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Former President Donald Trump is now insisting that Texas attorney Sidney Powell was never part of his team, according to a new post on Truth Social. Powell took a plea deal last week in the Georgia election interference case. Part of the deal is to testify against co-defendants in the case when required. Powell was indicted in Fulton County in August along with Trump and 17 others, accused of

Conservative commentator and Fox News host Laura Ingraham wasn’t buying any explanations for why Kevin McCarthy had to go. She might agree with the spirit of the criticisms, which most Republicans would probably agree. Still, there was no plan to address the concerns over the debt and spending because Democrats control the Senate. McCarthy was ousted as House Speaker Tuesday after Rep. Matt

Could newly elected U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson deliver a partial government shutdown next month? Don’t bet on it, according to some analysts. The lengthiness of the House Republicans’ struggle to install a new speaker has helped bring down the chances for a shutdown when federal funding runs out Nov. 17, according to Terry Haines, founder of Pangaea Policy. “The reason for that is the

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August was 4.1% - unchanged from July, and higher than the national rate of 3.8%. And the state’s jobless rate is down from August 2022 when it was 4.5%. The area unemployment rates – which are not seasonally adjusted – were higher throughout the state with the exception of Newark which dropped 1.4% from July. And those area unemployment rates with