RFK Jr. criticizes decisions to remove Trump from the ballot

Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sided with Donald Trump on Wednesday in the former president's battle to remain on the ballot. “Donald Trump has not been convicted of an insurrection. Maybe he did it but, you know, he hasn’t been charged with it,” said Kennedy, who is also an attorney. "I don't think it's fair." Kennedy also said that if Trump remains off the...

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US and allies warn Houthis of ‘consequences’ as Red Sea crisis intensifies

Statement calls for 'collective action' amid spate of attacks in crucial trade route. from Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories https://ift.tt/6q08B7A via IFT...

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Michael Cohen can’t hold Trump liable for retaliatory imprisonment, appeals court says

NEW YORK — Michael Cohen can’t hold his former boss, former President Donald Trump, liable because he was jailed for what he claimed was retaliation for writing a tell-all memoir, an appeals court said Tuesday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said in an order that it would not revive a lawsuit that a lower-court judge had tossed out because the law did...

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Republicans claim victory for Harvard president's resignation

Republican lawmakers welcomed Harvard University president Claudine Gay’s resignation after weeks of calling for her to step down over her response to anti-semitism on campus — and her testimony on the topic at a fiery House hearing in December. Gay’s resignation letter was published to the Harvard University website on Tuesday afternoon. “TWO DOWN. @Harvard knows that this...

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Five stories will make or break New York in 2024

NEW YORK — The Empire State is at the center of the national political storm as 2024 begins, from the battle for the House to the migrant crisis. From House races that could decide the fate of Congress to the governor’s growing dissension with the state Legislature, New York is sure to be chock full of drama this year. And while former President Donald Trump will be fighting...

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Harvard President Claudine Gay to resign, Crimson and Globe report

Harvard's embattled president Claudine Gay will step down Tuesday afternoon, according to campus newspaper The Harvard Crimson. The Boston Globe is also reporting that Gay will step down Tuesday. Both outlets are citing anonymous sourcing. Harvard did not immediately return POLITICO's request for comment. The university and the Harvard Corporation, which oversees the university,...

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Trouble with tha God

NEW YORK — It’s not so much that Charlamagne tha God has beef with the president. It’s just that he thinks Joe Biden is a lousy messenger and that he lacks the basic political skills that — whatever one thinks about the guy — Donald Trump possesses. Sitting in the second row of his black Escalade as his driver crawls through Manhattan traffic on a late October morning, the...

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