Judge Merchan faces critical decisions as Trump’s trial nears its end
NEW YORK — It’s almost time for the judge to instruct the jury. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan M. Merchan is approaching a critical juncture in Donald Trump’s hush…
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What science tells us about Biden, Trump and evaluating an aging brain
The 2024 presidential election has turned into a crash course in gerontology. On Election Day, former president Donald Trump will be 78 years old, and President Biden will be a…
Blue Origin to fly again as space tourism struggles to get off the ground
After more than a year and a half, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is set to fly another space tourism mission as early as Sunday, the first since the company suffered…
‘Never Trump?’ ‘Never Biden’ voters might loom larger.
Certain Democrats trying to cope with President Biden’s continually underwhelming 2024 poll numbers share an article of faith: the ceiling theory. All Biden needs to do is rally allies who…
Ukraine gamble pays off: Republicans face little backlash in primaries
Three weeks before their GOP primary, Sens. Deb Fischer and Peter Ricketts took a politically risky move. The Nebraska Republicans had reversed their opposition to a massive national security package…
Doug Burgum’s primary run was short-lived. Now he’s everywhere with Trump.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum had a rather unremarkable run for president. He made it to the Republican debate stage thanks to a fundraising gimmick that delivered donors gift cards.…
U.S. doctor who refused to leave Gaza says he ‘cannot abandon my team’
An American doctor who refused an evacuation from southern Gaza on Friday said he stayed behind in solidarity with colleagues who were unable to leave, calling on President Biden to…
How Jim Jordan tried to connect the dots on Biden’s $8 million book deal
“Biden not only kept information he was not supposed to keep but he shared it with people who were not allowed to see it. He shared that information with his…
Lawyer preparation suggests Trump won’t testify in New York trial
After brashly declaring he wanted to testify in his criminal trial, it appears increasingly unlikely that Donald Trump will do so, as the jury seems poised to hear closing arguments…
Upside-down flag flew at Justice Alito’s house after neighbor dispute
In the fraught weeks after the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. flew an upside-down American flag at…