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Trump and the press boycott each other

We’re back in the children’s sandbox. President Trump has banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from covering him. The three have filed a First Amendment lawsuit. The president has retaliated with “Trump TV: The Essentials Station” on YouTube. American presidents have been complaining about ...

Probe sought of Trump Jr.’s wedding party paid by Russian

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah is calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate whether Donald Trump Jr. used his proximity to the presidency for financial benefit, after his recent wedding party was partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch. In a letter ...

Almanac for Sept. 23, 2026

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 23, the 266th day of 2026. There are 99 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1952, Republican Sen. Richard M. Nixon of California salvaged his vice presidential nomination by appearing on TV from Los Angeles to refute allegations of improper campaign fundraising in what became known as the “Checkers” speech for its reference to his family’s cocker spaniel. Also on this date: In 1780, British spy John Andre was captured along with papers revealing Benedict Arnold’s plot to surrender West Point to the British. In 1806, the Lewis and Clark ...

CNN, MS NOW, Politico file suit over denied White House access

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Monday sued President Donald Trump’s administration days after they were barred from White House grounds, calling the selective ban — based on the content of their coverage — illegal and a “blatant violation” of the First Amendment. ...

Injury a reminder of people’s resilience to disabilities

On the Sunday evening of Labor Day weekend, after a delightful dinner with close friends, I tripped over one of those ubiquitous electric rent-a-scooters. I went down hard, landing on my knee and arm, though luckily not hitting my head. At home that night, I couldn’t even bend my left elbow ...

Appeals court favors Trump-backed Missouri congressional voting map

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A long-running legal fight over Missouri’s congressional map took another turn Monday when a federal appeals panel ruled in favor of new districts backed by President Donald Trump, even though the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked those districts from being used in ...