Most of former President Trump's rivals for the GOP nomination have taken a cautious path in responding to his indictment — but some veterans of his administration have taken a far more assertive stance. Bill Barr, who served as Trump's attorney general, said that Trump would be "toast" if "even half" of the behavior alleged in the indictment proved to be true. Barr later called the defenses mounted by Trump and his allies "farcical" and said that the former president had "engaged in an outrageous act of obstruction and deception." |
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Former Vice President Mike Pence said he does not know why other 2024 Republican presidential candidates "presume" former President Trump will be found guilty of the charges he is facing. Pence said in an interview with Chuck Todd on NBC's "Meet the Press," which will air in full on Sunday, that discussing whether to pardon Trump for the charges he is facing is "premature," as the legal proceedings have not played out yet. "Let me say first and foremost, I don't know why some of my competitors in the Republican primary presume the president will be found guilty," he said. |
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As the generative artificial intelligence (AI) industry booms, the 2024 election cycle is shaping up to be a watershed moment for the technology's role in political campaigns. The proliferation of AI — a technology that can create text, image and video — raises concerns about the spread of misinformation and how voters will react to artificially generated content in the politically polarized environment. Already, the presidential campaigns for former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) have produced high-profile videos with AI. |
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Colleges are seeing a surge in technology majors, but rural students are lagging behind on opportunities to take advantage of the growing, high-paying fields. From 2018 to 2022, "Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services" majors increased 23 percent, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, from 423,315 to 518,844. |
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Juneteenth is facing new challenges as it marks its second federal birthday on Monday in the form of both political attacks on the need to understand Black history and diversity, and the mixed emotions of becoming a more commercial holiday. Over the last three years, policymakers in 45 states have proposed 283 laws restricting what teachers can say about race, racism and American history, according to the Washington Post. |
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A growing contingent of Dreamers is facing a future in the shadows as DACA ages out of effectiveness even as the program is embroiled in political wrangling and court battles. DACA, formally the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, marked its 11th anniversary Thursday with little fanfare. |
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President Biden on Saturday spoke at his first political rally since he announced his reelection bid, warning a room of union workers that Republicans want to take jobs away from them. The president flexed his muscle with unions after a slew of early endorsements came in the day prior. While he argued that he has workers' backs — messaging that is shaping up to be a staple of his reelection campaign — he said that Republicans in Congress oppose his work so far. |
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President Biden said on Saturday that a Chinese spy balloon that spent a week hovering over the U.S. in early February was "more embarrassing" for Beijing "than it was intentional." "I don't think the leadership knew where it was and knew what was in it and knew what was going on," the president told reporters before heading to Philadelphia. "It was, I think it was more embarrassing than it was intentional." "And so, I'm hoping that, over the next several months, I'll be meeting with [Chinese leader] Xi [Jinping] again and talking about legitimate differences we have but also how there's areas we can get along," he added. |
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A fringe idea to directly take on the Mexican cartels with the U.S. military is gaining some traction in the Republican party — even as critics warn that any unilateral action would endanger relations with Mexico and fail to alleviate the flow of drugs across the border. Several leading Republican presidential candidates, including former President Trump, have backed unilateral military action in Mexico. At the same time, conservative lawmakers have introduced legislation to either authorize U.S. military action against the cartels or designate them as terrorist groups, a label that could pave the way for military force. |
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OPINION | While it was absolutely essential that lawmakers raise the debt ceiling to avoid economic turmoil, the legislation to do so, unfortunately, makes cuts to programs designed to help underserved entrepreneurs start, sustain, and potentially scale their small businesses. Buried in the details of the debt ceiling deal is a $150 million cut in funds for the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), which provides funds to states to promote entrepreneurship, support small business ownership, and democratize access to capital. These cuts are expected to lead to a 30 percent reduction in funding for programs that help small business owners navigate their financing options and learn the ropes of running a business. |
OPINION | Smoke from Canadian wildfires traveled hundreds of miles along the U.S. East Coast this week and last week, forcing millions of people to breathe air laced with harmful pollutants. The mix of pollution from these fires contains particles and gases that impede healthy lung and heart function. The levels of pollution New York City, Washington and many other cities experienced over the last few days led to an increased risk of asthma attacks, heart attacks, strokes, emergency room visits and hospital admissions. Even short-duration exposure to these chemicals in the air is associated with an increased risk of early death. |
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Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida avoided mentioning Donald Trump at a G.O.P. fund-raiser in Nevada, but he took clear aim at the former president. |
Lawmakers in state capitols this year have been flexing their superpowers. |
BY GWYNN GUILFORD AND AUSTEN HUFFORD |
Companies resist layoffs even as economic weakness looms. |
The top U.S. diplomat started a two-day trip to China amid accusations from Beijing that Washington alone was to blame for the historic fracture in bilateral relations. |
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