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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) warned of “profoundly serious consequences” if former President Trump wins the upcoming election. Warren, in an op-ed published Saturday in The New York Times, criticized Trump for his non-answer to a question about repealing the Affordable Care Act during this week’s presidential debate. “After ducking and weaving, he came up with:...

Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) have united in admonishing racist remarks made by far-right activist Laura Loomer, a supporter of former President Trump. Loomer, a former congressional candidate with a history of anti-Muslim comments, shared a post online in which Vice President Harris was talking about her...

Former President Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, said she thinks her uncle knows he lost the presidential debate earlier this week because winners don’t turn down the opportunity to “win again.” Mary Trump joined MSNBC’s Alex Witt on Saturday to discuss Tuesday’s debate between Trump and Vice President Harris. Mary Trump has been an outspoken critic...

Russia and Ukraine both announced Saturday that more than 200 people were freed in a prisoner swap between the two countries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released a statement and video to announce that 82 privates and sergeants, along with 21 officers, were returned from Russian captivity. It follows the release Friday of 49 Ukrainians and...

A lawsuit brought forward by several advocacy groups alleges that four individuals in Alabama have been unfairly targeted by the state's voter roll purge ahead of the presidential election in November. The lawsuit claims that State Secretary Wes Allen's purge program, a plan seeking to purge more than 3,000 voters in the state who had...

Republicans are feeling better and better about their chances of knocking off Sen. Jon Tester (D) in Montana’s hotly contested Senate race, which would greatly increase their chances of winning back the chamber next year. Several recent polls have shown Republican businessman Tim Sheehy leading Tester by a few points, within the margin of error...

Home improvement company Home Depot agreed to pay nearly $2 million to settle a civil complaint from multiple California district attorneys, alleging the company took part in false advertising and unfair competition. The company has to pay $1.7 million in civil penalties as well as $277,251 to cover investigation costs and “support future enforcement of...

German publisher Axel Springer and investment firm KKR are nearing a $13.5 billion break-up deal to split up the media giant, the Financial Times reported. Both sides will discuss at a supervisory board meeting on Thursday the proposed structure of a deal that would give KKR a majority of the control over the company’s profitable classifies,...

HOUSTON — The future of an emerging form of American clean energy could be built on an unexpected foundation: technology and experience from Big Oil. At least, that’s the hope of representatives of major oil companies, tech startups, scientists and climate groups who met in Houston this week to launch a $10 million series of...

A government shutdown is looming as Congress attempts to agree on a funding strategy by the end of the month. The countdown to Election Day is on and the race has intensified after this week’s presidential debate. Both topics will likely be discussed in this week’s Sunday talk shows. House Republicans have been unable to...

Comedian Bill Maher said he thinks former President Trump is going to lose the 2024 presidential election in November on his HBO show on Friday. "Tonight, I'm saying, I think it's over," Bill Maher told political commentator and GOP pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson and former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) on "Real Time with Bill Maher."...

The 19th-century abortion law in the battleground state of Arizona was officially repealed on Saturday. The 1864 law, which was initially passed even before Arizona became a state, was revoked with Saturday marking the 90th day that the state legislature adjourned for the year. The Civil War-era law banned nearly all abortions except in the...

The outcome of the election will have serious implications for the security, economies and foreign relations of the Western hemisphere, especially for Venezuela’s neighbor Colombia. 

President Biden will deliver a swan song address on Thursday at the premier gala celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in Washington, headlining the event in person for the third year in a row. Ahead of Biden’s appearance at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) gala, on Wednesday Vice President Harris will address the annual CHCI conference...

A voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit against Newsmax appears to be headed toward trial following a judge in Delaware's ruling on Thursday. The Florida-based company, Smartmatic, accused Newsmax and other conservative media outlets of airing defamatory statements that implied the company rigged the results of the 2020 presidential election. Newsmax argued it was reporting on...

Republicans sued the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) over the recent decision to allow digital identification cards to be used by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s (UNC) employees and students for voting. The state’s Republican Party and the Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a lawsuit in Wake County Superior Court...

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) endorsed former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat in Maryland, saying he is “just the right person” for the job. Manchin, a former moderate Democrat who filed as an independent this year, showed enthusiasm for Hogan’s campaign and its embrace of moderate politics this...

CNN anchor Pamela Brown shut down Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s (R-Okla.) election comparison on Thursday, saying the contrast he made between the 2016 and 2020 contests was a “false equivalence.” Brown initially asked Mullin on Thursday if every state certifies their election results, would he “accept a peaceful transfer of power?” “It’s hard to say what...

Charlamagne tha God sharply criticized President Biden, calling him the “donkey of the day” after the president briefly wore a Trump campaign hat at a Pennsylvania fire station. “Donkey of the day for Thursday September 12th goes to President Joe Biden,” Charlamagne said on his show “The Breakfast Club.” Biden was visiting a fire station...

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that NATO is escalating a direct war with Russia as the U.S. and Britain discuss allowing NATO-provided weapons to be used by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia. "This would in a significant way change the very nature of the conflict," Putin said on Thursday. "It would mean that NATO...

The bomb threat which resulted in the evacuation of Springfield City Hall in Ohio on Thursday used harmful language against the city's immigrant community, aligning with recent false claims touted by Republicans, including former President Trump. Springfield Mayor Rob Rue told The Washington Post that the threat "used hateful language towards immigrants and Haitians in...

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A new Consumer Reports investigation found elevated levels of lead in several brands of cinnamon powders and multi-spice blends that it tested.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signed a bill that tightens voter ID laws in the state for future elections. The much-debated bill requires voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote. Individuals must also show voter ID before voting. The law won’t go into effect for 60 days after this fall’s...