Sen. Britt’s SOTU Rebuttal ‘Big Audition’ to Be Trump’s VP
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., is prepping a Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union that could not only raise her political cachet, but also launch a vice presidential campaign with former President Donald Trump. “Sen. Britt — who is the new freshman senator from Alabama, and who some very smart people believe […]
Sen. Rounds: GOP Leader Must Work With, Stand Up to President
Sen. Mike Rounds said Sunday he backs Sen. John Thune, his fellow GOP senator from South Dakota, to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell as the chamber’s party leader, as it is important to have “someone who will work with a president but also will stand his own ground.” But no matter who takes over, the party […]
WSJ Poll: Economy Upbeat, but Immigration No. 1 Issue Now
James Carville famously quipped “it’s the economy, stupid,” but The Wall Street Journal Poll released Sunday shows even the optimism there is feeding optimism former President Donald Trump is going to take over. And it is because immigration is the No. 1 contrast between the sitting Democrat and the runway Republican primary leader and now the […]
UPDATE 1-Yemen’s Houthis Say They Will Continue Sinking British Ships
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis vowed on Sunday to continue targeting British ships in the Gulf of Aden following the sinking of UK-owned vessel Rubymar. The U.S. military confirmed on Saturday that the UK-owned vessel Rubymar had sunk after being struck by an anti-ship ballistic missile fired by Yemeni Houthi militants on Feb. 18. “Yemen will continue […]
RPT-Wall St Week Ahead-US Value Stocks Draw Bargain Hunters While AI Fever Rages
As fervor for artificial intelligence sweeps Wall Street, some investors are seeking bargains in more conventional areas of the stock market. Value stocks, typically defined as companies trading at a discount on metrics such as book value or price-to-earnings, have largely been left behind as AI put a charge into their growth-focused peers. However, gains […]
Trump Endorses Mark Robinson for North Carolina Governor and Compares Him to Martin Luther King Jr.
Former President Donald Trump endorsed North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson for governor on Saturday, several months after the former president pledged to do so. At a rally at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, the former president also compared Robinson, who is Black, to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the famed civil rights leader. He referred […]
Vice President Kamala Harris to Join in Marking Anniversary of Bloody Sunday on Alabama Bridge
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to be among those marking the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the day Alabama law officers attacked Civil Rights demonstrators on the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. The demonstrators were beaten by officers as they tried to march across Alabama on March 7, 1965, in support of […]
SpaceX Launch Taking Crew to ISS Delayed again by Weather
A planned launch on Saturday of a mission to take three American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station was scrubbed due to poor weather. SpaceX announced that the launch was delayed, and NASA said the agency would now target Sunday at 10:53 pm (0353 GMT Monday) for liftoff. The SpaceX Crew […]
LeBron James Becomes 1st NBA Player to Reach 40,000 Points
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James became the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career points, scoring on a driving layup in Saturday’s home game against the Denver Nuggets. James became the NBA’s all-time scoring leader over a year ago when he passed former Lakers star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in a home game against the Oklahoma […]
Trump: ‘I’m the One That’s Ending the Threat to Democracy’
Former President Donald Trump is taking nothing for granted, hosting a pair of campaign rallies during which he urged his supporters to run up blowout primary victories on Super Tuesday to send a “signal” to President Joe Biden. “Joe Biden and his fascists that control him are the real threat to democracy in this country,” […]