US adults narrowly approve of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans and policies for the future, according to a report released on Friday by the Pew Research Center. The analysis found that Americans rate Trump more warmly now, at 43% than after the 2016 or 2020 elections, at 36% and 34%, respectively. For the study, 9,609…
The world is entranced by electric vehicles (EVs), but people’s interest in the clean energy machines may have little to do with global warming, according to the latest Google Trends data. And one environmental expert has put the shift down to the politicisation of climate change. Google Trends data from August showed that online searches…
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016 because of the Electoral College. So did George W. Bush in 2000. The Electoral College is the unique American system of electing presidents. It is different from the popular vote, and it has an outsize impact on how candidates…
We’re still sifting through all the reasons that the 2024 presidential cycle turned out the way it did, but there’s clearly one factor that proved more potent than just about any other: costs. Groceries, housing, transport, recreation—everything that’s far more expensive now than it was before the pandemic recovery continued to weigh on the minds…
President Joe Biden celebrates his 82nd birthday today at the White House, surrounded by family and friends. This birthday marks his last as commander-in-chief, following a challenging year in which he stepped aside from reelection efforts, paving the way for Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the Democratic ticket. From his roots in Scranton, Pennsylvania,…
Brace yourself: Violent migrant crime is metastasizing. The brutal Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua has now expanded to at least 16 states and Washington, DC, per an internal Homeland Security memo. The district, Virginia, Montana and Wyoming are the latest additions to the ever-growing list of states suffering the gang’s presence. And the…
Washington Post management plans to scrap the hybrid work schedule, telling employees it will accept the resignation of any staffer who refuses to return to the office five days a week, according to a report. The Jeff Bezos-owned broadsheet shared an internal Q&A on Monday that included a section devoted to the new return-to-office policy,…
It was a misty autumn evening, unusually warm, with rain falling softly through the wind. I stepped out of my cab and hurried towards Van Andel Arena, one of the largest public venues in Michigan, located in Grand Rapids, the state’s second-largest city. The intersection was blocked by police vans and the nearby street was…
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Just a week after winning a majority of the vote in several of the nation’s largest Arab-majority cities, President-elect Donald Trump has filled top administration posts with staunch Israel supporters, including an ambassador to Israel who has claimed “there is no such thing as Palestinians.” Meanwhile, the two Trump advisers who…
Brendan Carr speaks during a House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Hearing titled Connecting America. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump will tap Brendan Carr, a critic of the Biden administration’s telecom policies and Big Tech, as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, he said…