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Amy Dorris tried not to watch too much news last week as Stormy Daniels gave her courtroom account of sex with Donald Trump. But little details from Daniels’s story have stuck with her, she said.The age gap. Daniels’s description of leaving a hotel bathroom and being surprised to see Trump in his boxers. Dorris said it reminded her of her own encounter with Trump outside a restroom in 1997, when she and her boyfriend attended the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Trump’s VIP box. “I came out,” Dorris recalled, “and there he was.” This article was originally published by a…
Solar industry CEOs are confident a Republican victory in the 2024 election wouldn’t spell the end of government support for clean energy investments, particularly for manufacturing, despite GOP threats to gut President Joe Biden ‘s landmark Inflation Reduction Act. The IRA has been touted by the Biden administration as providing funds for the largest investmen t in clean energy in U.S. history, intended to accelerate the transition away from fossil and toward renewable fuels, all while creating manufacturing jobs. Republicans unanimously opposed passage of the legislation in August 2022 and sought to repeal the clean energy tax credits during a…
On Tuesday, May 7, after weeks of negotiations, Senate Republicans amended the 2024 Minnesota Human Rights bill with language that reinstates religious liberty protections that were removed by a Minnesota law passed last session. “This clarification restores religious liberties in Minnesota and provides important protections to our religious organizations,” Senator Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) said. “With the passage of this legislation, we are upholding the right of our religious institutions to make decisions consistent with their faith.” At least 15 religious communities and organizations—Catholics, Muslims, Jews, Evangelical Christians, and others—have expressed their support for the restoration of religious exemptions. “This…
By Madeline HalpertBBC News, in court12 May 2024Image caption, Despite where they stand on Donald Trump, court-watchers have gathered for a common reason: to witness historyA Scottish woman on vacation. A retiree carrying a Trump puppet. A 22-year-old film producer. A former criminal defence attorney. Hundreds of people travel miles and wait hours in the early morning for a chance to be in the Manhattan courtroom for the first-ever criminal trial of a former US president. Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records in relation to a hush-money payment made to a porn star.Both ardent critics and…
It was story time with former President Donald Trump on Saturday, as he played to what he called one of the largest audiences in his campaign’s history, when he brought back what was once a staple of his campaign: his spoken-word rendition of “The Snake,” a song about a woman taking in the titular reptile, nursing it back to health, and ultimately dying from its bite. What You Need To Know Former President Donald Trump’s rally at the Jersey Shore on Saturday saw him once again recite a song that he claimed was about immigration, while attacking President Joe Biden on…
A coalition of Republican senators are demanding an investigation into the nonprofit organizations that have supported pro-Palestinian protests that have raged on college campuses across the country. In a letter addressed to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel, the senators, led by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), asked for a probe into several organizations that “have engaged in conduct warranting revocation of their tax-exempt statuses on the basis of their financial support of” the National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) group. The senators noted that one nonprofit, AJP Educational Foundation, was already under investigation. Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares…
CNN — Today is Mother’s Day … but why? Take a trip back in the CNN time machine to learn about the origins of the holiday, and why its creator later regretted starting it. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. Get 5 Things in your inbox • Schools across the country are announcing teacher and staff layoffs as districts brace for the end of a pandemic aid package that delivered the largest one-time federal investment in K-12 education. The money must be used by the end of September, creating a sharp funding cliff.• One of…
On Monday morning, Axios’s Mike Allen blasted out his early morning email with the subject line: “Scoop: Trump’s retaliation plan.” It seems that Republicans, after failing to find actual evidence to support their vibes-based impeachment of Joe Biden, are plotting how to prosecute the president and his family if Donald Trump returns to power. “One Trump ally argued that there is precedent for a second Trump administration to investigate and prosecute the Bidens: the current federal charges against Trump,” Axios reported.Let’s pause for a moment from today’s latest campaign “scoop” to make something clear: None of this is normal. None…
(May 12, 2024 / JNS) U.S. Senator Mitt Romeny (R-Utah) and 24 Republican colleagues introduced legislation on Thursday to cut American funding to the United Nations if the Palestinian Authority is granted more privileges at the global body. The next day, the U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to do just that, passing a resolution to give the Palestinians unprecedented benefits for a non-member observer state, including the ability to sit on various committees and introduce and sponsor motions. “The U.S. should not lend credibility to an organization that actively promotes and rewards terrorism,” wrote Romney. “By granting any sort of…
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Professional services myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.The closure of the auditor behind former US President Donald Trump’s social media group threatens to derail a number of companies’ plans to go public and to force dozens of listed firms to delay their financial results.The Securities and Exchange Commission this month charged BF Borgers — one of the US’s most widely used auditors, which was previously used by Trump Media & Technology Group — and its founder with falsely representing to clients that its audit work would comply with US…