Democratic Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia asserted on Sunday that there is a robust legal argument to apply the 14th Amendment to disqualify former President Donald Trump from running in the 2024 election. Kaine pointed to Trump's involvement in the January 6th Capitol attack as the basis for this argument. Following the events of January 6th, Trump faced impeachment by the House of Representatives for inciting an insurrection while attempting to overturn the election results. Ten Republicans and all Democrats in the House voted to impeach him. Although Trump denied any wrongdoing, and despite seven members of his own party joining Democrats to support his conviction, the Senate ultimately acquitted him. Kaine, in an interview "this Week", expressed his perspective on the Capitol attack, stating, "In my view, the attack on the Capitol that day was designed for a particular purpose at a particular moment, and that was to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power as laid o...

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. —  In the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia's devastating rampage through the isolated fishing village of Horseshoe Beach, a striking contrast emerged. While many modest homes along the Big Bend coast lay in ruins, interspersed among the debris were residences that remained surprisingly intact. The key to their survival? Elevated structures built on sturdy stilts. Sparky Abrandt, a 78-year-old resident of Horseshoe Beach, stood on the porch of his teal-trimmed house, which stood 13 feet above the ground, relatively unscathed amidst the destruction. "This home is a survivor," he remarked, surveying the wreckage around him. He acknowledged the role of fate in his house's preservation, saying, "To me, it's luck my house is here." Abrandt, a former New Yorker who had relocated to the area five years prior, added, "Right now, I'm happy that the house was saved." Yet, according to state officials and home building experts, it...