Politics

TL/DR - President Joe Biden, during a speech in Arizona, criticized former President Donald Trump and other "MAGA extremists" as threats to democracy. Biden also took the opportunity to announce a library honoring the late Sen. John McCain, whom he described as a friend who prioritized country over personal interests. The McCain National Library,…

TL/DR - The Biden administration announced a new policy allowing Israeli citizens to enter the U.S. without a visa. The decision was made after the successful monitoring of a pilot effort since July, where Israel allowed over 100,000 U.S. citizens to enter Israel without a visa. Several groups had opposed this move, citing discrimination against…

TL/DR - Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is seeking a judge's approval to access 1.3 million voters' ballot return envelopes. Lake and her attorney, Bryan Blehm, sued Maricopa County earlier this year for access to the envelopes and the voter signatures on them, in an effort to cast doubt on Lake's election defeat. Maricopa County…

TL/DR - In 2024 election campaign, Florida governor Ron DeSantis is focusing on wooing the evangelical vote, a key demographic that was highly supportive of former president Donald Trump. As DeSantis’s popularity plummets ahead of the Iowa caucus, Australian pastor Jesse Newman, who leads a thriving megachurch in Des Moines, remains one of the…