July 2019

At North Carolina Rally, Trump Bets on Divisive Attacks as Way to Bolster Re-election Bid

“Big Rally tonight in Greenville, North Carolina,” the president tweeted early Wednesday, saying he would play up economic growth and the booming stock market in a state that has narrowly tilted right in the past two presidential contests. Many Republicans, including some of Mr. Trump’s advisers, wish he would stick to those themes, saying they

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Lead paint suppliers settle California lawsuit for $305M

The nation’s former major suppliers of lead paint have agreed to pay California’s largest cities and counties $305 million to settle a nearly 20-year-old lawsuit, attorneys said Wednesday. The settlement comes after years of legal and legislative battling in California and other states. Former lead paint manufacturers tried to change California law last year with

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