Mr. Tester’s top Republican challenger, Tim Sheehy, a wealthy businessman, announced that he had raised $2.5 million in the fourth quarter, including $450,000 of his own money. Republicans also expect Representative Matt Rosendale, a far-right agitator, to enter the race soon. In Ohio, Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat also seeking his fourth term, raised $6.6…
Month: January 2024
Biden to Visit the Site of Train Derailment in East Palestine, Ohio
President Biden will visit East Palestine, Ohio, in February to mark the first anniversary of the toxic derailment that plunged the small community into a health and environmental crisis, the White House announced on Wednesday. Mr. Biden has faced criticism from political leaders and residents for delaying a visit, which he had promised to make…
Nikki Haley Goes After Trump and Biden in ‘Grumpy Old Men’ Campaign
Two curmudgeonly old rivals, reclusive spendthrifts, are marching toward a showdown that a lot of people really wish wasn’t happening. If that is the plot of a slapstick comedy, it’s also the latest knock from Nikki Haley on former President Donald J. Trump and President Biden as she fights for oxygen ahead of the Republican…
Law Enforcement Braces for Flood of Child Sex Abuse Images Generated by A.I.
Law enforcement officials are bracing for an explosion of material generated by artificial intelligence that realistically depicts children being sexually exploited, deepening the challenge of identifying victims and combating such abuse. The concerns come as Meta, a primary resource for the authorities in flagging sexually explicit content, has made it tougher to track criminals by…
Boeing Balances Safety and Profits Amid 737 Max Crisis
Less than four weeks after a hole blew open on a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet during a flight, company executives face a thorny question: Should they emphasize safety or financial performance? The issue is looming as Boeing prepares to report its fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday amid its most significant safety crisis in years. With…
Biden Super PAC Plans a Historic $250 Million Ad Blitz
The main Democratic super PAC supporting President Biden’s re-election bid, Future Forward, is beginning this week to reserve $250 million in advertising across the most important battleground states, a blitz that it says is the largest single purchase of political advertising by a super PAC in the nation’s history. The ads, which are to be…
More Money for Parents? Both Parties Just Might Make It Happen.
At a time when congressional Democrats and Republicans seem unable to agree on almost anything, they may soon pass an expanded child tax credit, which gives money to parents. The credit, part of a $78 billion tax package that the House may vote on this week, is the rare family policy that has bipartisan support….
Mix-Up Preceded Deadly Drone Strike in Jordan, U.S. Officials Say
The Pentagon on Monday identified the dead soldiers as Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Ga.; Spec. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Ga.; and Spec. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, of Savannah, Ga. The three were assigned to the 718th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, an Army Reserve unit based in…
U.S. Charges Iranian Man and Two Canadians in Plot to Kill Refugees
An Iranian man accused of being the kingpin of a network that targets dissidents has been charged with hiring two Canadians, including a member of the Hells Angels, to kill two Iranian refugees living in Maryland, according to indictments unsealed on Monday. The man, Naji Sharifi Zindashti, 49, is accused of being a drug trafficker…
Voting Is Bewildering This Primary Season. That Worries Experts.
Democracy is messy, but usually not this messy. Take, for example, New Hampshire, where President Biden boycotted the primary election last Tuesday, after the state jumped the line in the Democratic Party’s new schedule to keep its first-in-the-nation primary status. Because it would have been embarrassing if Mr. Biden had lost there, a group of…