A shift of six seats would make Dick Gephardt speaker, but could make George W. Bush’s re-election easier. He could blame Democratic control of Congress for all discontents. And if Democrats control both houses, re-electing Bush would satisfy the voters’ preference for divided government, which they have produced in 13 of the last 17 elections. However, in an eye-opening new book, “The Emerging Democratic Majority,” John Judis and Ruy Teixeira, both Democrats, argue that whatever happens in November, powerful demographic and social currents will soon produce what their title announces....

Pompeo reportedly recorded his speech at sunset on a Jerusalem rooftop, overlooking the city to which President Donald Trump controversially moved the U.S. embassy in 2018. Pompeo tweeted that he was looking forward to “sharing with you how my family is more SAFE and more SECURE because of President Trump” during his address. Democrats and former diplomats have condemned Pompeo for taking part in the RNC. His inclusion breaks with tradition of secretaries of state and other diplomats avoiding party conventions per the Hatch Act, which governs political activities by federal employees....

On Wednesday, the U.S. State Department said the Chinese consulate in Houston must close by Friday. Officials alleged that China had been involved in “massive illegal spying and influence operations throughout the United States against U.S. government officials and American citizens.” Workers at the consulate were observed setting documents ablaze at the consulate on Tuesday night. Although the U.S. has ordered that the consulate fully shut down by Friday, there is no indication that Chinese officials will actually close....

The second leg FA Cup quarter-final match between Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) and Pahang at Larkin was an undeniably gripping affair, with defending champions Southern Tigers overturning the 3-1 first leg scoreline to take the lead through the away-goal advantage in the first 20 minutes of the match, only for the Tok Gajah to snatch a late winner through Mohamadou Soumareh’s header. Sadly, all the tactical analysis and discussions on the encounter will no doubt be overshadowed by one aspect of the match; the poor refereeing in the match....

She didn’t buy the ring, but she certainly could have afforded it. Last month Spears’s album, “”… Baby One More Time,’’ debuted at No. 1, and it’s still there five weeks later. The first single, the title track, is double platinum, and her video is in heavy rotation on MTV. Spears got her big break at the age of 11 when she joined the new ““Mickey Mouse Club,’’ which featured two kids who became part of ‘N Sync (as well as ““Felicity’’ star Keri Russell)....

Faced with the prospect of playing more than an hour with 10 men after Alex Telles was sent off for two yellow cards in as many minutes, Porto coped well as Juve saw a host of chances go begging. The game appeared set to end a highly frustrating draw for Juve, but Massimiliano Allegri - who dropped centre-back Leonardo Bonucci in the wake of their spat at the end of Friday’s win over Palermo - made a pair of inspired changes in bringing on Pjaca and Alves....

Nearly nine months after Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s military has struggled to achieve any major goals in Ukraine—allowing Kyiv to retake thousands of square miles of formerly occupied territory. Ukraine’s successes have also added political pressure against Putin to turn the tide of the war as his allies increasingly criticize how the war has been conducted. Some analysts have suggested in recent weeks Prigozhin—the founder of the Wagner Group, a private military unit, and Putin ally—could pose a threat to the Putin’s rule....

“Our Game” opens with one of those set-ups that have long been his speciality: it’s the end of the cold war, and a couple of first-rate British spies have been gently but firmly retired, owing to new political priorities at headquarters. Timothy Cranmer goes off quietly to tend a winery, but the counterspy he controls – Larry Pettifer, whom the Russians think they own – hates the idea of settling down to teach....

The two have long been criticized as publicity junkies, but they have loomed so large for so long that it had become hard to imagine a black America without them as the de facto spokesmen. That is, until the ascendancy of Barack Obama (a man whom King, were he alive today, would recognize as precarious progress incarnate). Obama has made himself the first viable black presidential candidate in large part by selling a vision of the future in which our nation’s racial wounds can be healed by cooperation rather than opposition....

Redditor Khanbob42 shared the post to the subreddit r/pics on January 2. “Had two stray bullets hit my house just after midnight on New Year’s,” the post is titled. “Through a shower and garage.” The original poster (OP) shared four photos of holes from bullets. The first showed a hole from a bullet in a door. The following image was of a bullet hole through a glass garage door. Next, there are two holes in separate walls....

