House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is promising to pursue “transformational,” wide-ranging legislation if former President Donald Trump takes back the White House and Republicans control Congress — a lofty but possible aspiration as Democrats fight to defend their Senate majority and keep President Joe Biden in power. Johnson said in an interview with Semafor on […]
A new poll released Thursday had some positive news for former President Donald Trump‘s reelection chances as he awaits a verdict in his New York hush money trial. The NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist national poll showed 67% of registered voters nationally wouldn’t be swayed by a guilty verdict against Trump, while 15% said it would make them […]
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley came under fire after writing “Finish them!” on an Israeli artillery shell. Haley scrawled the message on the 155 mm artillery shell during a trip to Israel’s northern border with Lebanon. She also visited sites of Hamas‘s Oct. 7 attack along the border with Gaza, including […]
An Iowa high school announced it will prohibit the use of cellphones and music-listening devices during school hours for the 2024-2025 school year in an effort to boost students‘ mental health. Hoover High School officials made the change amid a rise in depression and anxiety from their Des Moines-area students, according to a report. “I […]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) believes incumbency can be an advantage to Senate Democrats looking to keep their seats over Republican hopefuls. In the 2024 general election, there are seven critical swing states that either former President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump must win to secure the presidency. Five of those, save […]
The Supreme Court unanimously handed the National Rifle Association a win Thursday in the gun rights group’s effort to revive a 2018 First Amendment lawsuit accusing a New York official of causing damage to the NRA’s relationships with banks and insurers. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a unanimous opinion that found the NRA “plausibly alleged” that […]
As a jury in New York City deliberates his father’s fate, Eric Trump harshly criticized the handling of former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial, claiming the judge in the case is being one-sided against his father. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee is fighting 34 felony counts for allegedly falsifying business records over hush money […]
President Joe Biden and his wife honored their late son, Beau Biden, on Thursday, just days before the president’s other son, Hunter Biden, is scheduled to stand for the first of his two criminal trials. Thursday marked the ninth anniversary of Beau Biden’s death from brain cancer, believed to be linked to his exposure to […]
NEW YORK — Jurors in former President Donald Trump‘s New York hush money trial will resume deliberations on a verdict for a second day, one day after they were given instructions on how to approach their pivotal decision. Trump was seated inside the courtroom by 9:30 a.m. Thursday, sitting between defense attorneys Todd Blanche and […]
Former President Donald Trump believes that his sustained popularity among Republicans and lead over President Joe Biden in many polls are the result of people eager for a return to low inflation, controlled borders, and general world peace. In a chatty interview with top conservative talker Mark Levin on Wednesday night, Trump said, “People remember […]
