Political media's bias, in a single chart
Vanessa Otero set out to rank an ever-growing partisan media landscape, with the belief that an informed public is a better public. source
CNN legal analyst calls Hunter Biden pardon 'historic act of political nepotism'
CNN legal analyst Ellie Honig called President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter a “historic act of political nepotism.” “There has been a fair debate over the years as to whether Hunter Biden is being treated unduly leniently or unduly zealously because of his status as Joe Biden's son. “It's been done,” Honig said. […]
Boost UK political system or face ‘Trumpian’ disaster, campaigners urge | Constitutional reform
The next UK general election could be a “Trump-sized disaster” unless the Labor government takes steps to boost public trust in the political system, former ministers and campaigners have warned. Caps on political donations and expanding the powers of the House of Lords Appointments Committee to block inappropriate peer nominations are among 54 proposals set […]
Hunter Biden says his mistakes were ‘exploited’ for political sport, he will never take pardon for granted
After being pardoned by his father, President Joe Biden, his eldest son, Hunter Biden, said on Sunday that he was “taking responsibility for his mistakes, which were exploited to humiliate and humiliate me and my family as a political sport in public.” “I took it,” he said. Hunter Biden, 54, was convicted in two separate […]
Biden's pardon of his son Hunter rattles the political world
Late Sunday, President Biden shocked the political world by announcing that he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden. The president claimed in a statement Sunday that the charges against his son, including three felonies related to the purchase and possession of firearms in 2018, were politically motivated. “No reasonable person considering the facts of Mr. […]
Dollar edges higher amid rate, political uncertainty By Reuters – Investing.com
Written by Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – The dollar edged higher on Monday in what is shaping up to be a crucial week for prospects for U.S. interest rate cuts, while the yen's recent rebound was supported by bets that domestic interest rates will rise. The dollar also called on BRICS members on Saturday to […]
GOP Rep Points Out The Obvious When CNN Host Asks Whether Trump’s FBI Pick Will Go After ‘Political Enemies’
Republican New York Congressman Mike Lawler spoke on CNN on Sunday about how the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) are going to pursue Kash Patel after guest host Casey Hunt asked if he intended to go after “political opponents.” He accused them of being used as political weapons. President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that […]
House Dem Flatly Denies Any ‘Proof’ FBI Was Weaponized Against ‘A Political Party’
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, on CNN on Sunday criticized President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Kash Patel to head the FBI, saying the FBI is being used as a weapon against a political party. He said he had seen no “evidence” that there was. President Trump announced on Saturday that he plans to nominate Patel to […]
Top political courtroom moments of 2024
President-elect Donald Trump, President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden and billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk are just some of the prominent politicians ordered to go on trial in 2024. Not too much. That year saw a flurry of election-related lawsuits in battleground states across the United States, special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into the president-elect […]
Smith Was Right to Drop Case, It’s More Dangerous if We ‘Use Trials as Political Weapons’ Going Forward
On Friday's “PBS NewsHour,” new york times Columnist David Brooks said he believes Special Counsel Jack Smith was right to dismiss the case against President-elect Donald Trump, saying, “The bigger danger is that the trial will be used as a political weapon in the coming years.'' It is to be used as such.” “Generally speaking, […]