Mike Johnson to lead investigation into ‘political retribution’ in courts
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) promised one House committee will investigate Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg this month. Johnson appeared on Fox News Sunday less than two weeks before the House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government will hear testimony from Bragg. This hearing, slated for June 13, comes on the […]
Manchin trolls Democrats with fishing trip photos: ‘Enjoying my independence’
Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) taunted his critics in a social media post on Saturday, boasting about his latest fishing trip. Manchin, elected as a Democrat, announced on Friday that he switched his party registration to independent. His Senate term will end in 2025, and he has already announced he will not be running again. He […]
Johnson blasts Biden for expected decision to address border crisis ‘he himself created’
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) lambasted President Joe Biden ahead of the White House’s anticipated announcement of a crackdown on illegal immigration at the southern border only months ahead of the November election. “He’s trying to desperately show the American people somehow that he wants to address the issue that he himself created,” Johnson told […]
Biden administration expects Israel will accept ceasefire if proposal is accepted by Hamas: John Kirby
White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said that the Biden administration has “every expectation” that Israel will accept a ceasefire if Hamas accepts its new proposal. In an appearance on ABC News’s This Week, Kirby discussed the newest ceasefire proposal, which was announced by President Joe Biden on Friday. He gave a confident […]
Sununu says support for Trump despite conviction shows how ‘bad’ Biden is
Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) asserted that former President Donald Trump‘s popularity in polling despite having a felony conviction shows how “bad” President Joe Biden is. However, Sununu also admitted that the conviction is less than ideal for a GOP presidential nominee during an interview on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday morning. “I don’t want […]
Voters split about Trump conviction, with half believing charges were politically motivated: Poll
Voters are divided as to the merits of the conviction of former President Donald Trump, with half believing them correct, and just about as many believing they were politically motivated. A new ABC News/Ipsos poll found the percentage of people who believe Trump should drop out due to his legal issues is nearly unchanged from […]
RNC co-chairwoman Lara Trump disavows Larry Hogan over verdict comment
Republican National Committee co-chairwoman Lara Trump attacked Maryland Senate candidate Larry Hogan for his comments ahead of former President Donald Trump’s trial verdict, saying the fellow Republican “doesn’t deserve” respect. Lara Trump said the former Maryland governor’s comments that Americans should “respect the verdict and the legal process” just before a New York City jury […]
Trump says guilty verdict is ‘tougher on my family than it is on me’
Former President Donald Trump lamented the effect his guilty verdict has had on the former first lady Melania Trump and his family. Trump offered an update on his family during a Fox and Friends interview that aired Sunday. This was his first television interview since a Manhattan jury found him guilty of falsifying business records […]
Trump mocks Biden’s strategy to call him ‘threat to democracy’
Presidential candidate Donald Trump mocked President Joe Biden‘s campaign strategy to call him a threat to democracy. Trump appeared for an interview with Fox and Friends Weekend that aired Sunday as his first television interview since he received a guilty verdict in Manhattan court. On Thursday, a jury ruled the former president was guilty of […]
Mexican election could upend Biden’s border strategy
The Biden administration is on pins and needles as Mexican citizens head to the polls this weekend to cast their vote for the successor to Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Little is known about the type of policies that candidate Claudia Sheinbaum, who polls show has a double-digit lead over her opponent, would implement. […]