Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is running for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, said Tuesday that he “didn’t like to see what happened” at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, but urged Republicans to move beyond the murderous insurgency and instead focus on President Joe Biden’s mistakes. Asked by a high school student whether … Read more
Kari Lake, who peddled lies about former President Trump’s defeat and his failed bid for governor of Arizona, could finally be held accountable in a libel lawsuit brought by another Republican. (Alex Brandon/Associated Press) Since her clear and unequivocal defeat in the Arizona gubernatorial race, Kari Lake has traveled the country posing and strutting like … Read more
WASHINGTON — He turned 198. And just under 103 years old. “Try to be 110,” he joked. Once he was even 270 years old. Still, he appears to be 29. Kidding aside — as 80-year-old President Joe Biden likes to say — it’s been around for a long time. Over the past two weeks, Biden … Read more
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY).Drew Angerer/Getty Images Liz Cheney said politics is so broken that ‘we elect idiots’ The former congresswoman also argued that the GOP would crumble if Trump becomes its 2024 nominee. She didn’t explicitly rule out a third-party offer, but made it clear she wouldn’t want to help Trump. Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney … Read more
Le président Joe Biden est entré dans l’histoire en 2021 lorsqu’il est devenu le premier président à s’opposer publiquement à la peine de mort. Ce n’était pas une position dont il parlait souvent mais niché dans sa plateforme de campagne était une promesse de travailler avec le Congrès pour abolir la peine de mort fédérale … Read more
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland is scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in September, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News on Tuesday. The hearing scheduled for Sept. 20 will bring Garland face-to-face with one of his biggest GOP critics: Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio. This will be … Read more
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) celebrated Tuesday that his state had secured more than $1 billion for broadband efforts, thanks to the bipartisan Infrastructure Act ― a bill against which he voted. “Broadband is vital to the success of our rural communities and our entire economy,” Tuberville tweeted, along with a link to an article about … Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A prominent labor group on Tuesday called for an ethics investigation into Kentucky Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron for soliciting and accepting campaign donations from leaders of a labor organization. drug treatment under the control of his office since last year. Kentucky’s AFL-CIO, which has strong ties to Democrats, has asked … Read more
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is a firm believer in the rule of law — for Democrats anyway. The former South Carolina governor appeared on Fox News on Tuesday to talk about a variety of issues, but specifically the investigations Republicans are seeking for President Joe Biden and the investigations former President Donald Trump is … Read more
The outlook is darkening for former President Donald Trump in his effort to move a silent payments case from New York state court to a federal venue. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein indicated in New York on Tuesday that he was likely to rule against Trump’s attempt to transfer the criminal case to a federal … Read more