#Trump’s rivals face a challenge: Getting attention

#Trump’s rivals face a challenge: Getting attention

For any Republican primary candidate not named Donald Trump, getting attention is the name of the game — at least for now.  Given former President Trump’s commanding lead in national polls and his propensity to drive news cycles, it’s vital for his challengers to simply keep themselves in the news. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, widely…

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#Biden signs bill to raise debt ceiling

#Biden signs bill to raise debt ceiling

President Biden on Saturday signed legislation to raise the debt ceiling into 2025 and avert a default, marking a significant bipartisan accomplishment amid divided government in Washington, D.C. The president signed the bill just days before Treasury officials warned the department would run out of money to pay the nation’s bills, potentially triggering a recession…

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#Wagner founder scores bloody political victory in Bakhmut 

#Wagner founder scores bloody political victory in Bakhmut 

The months-long siege of Bakhmut may have been a costly battlefield victory for the Wagner Group, but the private military company’s founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, scored a major political win by capturing the city.  The Wagner Group is now responsible for Russia’s only two significant victories since last summer, having taken Bakhmut last weekend and the…

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