March, 2024

• 21 March

  Psaki sounds alarm on third-party candidates as major threat to Biden: 'Huge, huge, huge problem'

  

  MSNBC host and former White House press secretary Jen Psaki claimed on Thursday that third-party presidential candidates like Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. are the “biggest challenge” to President Biden’s re-election chances. “These third-party candidates are a huge, huge, huge problem, and there’s a number of them,” Psaki told MSNBC “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski, before specifically talking about how Kennedy …

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• 21 March

  Chicago migrant evictions will add to homelessness, lawmaker says, as Democrat-led cities scale back aid

  

  A lawmaker in Chicago is accusing Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ongoing migrant shelter evictions of adding to the city’s homeless count as Democrat-led cities around the U.S. are facing increasing financial strain from dealing with an influx of new arrivals. Chicago began evicting migrants from shelters on Sunday as a 60-day stay limit came into effect, with Johnson arguingthe city’s “limited …

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• 21 March

  Tennessee fisherman reels in an alligator as wildlife officials say reptiles are 'expanding their range'

  

  A fisherman in Tennessee has reeled in an alligator that wildlife officials suspect was “being illegally held in captivity and possibly released” into a lake in the eastern part of the state. The unusual catch of the 3- to 4-foot-long reptile in Norris Lake on Monday comes as state wildlife officials say that alligators are “naturally expanding their range into …

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• 21 March

  Fox News Politics: Coming after Trump Tower

  

  Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington D.C. and updates from the2024 campaign trail. What’s happening? -White House calls Biden impeachment inquiry ‘embarrassing’ -Republicans hit Biden over $110 billion tax hike -GOP billionaires rally behind Trump as 2024 looms Towers Fall Lawyers for former President Trump are blasting New York Attorney General Letitia James’ …

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• 21 March

  Sri Lanka's debt-ridden economy gradually improving, IMF says

  

  The economic situation in debt-stricken Sri Lanka has started to gradually improve following its worst economic crisis two years ago, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday. The country’s inflation has come down from a peak of 70% in 2022 to 5.9% last month and its economy expanded in the second half of last year following a year and a half …

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• 21 March

  Education voucher expansion passes South Carolina House, but chances in Senate are uncertain

  

  Republicans in the South Carolina House gave key approval Wednesday to a bill expanding a program allowing parents to spend taxpayer money on private and home-school education even as a pilot plan is just starting and the state’s highest court is considering whether it is legal. After the 69-32 vote, the bill faces one more routine approval before heading to …

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• 21 March

  Chicago’s ‘mansion tax’ bill funding homeless concerns appears to flop as finalized results remain in limbo

  

  A bill anticipated to generate at least $100 million annually from real estate sales to provide permanent affordable housing for Chicago’s homeless appears to be heading for defeat as results continue to be counted following Tuesday’s Illinois primary. The ‘Bring Chicago Home’ bill garnered increasing opposition leading up to election day and the voting results may place the controversial ordinance …

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• 21 March

  Massachusetts Senate passes bill criminalizing 'revenge porn'

  

  A Massachusetts bill that bars someone from sharing explicit images or videos without consent was approved Thursday by the Massachusetts Senate. The bill, which now goes to conference committee to hash out differences with the House, means only South Carolina has not banned “revenge porn.” “With passage of this bill today we take another step towards closing a loophole in …

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• 21 March

  WATCH: Democrat frontrunner in tight Senate race drops racial slur during House hearing

  

  The Democrat frontrunner in what could be one of the most closely watched Senate races this year uttered a racial slur during a Thursday House Budget Committee hearing, something he says was unintentional. Rep. David Trone, D-Md., dropped the disparaging term for Black people while speaking during the hearing about tax policy with Shalanda Young, the director of the Office …

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• 21 March

  Infant dies 3 days after San Francisco bus stop crash killed family members

  

  An infant whose parents and brother were killed when an SUV plowed into a San Francisco bus stop over the weekend has died, officials said Wednesday. Supervisor Myrna Melgar, who represents the area where Saturday’s crash occurred, confirmed the child’s death, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. SAN FRANCISCO HOMELESS SEX OFFENDER RETURNS TO PLAYGROUND AFTER TERRORIZING LOCALS WITH FREE FENTANYL …

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