The trouble–the mammoth contradiction–is that higher prices have been conservation’s most effective sledgehammer. They forced us to behave as we say we should. Naturally, we tend to forget this. Writing last week in The Washington Post, former president Jimmy Carter argued that federal conservation measures (fuel-economy standards for cars and similar requirements for appliances) had suppressed America’s energy appetite. Well, up to a point. Remarkably, average energy consumption per person is now about the same as in 1973....

At a stroke, Putin’s move made United Russia something far more than just a political party. As the chosen institution by which Putin and his allies plan to cement their hold on power, it’s more like The Party of old—something between an organ of the state and a private club for Russia’s rulers. “Putin will de facto stay on for a third term in power,” boasts Vyacheslav Volodin, secretary of United Russia’s presidium....

This page can be bookmarked and refreshed to see if you hold the winning numbers. Tonight’s 08/28/19 jackpot is estimated at $60 million, with a cash option of $42.3 million. The jackpot could increase if sales further lottery projections, according to officials. Someone purchased a ticket in New York to win the previous jackpot of $149 million? The Powerball reset at the $40 minimum to start the game over again....

First Five: 26-40-41-55-65Powerball: 24Power Play: 2x Saturday night’s 07/03/21 Powerball jackpot was estimated at $101 million, with a cash option worth $71.3 million. There was no grand prize winner, so the jackpot for Wednesday 07/07/21 will rise to approximately $113 million. Here are the winning numbers from last Wednesday night’s drawing: First Five: 24-29-50-65-66 Powerball: 14 Power Play: 4x The Wednesday 06/30/21 Powerball jackpot was $88 million. There was no grand prize winner, nor were there any tickets sold that matched all five white balls, and minus the red Powerball, for the game’s second-prize of $1 million....

First Five: 01-04-11-59-67Powerball: 10Power Play: 2x Saturday night’s 07/24/21 Powerball jackpot was estimated at $174 million, with a cash option worth $125.5 million. The jackpot could increase if sales further lottery projections, according to officials. Here are the winning numbers from last Wednesday night’s drawing: First Five: 27-28-44-67-68 Powerball: 11 Power Play: 2x The Wednesday 07/21/21 Powerball jackpot was $161 million. There was no grand prize winner, but there were two tickets sold—one each in Ohio and West Virginia—that matched all five white balls, and minus the red Powerball, for the game’s second-prize of $1 million....

First Five: 09-22-41-47-61Powerball: 21Power Play: 2x Wednesday night’s 09/08/21 Powerball jackpot was estimated at $388 million, with a cash option worth $280.5 million. There were no grand prize winners on Wednesday, and the Saturday 09/11/21 jackpot increases to $409 million. Here are the winning numbers from Monday night’s drawing: First Five: 11-20-22-33-54 Powerball: 24 Power Play: 2x The Monday 09/06/21 Powerball jackpot was worth $370 million. There was no grand prize winner, nor was there a ticket sold that matched all five white balls, and minus the red Powerball, for the game’s second-prize of $1 million....

First Five: 11-28-37-40-53Powerball: 13Power Play: 2x Wednesday night’s 10/28/20 Powerball jackpot was estimated at $116 million, with a cash option of $89.5 million. The jackpot could increase if sales further lottery projections, according to officials. The winning numbers on Saturday (10/24/20) for the $102 million Powerball jackpot were: 18-20-27-45-65 with a Powerball of 06. The Power Play was 2x. There was no grand prize winner on Saturday, but there were two tickets sold—one each on California and Louisiana—that matched all five white balls, and just missing out on the red Powerball, for the game’s second prize of $1 million....

No one won the $172 million jackpot, according to the Powerball website, meaning the top prize will continue to climb. It stands at an estimated $183 million jackpot for the next drawing on Monday, with a cash value of $122.4 million. Although Saturday’s jackpot was not won, there were several players who won big cash prizes. A player from California correctly matched all five white balls to win $1 million....