President Biden's reelection campaign on Saturday predicted that the GOP presidential candidates will “out-MAGA each other,” in the first GOP debate next week, according to an email memo. Michael Taylor, communications director for Biden's 2024 campaign, detailed the “extreme MAGA” topics they expect Republican candidates to hit on the debate stage: cuts to Social Security...
Ahead of next week’s Republican presidential primary debate, former President Trump’s latest indictment in Georgia and his potential absence from the debate stage will likely dominate the Sunday talk show circuit this weekend. Trump and 18 others were indicted by a Georgia grand jury on Monday, following a more than two-year investigation into efforts to overturn the...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) distanced himself from a debate prep memo leaked earlier this week from a political action committee (PAC) supporting his 2024 presidential campaign, saying he hasn’t read it. “On the memo, it’s not mine. I haven’t read it,” DeSantis said in a brief Fox News interview Saturday. “It’s just something that...
Clearing the ashes and debris from Lahaina and nearby communities will be a long, expensive and potentially dangerous process, officials say.
Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he would turn down an offer of the vice presidency if he doesn’t win the GOP presidential nomination for 2024. “I’m not interested in a different position in the government,” he said in a Fox News interview Saturday. “Frankly, I’d drive change through the private sector sooner than becoming...
Shawn Wilson, the Democrat likely to make the runoff election in Louisiana’s gubernatorial race, faces a heavy lift as the party looks to hold on to its only governor’s mansion in the Deep South this November. Term-limited Gov. John Bel Edwards is the lone statewide elected Democrat in Louisiana. His 2015 and 2019 victories were attributed largely to Republican...
The American Booksellers Association, Open Markets Institute and the Authors Guild sent an open letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Justice Department asking the agencies to investigate Amazon for dominating the book market. The letter attempts to reframe Amazon’s success story as anticompetitive, But it is a perfect example for why abandoning the consumer welfare...
Moving forward, we hope to see Treasury match the USDA’s pace with smartly implemented tax incentives that will allow ethanol producers to accelerate the nation’s progress toward a net-zero environment.
Nissan has issued a recall for nearly a quarter million vehicles this week due to steering wheel issues, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. About 236,000 Nissan Sentra sedans between the 2020 and 2022 model years have a weak tie rod in the steering wheel, which may bend or break, causing the vehicle to...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has offered his state’s support to California, as Hurricane Hilary is expected to become the first tropical storm to hit the west coast of the U.S. in over 80 years. “In Florida, we know how challenging storms can be and have significant experience responding in their wake -- we stand...
George Conway, a lawyer and conservative critic of former President Trump, said he agrees with Trump’s reported decision to forgo next week’s Republican primary debate Friday. "These are words ... difficult for me to say, but I agree with Donald Trump. I think he's doing the right thing by Donald Trump," Conway told CNN anchor...
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy compared himself to Founding Father Thomas Jefferson on Saturday while defending his age in the presidential race. When asked by conservative radio host Erick Erickson if he is too young to be running for president, Ramaswamy said, “I don’t think so. If I did, I wouldn’t be in this race." "I’ll remind...
Apple must be held accountable for its anti-consumer, anticompetitive actions, that also violate intellectual property law.
GOP presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he plans to be "a prosecutor" of former President Trump at the upcoming Republican primary debate, even if Trump chooses not to show up. "I’m not going to defend Donald Trump — I will be a prosecutor," he said in an interview with MSNBC. "I...
Conservative radio host Larry Elder said he believes he will qualify for the first 2024 GOP presidential debate in Wisconsin next week. Elder has run a long-shot campaign and polled below 1 percent support in national averages. To qualify for the debate he needs three national polls or two national and two state polls with...
To a growing number of voters, the latest indictment of Trump crossed a line where it now seems as if charges are being invented simply to get the former president.
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The Chinese military launched drills around Taiwan on Saturday," calling it a "storm warning" against “separatists and foreign forces.” The news follows a visit to the United States by Taiwanese Vice President William Lai on Friday. The drills by the The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) reportedly included both vessels and planes working together in the...
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy reiterated his vow to pardon former President Trump “on day one” in the wake of the former president’s mounting legal troubles. “I stand on the side of justice when I say I will stay true to my commitment to pardon Trump on day one, unambiguously and more importantly, call on Biden...
Over 183,000 people were processed by border agents in July, a 33 percent increase from last month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Friday. About 132,000 of those people were undocumented immigrants who entered the U.S. along the southern border and encountered Border Patrol agents, officials said. This includes those both those were apprehended...
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) said the historic Lahaina Town will “rise again” while giving an update on the recovery effort in the state after devastating wildfires on Maui left over 100 people dead. “Lahaina will rise again,” Green said during an emotional address from Honolulu Friday night. “It will be a symbol of our resilience, our...
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said it’s time to take a “political risk” and consider changes to Social Security and Medicare benefits for young people. Changes to the programs are necessary, or they could run out of money for everyone in about a decade as the country faces a rising national debt, the...
There is a simpler and more obvious explanation for what occurred on January 6, 2021: A political protest became a political riot, and a constitutional theory became constitutional legend.
American Airlines filed suit against Skiplagged Inc., an online travel agency, over allegations that the agency deceives customers, though the airline does have the right and ability to cancel the tickets. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, American Airlines claims Skiplagged “deceives the public” by claiming to...
Dozens of Lahaina teachers have been left with nothing, but the teachers union wants the public to know that there are ways to help.
