Democrats look for new ways to tax the super-rich
Headed into the November election — and with a big fight over expiring tax cuts looming in 2025 — Democrats are pushing once again to raise taxes on the wealthiest…
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Trump’s Truth Social surges in DJT stock debut, but questions remain
Former president Donald Trump’s social media start-up surged Tuesday in its first day of trading as a public company, a stock-market debut that helped deliver the Republican presidential candidate a…
Periods, ‘live tissue’: Female justices get specific about women’s health
Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked about dating a pregnancy based on “the woman’s recounting when her last menstrual period was.” Justice Elena Kagan wondered whether a medical procedure qualifies as…
James Comer makes his final anti-Biden push … to prospective donors
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) assumed leadership of the House Oversight Committee last year with a particularly ambitious goal: proving that President Biden had committed an act necessitating his removal from…
Who is Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s pick for running mate?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running for president as an independent candidate, chose Bay Area tech lawyer and megadonor Nicole Shanahan as his running mate. Kennedy made the announcement…
Supreme Court skeptical of efforts to restrict access to abortion pill
The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed unlikely to limit access to mifepristone, a key medication that is used in more than 60 percent of U.S. abortions and has emerged as…
Lawsuit accusing Matt Schlapp of sexual misconduct comes to an end
A lawsuit accusing Matt Schlapp, the influential leader of the Conservative Political Action Conference, of sexual misconduct is being ended, according to both sides. The lawsuit began last year when…
Biden plays up his money edge in taking feistier shots at Trump
RALEIGH, N.C. — President Biden has been trying out a new riff on the campaign trail, aiming to seize on a growing vulnerability facing Donald Trump. “I know everyone is…
Kari Lake won’t defend her statements about Arizona election official
PHOENIX — Kari Lake, a Republican Senate candidate in Arizona who has amplified former president Donald Trump’s false claims about rigged elections, has decided not to defend statements she made…
Alito and Thomas kept bringing up Comstock. That scared abortion rights supporters.
Antiabortion activists have spent several years resurrecting the Comstock Act, arguing that a future Republican administration could use the 151-year-old law to block the mailing of all abortion-related drugs and…