#Indictment underscores media’s Trump obsession

#Indictment underscores media’s Trump obsession

Wall-to-wall media coverage of Donald Trump’s indictment this week underscores the former president’s hold on the press and the challenges for rivals to break through.   Cable networks breathlessly covered the indictment, even when there was little new to report.  Local news helicopters followed as Trump left his Florida home for the airport, prompting comparisons to the O.J. Simpson…

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#New cars have become luxury items

#New cars have become luxury items

At some point in the not-too-distant past, a new car became a luxury purchase.  The average price for a new vehicle hit $49,500 at the end of last year, compared to $38,948 just three years earlier. Skyrocketing interest rates pushed the average monthly car payment on a five-year loan to $723 in March.  New vehicles…

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#Stormy Daniels: Trump indictment ‘poetic’ but ‘bittersweet’

#Stormy Daniels: Trump indictment ‘poetic’ but ‘bittersweet’

The woman whose hush money payment sparked the Manhattan District Attorney’s investigation into former President Donald Trump called his indictment “poetic” but “bittersweet” in her first comments since the district attorney’s office announced the decision Thursday. Stormy Daniels, an adult film actress, alleges she had an affair with Trump in 2006. While Trump denies the…

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#Dems react to Trump indictment with glee — and anxiety

#Dems react to Trump indictment with glee — and anxiety

House Democrats reacted with mixed emotions this week to the historic indictment of former President Trump, with some cheering the move with bald jubilation and others approaching much more cautiously ahead of Trump’s expected arraignment on Tuesday.  While both camps are united behind the central premise that no one in America is above the law,…

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#Trump’s ‘zombie’ case lurches ahead of the pack 

#Trump’s ‘zombie’ case lurches ahead of the pack 

Some prosecutors called it a “zombie;” other legal observers said it was a “sleeper case.” But Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s (D) probe into Donald Trump is the first to initiate history-making criminal charges against a former president.  Among the dizzying array of ongoing criminal probes into former President Trump, he faces investigations by both…

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#How could a TikTok ban be enforced?

#How could a TikTok ban be enforced?

Bipartisan support to ban TikTok in the U.S is mounting, but carrying out the action will likely be trickier than gaining the political power to enact it.  Any action the U.S. takes to try to block TikTok, the video sharing app owned by Chinese-based parent company ByteDance, will still have loopholes for users to access…

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#DeSantis looks to revamp strategy amid signs of political strain

#DeSantis looks to revamp strategy amid signs of political strain

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is recalibrating his strategy and messaging amid signs that his presidential ambitions may be faltering before his campaign even gets off the ground.  DeSantis began the year with clear momentum in the nascent GOP presidential primary, topping former President Trump in head-to-head polling and drawing unparalleled interest from Republican voters…

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