Is a joke better than an election promise? How politicians employ humor
Humor has always been used in political campaigns and debates. It can be effective in winning over voters, but it can also increase division and confrontation
Humor has always been used in political campaigns and debates. It can be effective in winning over voters, but it can also increase division and confrontation
The misinformation that started to spread after the damage from Hurricane Helene and which continues unabated opens up a new front in the partisan battle with less than a month to go before Election Day
The 0.2% rise in prices from August to September was higher than analyst expectations, but it reinforces the idea that the Federal Reserve will not continue to cut rates aggressively
The State Department accuses Correa and Jorge Glas of accepting bribes during their tenures as public officials. He says it could be retaliation over a recent photograph with Julian Assange in Strasbourg
The Arab-Jewish essayist claims that the current Israeli government is set on ‘the ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the actual annexation of the West Bank’
The hurricane is expected to make landfall in the next few hours in the Tampa Bay region of Florida. Kamala Harris urged residents to take the danger seriously: ‘This time it will be different’
Both Donald Trump and Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor-Green have amplified lies that surfaced on the internet after the impact of Helene
Biden warns that it could be one of the worst storms to hit the United States in 100 years and has canceled his trip to Germany and Angola due to the emergency
The Palestinian-British surgeon became a household name for his wartime work in the Strip and he is once again treating victims of Israeli attacks in Beirut: ‘Same ammunition, same perpetrators, same injuries, same age groups…’
The Netanyahu government seeks to eliminate Hamas and Hezbollah and establish a new order in the Middle East; however, such a transformation seems unlikely without a fair resolution for the Palestinians
The unemployment rate drops to 4.1% after 254,000 jobs were created last month. The figures reflect an economy in good shape with a month to go to the election
The decline in support for Zelenskiy on his trip to the US confirms the change of tone among Kyiv’s partners in favor of negotiations with the Kremlin
Several billboards will display messages welcoming immigrants in Ohio, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, and Wisconsin to counter the Republican rhetoric that criminalizes them
Iran’s attack on Israel shatters hopes for a short-term ceasefire or truce
The face-to-face between the vice-presidential candidates was a departure from the extreme polarization that has marked all of Donald Trump’s debates
September saw around 54,000 arrests in the area, a figure similar to that documented by Homeland Security in July and August
The transnational criminal organization, which originated in Venezuela, has become widely known due to growing evidence of its presence on US soil and mentions by politicians, but very little is known about its activities and level of organization
The Republican presidential candidate has been making the same claim since he won in 2016, and this year he has reinforced the message ahead of November 5
State residents collected enough signatures to put an amendment guaranteeing the right to terminate pregnancy on the November ballot
A recent Scripps News/Ipsos poll found that more Americans trust the former president to handle immigration than Kamala Harris
The US president kicks off National Hispanic Heritage Month at the White House East Room with a reception for around 200 people and an introduction by the actress and entrepreneur Jessica Alba
The entity is required to protect the leading candidates in the presidential general election, which includes former president Donald Trump
The organization Voto Latino claims to have increased new voters by 200%, but says there are still obstacles to getting Hispanics to register in large numbers
The suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, has been charged with two counts: possession of a firearm as a felon, and possession of a weapon with an obliterated serial number
In 2023, more than 731,000 Haitians were living in the diaspora in the U.S. According to NGOs, 227 deportation flights were made to the country between 2021 and 2022
Police have detained a suspect, identified by the media as Ryan Routh, 58, and found an assault rifle with a scope in the bushes around the compound
After receiving 42,000 people bused in by Texas and spending $72 million to shelter them, Colorado’s capital is shifting its focus to a program that integrates asylum seekers into the community as soon as they receive their work permits