NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Dr. Ben Carson said Thursday he believes Donald Trump to be the most persecuted political figure while refusing to rule out his potential status as the former president’s 2024 running mate. Asked whether comparisons of Trump to recently deceased top Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny or former South African President Nelson […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is holding a town hall the same day she announced she will be running for reelection to her New York City district in November. The event, being held in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens in New York City, is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. EST. The event is set to […]
Chicago is advancing an effort to scrap a $10.3 million program that places police officers in Chicago Public Schools and direct their full removal by the 2024-2025 academic year. Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson is backing a measure to remove school resource officers and find a different plan to “create a comprehensive whole school safety policy” […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) is touting the Empire State as the key to Democrats winning back control of the House of Representatives in November, saying she is committed to flipping GOP seats blue. After former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi won back his old congressional seat in a special election last week, Hochul said at the […]
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — As House Republicans continue to quarrel over how to address a pair of government spending deadlines, GOP voters are echoing calls from hard-line Republicans on Capitol Hill pushing for a government shutdown until stricter security measures are implemented at the southern border. While people on the right gathered for the annual […]
Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) claimed Thursday that former President Donald Trump’s control over the Republican Party will not last forever, as “a**holes come and go” in positions of leadership. The New Hampshire governor, a vocal critic of Trump, acknowledged that the Republican Party is very much the party of Trump at the moment, as the […]
The online forum Reddit filed paperwork to go public in the stock market, making it the first major social media platform to do so in seven years. Reddit filed an S-1 form on Thursday, the initial form that companies file to register securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The last major social media company […]
NATIONAL HARBOR — Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) has proven to be a rising star in the Republican Party, and the former President Donald Trump-endorser appeared particularly vice presidential as he worked the crowd Thursday at the American Conservative Union’s 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference. “Make America Florida,” one audience member shouted. “Oh, we’re gonna,” Donalds, […]
To Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), there’s an urgent need to stop “billionaires from buying our elections.” Tester often slams the wealthy and well-connected for trying to wield power in Washington, D.C., a phenomenon he attributes to the Supreme Court’s landmark 2010 Citizens United decision, which ruled it unconstitutional to restrict outside groups from spending cash […]
President Joe Biden leveled a familiar criticism against the modern Republican Party, saying its members are worse than “real racists” such as former Sen. Strom Thurmond, continuing a theme throughout his presidential run. Biden has made it a habit to go above and beyond in comparing Republicans to racist figures, often claiming they are worse […]
