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Republican lawmakers are urging federal regulators to crack down on automakers’ claims that electric vehicles are “zero-emission vehicles.” In a letter to Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan this week, four GOP senators pointed to EVs’ life-cycle emissions and their tires’ higher production of harmful particulate matter in calling for new standards that would ensure that EVs are not “deceptively advertised as zero-emission vehicles to American consumers.” The missive from Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) is the latest effort by congressional Republicans to highlight EVs’ shortcomings as the Biden administration has…
Topline Shares of Trump Media and Technology Group fell below $20 for the first time since the company officially went public through a merger in March, continuing a downward trend for the Truth Social parent company—and sending former President Donald Trump’s net worth down about $140 million. Truth Social’s parent company Trump Media could close at its lowest level since it merged with a … [+] blank-check firm to go public.The Washington Post via Getty Images Key Facts The company traded at $19.87 as of 2:25 p.m. EDT on Wednesday—a 65.76% drop from when the company debuted on the Nasdaq…
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance intensified his criticism of a state-funded battery parts plant project in Michigan, linked to China, during a campaign rally on Tuesday. Vance targeted the $2.4 billion Gotion Inc. plant in Green Township, Mecosta County, which has faced local and political opposition due to its ties to China and the secrecy surrounding the deal. Vance argued that the tax incentives provided to Gotion Inc., whose parent company is based in Hefei, China, signify Democrats “helping China.” He accused the Biden-Harris administration of facilitating Chinese interests at the expense of American manufacturing. “Kamala Harris not only…
Donald Trump visits Arlington Cemetery to pay tribute to the 13 servicemembers killed during the Afghanistan evacuation. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesVice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign said a reported physical confrontation between former President Donald Trump’s campaign aides and an official at Arlington National Cemetery was “pretty sad,” but “it’s not surprising coming from the Trump team.””Listen, this is what we’ve come to expect from Donald Trump and his team,” Harris campaign spokesman Michael Tyler said in a CNN interview Wednesday. Arlington cemetery confirmed late Tuesday that an “incident” had occurred, and reiterated that federal law bars candidates and…
An Arlington National Cemetery official and Trump campaign staffers had an “incident” earlier this week, apparently over the use of a photographer in one of the areas where recent fallen soldiers are buried. A spokesperson for the cemetery said in a statement, “Federal law prohibits political campaign or election-related activities within Army National Military Cemeteries, to include photographers, content creators or any other persons attending for purposes, or in direct support of a partisan political candidate’s campaign. Arlington National Cemetery reinforced and widely shared this law and its prohibitions with all participants. We can confirm there was an incident, and…
Republicans looking to become the next Senate GOP leader are flexing their fundraising chops to line up donations for their current and aspiring colleagues on the ballot this fall. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) planned retirement from leadership at year’s end, but not from the Senate, has set off a power struggle between three men eyeing the coveted post: Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD) and Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Rick Scott (R-FL). Thune and Cornyn, close McConnell allies who’ve long been in leadership and considered the most likely successors to the longest-serving Senate party leader, are fundraising juggernauts…
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Prosecutors have filed another indictment against former President Donald Trump in the federal election interference case, weeks after the Supreme Court gave the former president substantial immunity from prosecution. Court documents say the new indictment was presented to a grand jury that hadn’t previously heard evidence in the Jan. 6 case. The core charges in the D.C.-based case remain the same: conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Supporters of an effort to make Arkansas’ GOP primaries open only to registered Republicans have filed a lawsuit over state party officials blocking that proposal.The lawsuit filed in federal court on Monday stems from delegates at the state Republican Party convention voting to allow only registered GOP voters to participate in the party’s primary. The party’s executive committee in July nullified that proposal and several other actions by the convention, saying proper steps weren’t taken to consider them.The lawsuit filed by about two dozen of the convention delegates asks a federal judge to order the…
Support trulyindependent journalismFind out moreCloseOur mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth.Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts.Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda.Two members of Donald Trump’s campaign staff have been accused of verbally abusing and pushing an Arlington National Cemetery official when the former president attended a wreath-laying ceremony on Monday. A source told NPR that the cemetery official had tried to stop Trump staffers from filming and photographing in a section of the cemetery known as Section 60, where recent US casualties are buried.Arlington officials had reportedly…
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will face off on September 10In just under two weeks, Republican candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris will participate in the first Presidential debate. Ahead of the September 10 face-off, the two campaigns are already at loggerheads over the issue of “hot mics”. Harris Campaign demands an open micThe Harris campaign is pushing for an open microphone policy, meaning both candidates will have their mics on throughout the debate. This approach, they argue, ensures transparency and spontaneous interactions, giving the audience a complete picture of each candidate’s responses and reactions in real time.According…