By Austin Alonzo Democratic dark money groups, megadonors, and unions are funding a massive spending effort aimed at reelecting President Joe Biden and advancing the Democratic Party’s power in Washington. So far, nine major outside spending groups say they will together spend nearly $800 million to support the reelection of President Biden. This is in […]
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RNC Shifts Focus to Election Integrity
By Joseph Lord As the Republican National Committee (RNC) shifts much of its 2024 focus to ensuring election integrity, RNC officials discussed the measures they’re undertaking to ensure that America’s 2024 election is fair and secure. Earlier, the RNC announced the creation of an election integrity division, focused on issues like legal fights across the […]
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Trump Denounces Biden’s Border Policies as ‘Country-Wrecking’
By Janice Hisle GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—The immigration policies of President Joe Biden are “country-wrecking,” because of the number of illegal immigrants who are flooding into America and committing crimes, former President Donald Trump declared in a speech here Tuesday. “This is country-changing, it’s country-threatening, and it’s country-wrecking,” President Trump told several hundred invited guests at […]
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RFK Jr. Gathers Enough Signatures to Appear on the North Carolina Ballot
By Jeff Louderback Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has collected enough signatures to appear on the North Carolina presidential election ballot, according to a press release released by his campaign on April 1. Considered a key battleground state, North Carolina has 16 electoral votes. It represents the largest state for which Mr. Kennedy has secured a […]
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RFK Jr. Draws Fire From All Sides After VP Pick
By Jeff Louderback OAKLAND, Calif.—Moments after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. introduced Silicon Valley lawyer and entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan as his running mate on March 26, the independent presidential candidate saw backlash from both Democrats and Republicans for the selection. In Oakland, where Ms. Shanahan grew up, Mr. Kennedy called the ticket a spoiler for President […]
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US Economy Did Better Than Expected in the Fourth Quarter, but Current GDP Estimates Crash
By Tom Ozimek U.S. economic growth for the fourth quarter of 2023 has been revised upward, to 3.4 percent from 3.2 percent in the government’s third—and final—update of gross domestic product (GDP) figures, although real-time GDP estimates for the first quarter of 2024 have fallen sharply, undercutting hopes for an economic “soft landing.” The economy […]
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Donald Trump’s Net Worth Hits $6.5 Billion, Enters 500 Richest People List
By Naveen Athrappully Former President Donald Trump has entered Bloomberg’s list of top 500 global billionaires after his stake in Truth Social was valued at nearly $4 billion. Truth Social parent company Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) went public following its merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC). It will trade under the ticker […]
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CDC Sending Team to Investigate Measles Outbreak at Illegal Immigrant Center
By Jack Phillips The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is sending a team to investigate a measles outbreak at a Chicago center housing illegal immigrants, the federal agency confirmed Tuesday. “CDC is sending a team of experts to support the local response to the recent measles cases with arrival expected tomorrow,“ the […]
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Inflation Comes Hotter Than Expected for Second Straight Month
By Andrew Moran The U.S. annual inflation rate has risen to a higher-than-expected 3.2 percent, underscoring the challenges policymakers face in reducing it to the 2 percent target. Economists had projected the consumer price index (CPI) to climb 0.4 percent in February, up from the previous month’s 0.3 percent reading. According to the Bureau of […]
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Trump, Biden Poised to Clinch Nominations in March 12 Primaries
By Janice Hisle and Emel Akan In primary elections on March 12, incumbent Democrat President Joe Biden and his Republican challenger, former President Donald Trump, appear likely to score enough delegates to become their respective party’s presidential nominees. Pollster Rich Baris dubbed March 12 “mini Super Tuesday” because several states are holding presidential-preference contests. These […]
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Trump-Backed Leaders Take Helm at RNC After McDaniel Exits
By Lawrence Wilson HOUSTON—The Republican National Committee (RNC) has elected new leadership endorsed by former President Donald Trump after Ronna McDaniel, the group’s longest-serving chair, stepped down on March 8. Michael Whatley, chair of the North Carolina Republican Party whom President Trump endorsed last month to lead the RNC, was elected by a voice vote […]
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Millions Head to the Polls for Super Tuesday
By The Epoch Times Staff What’s happening today: Mail-in Voting Affects California In-Person Turnout BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—Turnout here has been affected by mail-in and early voting according to poll workers at Faith Temple Church, which houses four precincts in California’s 22nd Congressional District. Each California voter received a ballot by mail for the first time this […]
