AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar3 hours agoOutside Groups Pledge Over $1 Billion to Aid Biden’s Re-election Effortverified_publisherThe New York Times - Reid J. EpsteinThe League of Conservation Voters, among the biggest spenders on progressive causes, said it would put $120 million behind President Biden and Democrats as his Republican rival faces cash woes. A new $120 million pledge to lift President Biden and his allies will push the total expected spending …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar2 hours agoBlinken Warns China Against Armed Attack on Philippinesverified_publisherThe New York Times - Michael CrowleyThe secretary of state struck a balance seemingly meant to deter China while avoiding a dangerous escalation with Beijing. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken warned China on Tuesday that an “armed” attack against Philippine vessels in the South China Sea would trigger a mutual self-defense pact …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar3 hours agoBiden Looks to Shore Up Latino Support in Visit to Nevada and Arizonaverified_publisherThe New York Times - Zolan Kanno-YoungsThe president plans to go on offense during his visit to the crucial swing states, championing his economic policies and attacking Republicans on abortion and immigration. President Biden plans to visit Nevada and Arizona this week to champion his economic policies and attack Republicans on …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar9 hours agoTrump Sues ABC and Stephanopoulos, Saying They Defamed Himverified_publisherThe New York Times - Michael M. GrynbaumThe lawsuit stems from the anchor’s recent contentious interview with Representative Nancy Mace. Former President Donald J. Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against ABC News on Monday, arguing that the anchor George Stephanopoulos had harmed his reputation by saying multiple times on-air that Mr. …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar10 hours agoR.B.G. Award Organizer Cancels Ceremony After Fallout Over Honoreesverified_publisherThe New York Times - Minho KimThe Opperman Foundation said it would “reconsider its mission” but did not say whether those selected, including Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch, would still receive the award. The organizer behind an honor named for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a lifelong champion of women’s rights and liberal causes, …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar14 hours agoTrump Says Jews Who Support Democrats ‘Hate Israel’ and ‘Their Religion’verified_publisherThe New York Times - Chris CameronThe comments, on a conservative radio program, echo an antisemitic trope and escalate claims he made as president that were widely criticized. Former President Donald J. Trump accused Jews who vote for Democrats of hating their religion and Israel, reviving and escalating a claim he made as …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar13 hours agoConservative Influencer Is Charged in Jan. 6 Attackverified_publisherThe New York Times - Livia Albeck-RipkaIsabella DeLuca, 24, helped to steal a table that rioters used to assault law enforcement, according to a criminal complaint. A conservative social media influencer has been arrested on misdemeanor charges related to her involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, including an …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar13 hours agoSerbian Leader Says Kushner Deal Is Not an Effort to Influence Trumpverified_publisherThe New York Times - Eric LiptonAfter news reports that Jared Kushner plans to redevelop a site in Belgrade bombed by NATO in 1999, Serbian politicians clashed over whether the deal was appropriate. The president of Serbia on Monday batted away any suggestion that he might have intentionally tried to steer a valuable real estate …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar13 hours agoSupreme Court Lets Public Office Ban Stand for ‘Cowboys for Trump’ Founderverified_publisherThe New York Times - Sopan DebAfter a conviction arising from the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, Couy Griffin was removed from his county commissioner post in New Mexico and banned from holding public office again. The U.S. Supreme Court turned down a request on Monday to hear an appeal from a former New Mexico county commissioner …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar1 day agoKushner Deal in Serbia Follows Earlier Interest by Trumpverified_publisherThe New York Times - Eric LiptonMore than a decade ago, before running for president, Donald Trump expressed interest in developing the same site in Belgrade that his son-in-law now plans to invest $500 million in rebuilding. The plan by Jared Kushner and his business partners to redevelop a prized location in Serbia’s capital, …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar14 hours agoDemocrats Are Meddling in Republican Primariesverified_publisherThe New York Times - Lisa LererThe strategy has risks, especially in red states like Ohio. In the final days of a notably nasty Republican Senate primary race in Ohio, a conservative candidate is getting an unusual boost from the Democratic Party. As my colleague Michael Bender reported last week, a Democratic group is spending …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar16 hours agoJustices Seem Likely to Side With N.R.A. in First Amendment Disputeverified_publisherThe New York Times - Abbie VanSickleThe National Rifle Association argued that a New York official violated the First Amendment by encouraging entities to break ties with the group after the Parkland mass shooting. A majority of the Supreme Court appeared on Monday to embrace arguments by the National Rifle Association that a New York …