York

    6 dead, 3 injured in crash between bus and box truck in upstate New York

     

    Six people died and three others were injured in a crash involving an express bus and a freight truck in Upstate New York Saturday morning, according to authorities.

    ​Six people died and three others were injured in a crash involving an express bus and a freight truck in Upstate New York Saturday morning, according to authorities. 

  • Biden’s approval drops as he takes the spotlight from Trump

    Biden’s approval drops as he takes the spotlight from Trump

     

    President Joe Biden’s political standing has benefited greatly over the past couple of years from his predecessor Donald Trump’s inability to cede the limelight. It’s part of the reason that Biden’s Democratic Party had one of the best midterms last fall for a party that controlled the White House, despite the president’s low approval rating.

    ​President Joe Biden’s political standing has benefited greatly over the past couple of years from his predecessor Donald Trump’s inability to cede the limelight. It’s part of the reason that Biden’s Democratic Party had one of the best midterms last fall for a party that controlled the White House, despite the president’s low approval rating. 

  • Shooting in Baltimore kills 1 and wounds 2 others

    Shooting in Baltimore kills 1 and wounds 2 others

     

    At least one person was killed and two wounded in a shooting in Baltimore on Saturday, police said.

    ​At least one person was killed and two wounded in a shooting in Baltimore on Saturday, police said.