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The Ohio congressional Democrat said Thursday he is “getting closer” to asking President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race because his ability to win reelection “may be too high a mountain for him to climb.” “I respect Joe Biden and what he does, but I’m understanding more and more that what George Clooney said yesterday was really powerful,” Rep. Greg Landsman told Casey Hunt on “CNN This Morning,” referring to a New York Times opinion piece in which Clooney called on Biden to drop out of the presidential race. Lanzman, who would retake the long-held Republican seat…

With Prompt 2024, we’ve made a change: instead of one author, several Post Opinions columnists will lead the newsletter conversation and provide insight on big political issues. Not subscribed yet? Sign up and get Prompt 2024 delivered to your inbox.On Tuesday, Democratic leaders appeared reluctant to accept that Biden would remain in the running for president in 2024. But by Wednesday morning, comments by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Biden’s favorite TV show, reignited rumors that party leaders might still try to oust Biden.Biden’s die-hard supporters say the unrest will shift attention away from Donald…

A few years ago, I came across a shadow box of Day of the Dead figurines at a crafts market in Mexico City and immediately began haggling. When the seller wouldn’t lower the price any further, I walked away — a common tactic. But this time, it backfired. Rather than luring me back with a lower price, he closed his shop.The $5 difference over the skeleton box left me feeling embarrassed and left with nothing.Haggling is a time-honored tradition that is an integral part of the shopping experience in travel destinations around the world. Tourists are not required to pay…

Booz Allen Hamilton We have made strategic investments in promising space technology companies to support our space manufacturing and domain awareness efforts. The strategic funding provided is Kindal Booz Allen’s venture capital organization Programming and automating satellite operations McLean, Virginia-based Booz Allen announced Thursday that it will power mission-critical space technologies around the world through its VoLT (VoLT) business strategy. Chris Bogdan”This investment demonstrates Booz Allen’s commitment to shaping tomorrow’s capabilities and advancing our customers’ missions as a key integrator and data solutions provider in space,” said David Gregg, executive vice president and head of Booz Allen’s Space business. Quindar’s…

“What I’ve heard that hasn’t been reported is the Epstein file. The file has been made public. Donald Trump has been in a lot of buzz about this. He’s in photos with Epstein. He’s been on a number of planes with Epstein and young girls. He’s in recorded phone calls with Epstein. One of the most trending hashtags on Twitter right now is about Trump and Epstein. … I urge you all to take a look at this, because it’s very disturbing.”— Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) Statement to reportersJuly 9Florida Circuit Judge Luis Delgado last week unsealed nearly 200 pages…

noThe recently signed bill, part of a nationwide “right to start a business” movement that originated in Kansas City, will encourage entrepreneurs across Missouri, advocates said this week, reflecting broad public and bipartisan support for eliminating barriers for new entrepreneurs and overlooked business owners. “Promoting entrepreneurship will boost Missouri’s economy,” said Republican Sen. Travis Fitzwater of Fulton, Missouri, a longtime supporter of the bill. First introduced in 2021″This new legislation makes the development of startups and young businesses a statewide priority and provides important tools to maximize their potential for the benefit of all Missourians.” Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson…

Skift Take Travel startups raised about $2.8 billion in the first half of 2024, compared with just $1.3 billion in the same period in 2023. Justin Dawes Twelve travel companies have raised at least $100 million in the first half of 2024, compared with just two companies that raised that amount during the same period last year. The report, compiled from Skift’s weekly startup funding roundup, coincides with insights from a recent Skift Research report on venture capital, which predicted an ongoing shift toward investing in later-stage companies, among several other trends. Skift Research also predicts that the number of…

OnGrid, India’s trusted platform for comprehensive identity verification and checks, offers an instant KYC/KYB API suite under its “Gridlines” business line. Recently, Gridlines announced the launch of its Startup Toolkit program, which offers a comprehensive suite of KYC, KYB, and asset verification APIs designed to streamline onboarding and verification needs, ensure regulatory compliance, and accelerate startup growth. Our bundled kits offer an integrated solution that seamlessly combines multiple services into one cohesive package. Consolidating all services into a single source simplifies billing, eases financial management, and enhances security with consistent protocols across all bundled services.Startups need to be agile when…

Republicans have every reason to be confident that they will almost certainly taste victory in November. But they should be careful. Sure, President Biden’s debate performance was dismal. But Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) had an even worse performance in the 2022 debates and still won in November.The next president will still be chosen by the swing votes in a small number of battleground states. Some “double haters,” who make up about a quarter of voters, will have to choose between two candidates they dislike. Other voters don’t hate Trump’s policies. They like his policies as president and dislike Biden. But…

Last updated: 10:16 AM EST Stock indexes have been mixed so far (Nasdaq 100Nedix) fell more than 0.9% despite today’s lower-than-expected inflation report. In fact, the core CPI, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, came in at 3.3% year-on-year and 0.1% month-on-month. For reference, economists were expecting the former to be 3.4% and the latter to be 0.2%. Moreover, the annual and monthly headline CPI numbers came in at 3% and -0.1%, respectively, below expectations of 3.1% and 0.1%. These results would likely strengthen the case for a rate cut and give the Federal Reserve an opportunity to cut…