Trump’s RNC Shake-Ip From Reagan’s Playbook
Days after Donald Trump made his suggestion for a new lineup of leaders at the Republican National Committee, the former president has been criticized in the media and even by some fellow Republicans for moving too quickly and putting too personal a stamp on the party. Last week, the GOP’s presidential front-runner publicly called for […]
Speaker Johnson: House Won’t Be ‘Rushed’ to OK Ukraine Aid
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Wednesday the House will not feel “rushed” to pass the $95.3 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and other allies, signaling a further stall over sending military hardware and munitions Kyiv needs to fight Russia. Johnson made the remarks behind closed doors at a morning meeting of House Republicans, who […]
Conservative Group Tells Judge It Has No Evidence to Back Claims of Ga. Ballot Stuffing
A conservative group has told a Georgia judge that it doesn’t have evidence to support its claims of illegal ballot stuffing during the the 2020 general election and a runoff two months later. Texas-based True the Vote filed complaints with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in 2021, including one in which it said it […]
Special Counsel to Supreme Court: Let Trump 2020 Election Case Proceed Without Delay
Special counsel Jack Smith urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to let former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case proceed to trial without further delay. Prosecutors were responding to a Trump team request from earlier in the week asking for a continued pause in the case as the court considers whether to take […]
Report: ICE Facing $700M Shortfall
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could release thousands of migrants as it faces running out of money by May. Four ICE officials told The Washington Post that the agency has drafted plans to release migrants and cut its capacity to hold detainees after the failure of a Senate border bill that would have erased a $700 […]
EXCLUSIVE-Putin’s Suggestion of Ukraine Ceasefire Rejected by United States, Sources Say
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion of a cease-fire in Ukraine to freeze the war was rejected by the United States after contacts between intermediaries, three Russian sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. The Kremlin on Wednesday denied the sources’ claim Putin proposed a cease-fire to the U.S. Asked if the Reuters report that […]
Trump: Losing N.Y. Candidate Pilip a ‘Foolish Woman’
Former President Donald Trump late Tuesday lashed out at Mazi Melesa Pilip, the GOP candidate in New York’s 3rd Congressional District special election, calling her a “very foolish woman” for keeping her distance from him while running a losing race to finish ousted former Rep. George Santos’ term in office. “Republicans just don’t learn, but […]
Some Say Dem Gov. Newsom’s Homeless Plan May Make Crisis Worse
Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging voters to approve a ballot initiative that he says is needed to tackle the state’s homelessness crisis, a change social providers say would threaten programs that keep people from becoming homeless in the first place. In 2004, voters approved legislation that imposed a tax on millionaires to finance […]
Just 35 Percent Met NATO’s 2 Percent; 58 Percent Expected in ’24
Eighteen out of 31 NATO countries will hit the target of 2% in defense spending of their gross domestic product in 2024, NATO’s Secretary Gen. Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday. “I expect 18 allies to spend 2% of their GDP on defense this year,” Stoltenberg said at a news conference in Brussels, adding overall military spending […]
Judge Weighs Removing DA Fani Willis From Trump Case
A Georgia judge who is deciding whether to toss Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis off of her election interference case against former President Donald Trump has set a hearing for Thursday that is expected to focus on details of Willis’ personal relationship with a special prosecutor she hired. As soon as allegations of an […]