insert_link World Trump found guilty in hush money trial, but will it hurt him in the polls? Here’s why voters often overlook the ethical failings of politicians By Eugene Y. Chan, Toronto Metropolitan University and Ali Gohary, La Trobe University The jury in Donald Trump’s hush-money payments trial has found the former president of the United States guilty of falsifying business records in relation to payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The guilty verdict marks the first felony conviction of an American president. Speaking to reporters after the verdict, Trump […] todayMay 31, 2024 15
insert_link Videos Biden, Trump pivot to a historic, high-stakes general election rematch A rematch of their bitter 2020 campaign is all but set. After huge wins on Super Tuesday, President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, will face off in another high-stakes showdown this November - whether American voters like it or not. todayMarch 7, 2024 16
insert_link World Democrats take back US lawmaker George Santos’ seat Democrat Tom Suozzi has won a special election to replace disgraced US lawmaker George Santos in New York. The Republican Representative was expelled from Congress in December after being charged with fraud, money laundering, and lying to lawmakers. The race was viewed by many as an early test for November's general election, with immigration, the economy and abortion coming out as key issues for voters. Sally Patterson has more. todayFebruary 15, 2024 14
insert_link Health / Medical How Fringe Anti-Science Views Infiltrated Mainstream Politics — And What It Means in 2024 People protest against covid-19 vaccine mandates outside of Los Angeles Unified School District's offices on May 10, 2022. (DAVID CRANE/MEDIANEWS GROUP/LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS VIA GETTY IMAGES) By Amy Maxmen via KFF Health News Rates of routine childhood vaccination hit a 10-year low in 2023. That, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, puts about 250,000 kindergartners at risk for measles, which often leads to hospitalization and can cause death. In recent […] todayJanuary 29, 2024 11
insert_link World With Trump Front of Mind, New Hampshire Voters Cite Abortion and Obamacare as Concerns Voters in Bedford, New Hampshire, wait in line to cast their ballots on Jan. 23, as the state holds its primary. (JOE RAEDLE/GETTY IMAGES) By Phil Galewitz via KFF Health News Health care issues are important to Lana Leggett-Kealey, who works as a genetic genealogist. But on Tuesday, as she walked out of her polling place at a local high school and into a frigid New England morning, she said she […] todayJanuary 25, 2024 1
insert_link World Biden wobbles under weight of multiple open fronts around the world Long gone is the Joe Biden of February 2023, strolling confidently through the streets of Kyiv, basking in the role as champion of the Ukrainian cause in the fight against Vladimir Putin's Russia. Nearly one year after that triumphant appearance, the US president is instead facing the harsh realities of running for re-election while bogged down in one stagnant war and navigating the volatility of another, as the conflict in […] todayJanuary 25, 2024 4
insert_link World Outside spending on 2024 elections tops $318 million Former President Donald Trump at a watch party during the 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 15, 2024. (Photo by Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images) By Anna Massoglia and Jimmy Cloutier via OpenSecrets Outside spending on 2024 federal races is outpacing all previous election cycles, according to an OpenSecrets analysis of campaign finance reports. Super PACs and other outside groups that can raise and spend unlimited […] todayJanuary 18, 2024 12
insert_link Opinion Pieces US election: third party candidates can tip the balance in a tight race – here’s why Robert F Kennedy Jr matters By Thomas Gift, UCL US politics will start with a bang in January 2024. The long-awaited Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries promise to provide early clarity on a likely Donald Trump v Joe Biden rematch for the presidential election this year. But beneath the hoopla of the first-tier White House candidacies will be another race – the sprint to get on the ballot for those not running as Republicans […] todayJanuary 12, 2024 7
insert_link Health / Medical In a Fractious Rerun, GOP Rivals Haley and DeSantis Debate Health Care. Trump Sits It Out. Left: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley debate at an event hosted by CNN in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 10. Right: Former President Donald Trump conducts a town hall hosted by Fox News in Des Moines on the same night. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES; ALEX WROBLEWSKI / BLOOMBERG VIA GETTY IMAGES) By KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs The race to win the quickly approaching Iowa caucuses was […] todayJanuary 12, 2024 9
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
