KAAAWA, HAWAII, and GREENSBORO, N.C.—Mysteries enshroud Ryan Routh, the 58-year-old man charged with attempting to kill former President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course. But one thing about Routh is clear to humanitarian aid worker Chelsea Walsh, a travel nurse who met him overseas. Walsh, who warned U.S. authorities that Routh was dangerous more than
An estimated 105 million people provide unpaid care across the country. Unclear yet how much the proposal would add to the national debt. Vice President Kamala Harris proposed a new plan on Oct. 8 that would require Medicare to cover the cost of long-term home care. With the election only 27 days away, the Democratic
An estimated 105 million people provide unpaid care across the country. Unclear yet how much the proposal would add to the national debt. Vice President Kamala Harris proposed a new plan on Oct. 8 that would require Medicare to cover the cost of long-term home care. With the election only 27 days away, the Democratic
Virginia motorists filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a driver’s license suspension law, blocked it in court, but then the law was repealed. Plaintiffs who enjoy partial success in civil rights lawsuits should not be entitled to have the governments they sue cover their attorneys’ fees, the Supreme Court heard on Oct. 8. The
Adjusted for inflation, this year’s political expenditures will constitute the second most expensive election cycle ever. According to a top watchdog group, the 2024 election cycle is on pace to be the second most expensive event in U.S. political history. On Oct. 8, OpenSecrets, a nonprofit organization dedicated to covering the role of money in
In Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee, voter registration deadlines have expired. South Carolina extended to Oct. 14. North Carolina lawmakers still to discuss. Voter registration deadlines for three of the states hardest hit by Hurricane Helene—Florida, Tennessee, Georgia—have expired while South Carolina’s Oct. 6 voter registration deadline has been extended to Oct. 14 and North Carolina’s
A former New York City official has been arrested on multiple charges in connection with the federal bribery probe into Mayor Eric Adams. Mohamed Bahi, a former senior liaison in New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s administration, has been charged with witness tampering and destruction of evidence in a widening federal investigation involving bribery allegations