#Demonstrators protest media coverage of Israel-Hamas war at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

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Demonstrators are protesting media coverage of the Israel-Hamas war at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner attended by President Biden, top government officials and journalists who cover them. Protestors are criticizing President Biden’s administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war and mainstream media’s coverage of the conflict. Chants of “Free, free Palestine” and calls for…

#Furthering Your Education: Top Resources for Going Back to Grad School After Working

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The traditional path of going straight from undergrad to graduate school isn’t for everyone. Many people choose to enter the workforce first to gain real-world experience before deciding to pursue an advanced degree. If you’ve been working for several years and are now considering going back to school at 30 (or any age really), there…

#Supreme Court justices skeptical of sweeping immunity claims by Trump

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Justices on the Supreme Court voiced skepticism Thursday to assertions from former President Trump’s attorneys that presidential immunity could extend to an attempted coup or the assassination of a political rival, even as they seemed ready to offer some protections from criminal prosecution. Such a ruling could create a new cycle of legal battles that has the impact…

#Western powers shot down Iranian missiles. Why not Russian missiles?

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Ukrainians are asking an indelicate question: Why has the West reacted with near-unanimous indignation to Iran’s missile attack against Israel, immediately expressing a willingness to protect its population against further attacks, while failing to help Ukraine protect itself against daily Russian bombardments of its people, cities and infrastructure? Or as the Wall Street Journal put…

#White House news briefing: Watch live

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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is delivering a press briefing on Monday afternoon as Iran’s weekend missile and drone strike on Israel adds an urgency to solving the current funding impasse in Congress. President Biden held a conference call with the leaders of both parties in both chambers Sunday to reiterate the importance of…

#Biden says inflation report ‘may delay’ expected interest rate cut

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President Biden on Wednesday said that the March report on inflation, which ticked higher, may delay an expected interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve. Biden last month predicted the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates, a move that could give the president a boost ahead of November’s election while he campaigns on his work…

#Abbott responds to NYC mayor’s invitation to spend the night in a migrant shelter

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) slammed New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s (D) invitation to stay at a migrant shelter in New York during his visit to the Big Apple, calling it a “gimmick” in an interview on Thursday. “The invitation is nothing more than a gimmick,” Abbott said during an interview on Fox News’s…

#California bill aims to stop employers from reaching out during off hours

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A new California bill aims to prevent employers from reaching out to their employees outside of work hours. The bill, AB 2751, introduced by State Assemblymember Matt Haney, aims to bring greater work-life balance to employees in California by creating a “right-to-disconnect” from calls, texts and emails after work hours. The legislation would have California…

#Big business bristles at USTR reporting change on trade

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The U.S. Trade Representative is changing its definition of barriers to trade in its annual report on international trade estimates, throwing out concepts long cherished by the tech industry and drawing the ire of some of the biggest business lobbies in the U.S. “The NTE Report has received unprecedented attention this year because we are…

#Democrats face growing divide in Maryland Senate primary

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Maryland’s Democratic Senate primary is growing increasingly fractious as the party prepares to take on former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) in November, risking a potential intraparty brawl. Rep. David Trone (D-Md.), who is the front-runner in the intraparty contest, recently faced criticism for making a racially charged slur during a budget hearing, for which he later…