Opinion: Donald Trump’s empty promises on jobs

I promise you that.” With Trump’s election, however, just the opposite occurred. During the four years of Trump’s presidency, the United States lost 2.7 million jobs. As a result, he was the only ... Read More

Election Updates: Biden and Trump tussle over the economy with the new jobs report.

President Biden got an endorsement from a galaxy far, far away when the actor Mark Hamill made a surprise appearance at the White House daily briefing. He praised Biden as legisla ... Read More

Maddow Blog | As jobs soar under Biden, Trump claims ‘the job numbers are fake’

Donald Trump can’t decide whether to condemn Biden-era economic data or take credit for it. So, the Republican is trying to do both — simultaneously. Read More

Trump may get another chance to be president. He's planning an aggressive second term

In a new interview with TIME Magazine, Trump promises to prosecute President Biden, unleash the National Guard on immigrants and says it's "irrelevant" if he's comfortable criminalizing abortions. Read More

Trump’s attorney says ‘quite slim’ chance for federal trials starting before November election

Will Scharf, one of Donald Trump’s lawyers, said the chance that federal prosecutors can hold a trial for the former president before the November election is “quite slim.” ... Read More

Trump trial live: Hope Hicks cries after testimony on Michael Cohen’s hush money payment to Stormy Daniels

Keith Davidson, former lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal, to give further evidence about details of ex-president’s hush money agreements with accusers ... Read More

Trump trial live: Bombshell texts show tabloid editor calling Stormy Daniels story ‘final nail in the coffin’

Keith Davidson, former lawyer for Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, testifies about details of hush money agreements ... Read More

On Emergency Abortion Access, Justices Seem Sharply Divided

The case, which could reverberate beyond Idaho to over a dozen other states with abortion bans, is the second time in less than a month that the justices have heard an abortion case. Read More

News Archives April 2024

Editorial endorsement May 2024: Vote ‘yes’ on extending Portland’s gas tax Editorial endorsement May 2024: Vote 'yes' on renewing PPS teachers levy Liz Weston: Capitol gains on condo gift can depend ... Read More

‘Queen of the Con’ left trail of scam victims across US. Now ‘Irish heiress’ could face reckoning in UK

Dubbed “Queen of the Con,” Marianne Smyth posed as an heiress, an emissary for Satan, a witch and Jennifer Aniston’s best friend. Then she stole tens of thousands, authorities say. Read More