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Kids’ online safety measure easily clears key Senate hurdle in 86-1 vote

Landmark legislation aimed at keeping kids safer online cleared a major hurdle Thursday, when the Senate voted 86-1 to advance…

VP Kamala Harris and Democratic donors discuss ‘urgent, emerging needs’ in the race, with Biden campaign in crisis

Vice President Kamala Harris joined a call with major Democratic donors Friday afternoon to discuss what the hosts called “urgent,…

Democratic megadonors push Biden to quit race, as Kamala Harris events fill up

On a Tuesday in early July, 75 wealthy Democratic political donors gathered on a Zoom call to discuss the path forward…

Biden revoked 8 licenses for China’s Huawei in 2024, document shows

The Biden administration has revoked eight licenses this year that had allowed some companies to ship goods to Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei, according to a document first reported…

CEOs at Trump meeting: Ex-president ‘meandering’ and ‘doesn’t know what he’s talking about’

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump failed to impress everyone in a room full of top CEOs Thursday at the Business Roundtable’s…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election shortfall leaves Wall Street scrambling

A stunning political setback for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has business executives in the country furiously making calls, trying to better…

Attorney General Merrick Garland fires back at House GOP contempt threat: ‘I will not be intimidated’

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday hit back at House Republicans threatening to hold him in contempt, calling their efforts…

Dinesh D’Souza election fraud film, book ‘2000 Mules’ pulled after defamation suit

WASHINGTON — The conservative gadfly Dinesh D’Souza’s film and book “2000 Mules,” which pushes false conspiracies about voter fraud in…

Meet the leaders of the Trump era’s new conservative economic populism

This reported column is Part Two of Eamon Javers’ two-part series on the new, conservative economic populism gaining ground among…

Trump-allied Republicans are changing the GOP’s approach to labor, free markets and regulation

This reported column is Part One of Eamon Javers’ two-part series on the new, conservative economic populism gaining ground among…