Texas Senate candidates Ken Paxton and James Talarico sparred on Sunday afternoon after multiple Republican lawmakers in the state denounced a racially charged social media post made by a candidate for state office. Bo French, the Republican nominee for the Texas Railroad Commission, was quickly denounced by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and multiple state lawmakers […]
President Donald Trump weighed in on whether he plans to pardon Lindsay Clancy after her attorney Kevin Reddington publicly asked for one after the case ended in a mistrial. In responding to Reddington’s request for a pardon, Trump pointed out the charges were a “state situation, not a federal one.” The president can only pardon […]
President Donald Trump hinted on Sunday the White House has developed a short list of candidates to replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary. While speaking with reporters after returning from a trip to Ireland, Trump said: “We have a lot of people that want it.” “No, no, but I may have developed one […]
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he wouldn’t have run for president if he didn’t believe the country was ready for a gay president. “My experience in South Bend, Indiana, in getting reelected with 80% of the vote after coming out,” Buttigieg said on Meet the Press. “And my experience, right now, traveling the country, […]
Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed addressed the attention he received at last week’s Republican midterm elections convention on Sunday. While speaking with CBS News’s Weijia Jiang of Face the Nation, the socialist Senate candidate said President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and other speakers who mentioned him at the first-of-its-kind convention in […]
President Donald Trump announced he was lifting the U.S.’s 10% tariff on Irish whiskey at the trophy ceremony for the Irish Open. Trump jokingly complained at the ceremony that everyone had been “bugging” him, including Taoiseach Micheal Martin and golfer Shane Lowry. The tariff had already been reduced from 15% earlier in the year. “On behalf […]
One person was killed in an attack against an Iranian cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran claimed, though it notably didn’t identify the perpetrator. Iranian state media outlet IRNA quoted the governor of Qeshm as blaming the attack on a “terrorist enemy,” though he didn’t specify which. The hesitancy is notable, as most […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha blasted the Democratic Socialists of America platform after their latest proposals to throw out misdemeanors. “It’s delusional, and it’s dense,” Concha said on Fox News’s Saturday in America with Kayleigh McEnany. “I mean, if you abolish misdemeanor offenses, it’s a gateway to anarchy. Just look at San Francisco and what […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) argued that President Donald Trump’s controversial $5,000 dividend proposal requires congressional approval, though he shied away from overt criticism of the measure. Trump’s promise to divvy out $5,000 to every U.S. citizen at the Republicans’ midterm convention last week sent shockwaves around the country and within the Republican Party. Johnson […]
President Donald Trump publicly demanded that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stop striking Russian oil refineries over its impact on diesel prices, a central aspect of Ukraine’s drone campaign against Russia. The latest energy issue to emerge has been a spike in diesel oil prices, something that could further jeopardize Republican chances in the midterm elections. […]
