NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the head of the City Council agreed on a $112.4 billion budget Friday, ending months of conflict over cuts that dragged the mayor’s approval ratings to record lows. The handshake deal, which comes just days before the fiscal year is set to begin July 1, […]
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George Conway Taunts Donald Trump With Bruising Billboard In ‘Perfect Location’
George Conway is sending a withering message to Donald Trump in the former president’s own backyard. The conservative attorney has paid for an anti-Trump message to be placed on a billboard near the former president’s Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida. It reads: “Vote for Joe, Not the Psycho.” “So, just for kicks, I put […]
Michael Cohen to face bruising cross-examination by Trump’s lawyers
Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe awaits a bruising round of questioning from the former president’s lawyers on Tuesday after giving evidence that linked the celebrity client to all aspects of a hush money scheme. Michael Cohen returns to the stand on Tuesday as the prosecution’s star witness, where a day earlier he delivered a matter-of-fact testimony that […]
Michael Cohen to face bruising cross-examination by Trump’s lawyers
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump ‘s fixer-turned-foe awaits a bruising round of questioning from the former president’s lawyers on Tuesday after testimony that linked the celebrity client to all aspects of a hush money scheme that prosecutors say was aimed at stifling stories that threatened his 2016 campaign. Michael Cohen returns to the stand […]
Ukraine was a magnet for foreign fighters. After 2 bruising years, many are disillusioned or dead.
Ukraine’s International Legion was born in 2022, a home for foreigners eager to fight Russia. Ukraine said 20,000 signed up, though experts said 4,000 was a more realistic peak figure. In 2024, the legion is depleted by years of harsh reality and casualty rates extreme even for Ukraine. Three days after Russia’s full-scale invasion of […]
Bruising on body of man who died in Tarrant jail custody suggests use of force
A man who died following an altercation with officers at the Tarrant County Jail after being arrested during a schizophrenic episode had bruises on his body suggesting the use of force, an attorney representing Anthony Ray Johnson Jr.’s family told the Star-Telegram on Monday. Johnson’s family said they took him to WellBridge Healthcare, a behavioral […]
Sunak’s Tories face bruising UK local election results after by-election drubbing
Rishi Sunak has suffered a by-election drubbing and faces further pain in council contests across England. Labour’s Chris Webb won the Blackpool South parliamentary seat with a swing of 26.33 per cent from the Tories and Sir Keir Starmer’s party also secured council wins in areas which will be key general election battlegrounds later this […]
Trump and DeSantis Meet for First Time Since Bruising Primary
Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met Sunday morning, according to three people briefed on the meeting, the first time they’ve done so since the end of a bruising Republican presidential primary that Trump won while relentlessly attacking DeSantis. The meeting — which took place in Hollywood, Florida, according to one of the people […]
Biden clinches nomination, bruising presidential rematch with Trump looms
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -President Joe Biden won enough delegates on Tuesday to seal the Democratic Party’s nomination, with a face-off against former President Donald Trump looming in what would be the first U.S. presidential election rematch in nearly 70 years. Biden needed 1,968 delegates to win the nomination and Edison Research said he passed […]
Biden, Trump poised to clinch nominations and set up bruising presidential rematch
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are poised to win enough delegates on Tuesday to clinch their respective parties’ nominations, formally kicking off the first U.S. presidential election rematch in nearly 70 years. Four states are holding elections, including Georgia, the battleground where Trump faces criminal charges for […]