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Did Steven Spielberg help Biden hide his ‘communication struggles’?

A story in The New Yorker says President Joe Biden worked with filmaker Steven Spielberg before critical campaign moments such as his State of the Union address and the presidential debate. The report came ahead of the release of “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,” a tell-all book on Biden’s decline that...

A story in The New Yorker says President Joe Biden worked with filmaker Steven Spielberg before critical campaign moments such as his State of the Union address and the presidential debate. (REBECCA BLACKWELL/AP FILE)

Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, reportedly angering fellow Democrats. (PAUL SANCYA/AP FILE)

Report: Several Democrats privately outraged over push to impeach Trump

House Republicans X account faces backlash over ‘unbelievable and embarrassing’ post

Pam Bondi at a white house podium

Operation Take Back America targets cartel leaders amid record drug seizures

May 14, 2025 at 2:09 p.m.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says "the Sinaloa Cartel is a complex, dangerous terrorist organization...

"We are on a path to uphold the agency’s nationwide standards to protect Americans from PFOA and PFOS in their water. At the same time, we will work to provide common-sense flexibility in the form of additional time for compliance,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said. (MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/AP FILE)

EPA plans to weaken regulations on ‘forever chemical’ drinking water limits

By Alexx Altman-Devilbiss

May 14, 2025 at 1:54 p.m.

The EPA said it would keep standards in place for two common types of PFAS,...

Food prices decreased .1% in April, while general costs for energy rose .7%. Prices for all items but food and energy increased .2%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Between April 2024 and last month, costs for all items rose 2.3%, the bureau reported. (PETER K. AFRIYIE/AP FILE)

Prices for goods and services increased .2% last month, federal agency says

May 14, 2025 at 10:56 a.m.

Prices paid by consumers for goods and services increased .2% in April, the U.S. Bureau...

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., said the plans would restore SNAP’s “original intent,” saying the program has drifted away from it. “For far too long, the SNAP program has drifted from a bridge to support American households in need to a permanent destination riddled with bureaucratic inefficiencies, misplaced incentives, and limited accountability.” (JONATHAN WEISS/SHUTTERSTOCK)

New SNAP proposal aims to close loopholes, limit waivers for employment requirements

May 14, 2025 at 10:42 a.m.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., said the plans would restore SNAP’s “original intent,”...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will give the speeches in South Carolina and California on May 31, a continuation of speaking engagements across the country as the 2024 vice presidential nominee weighs what’s next in his political future. (JAMIE KELTER DAVIS/THE NEW YORK TIMES)

Walz tries to push Democratic Party forward as he weighs 2028 presidential run

By Austin Denean

May 14, 2025 at 10:22 a.m.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will give the speeches in South Carolina and California on May...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state has cleared more than 16,000 homeless encampments over the last few years, and now he’s calling on cities and counties to mirror the state's efforts. Local officials would provide notice and offer help to homeless people before sweeping the encampments under Newsom's model ordinance. (AP FILE PHOTO)

Newsom releases model for cracking down on California homeless encampments

May 14, 2025 at 10:02 a.m.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state has cleared more than 16,000 homeless encampments over...

A federal judge this week declined to block the Internal Revenue Service from sharing highly sensitive taxpayer data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a victory for President Donald Trump and his immigration agenda. (PATRICK SEMANSKY/AP FILE)

Trump administration gets immigration win as IRS data can be shared with ICE

By Kristine Frazao

May 14, 2025 at 9:40 a.m.

A federal judge this week declined to block the Internal Revenue Service from sharing highly sensitive taxpayer...

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