Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson praised former President Trump for appearing before a “hostile” National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention in Chicago. “I commend my friend @realdonaldtrump for going into a hostile environment at @NABJ today and answering tough questions,” Carson said in a post on X Wednesday. Carson’s comments...
Vice President Kamala Harris’ vetting team privately met with two top contenders to run alongside the presumptive Democratic nominee on the 2024 ticket, just days before a final decision is to be made on the vice presidential selection. Harris’ team reportedly met with both Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., Politico reported...
A conservative congressman who has twice filed articles of impeachment against Vice President Kamala Harris is grabbing national attention as Tennessee holds primary elections on Thursday. Republican Rep. Andy Ogles, a member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus and a vocal critic of President Biden’s administration, is facing a primary challenge from Nashville councilwoman Courtney...
EXCLUSIVE: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin will announce Thursday that his state has surpassed a business-creation milestone he made a campaign pledge to meet. After he was declared the victor in November 2021 against Democratic former Gov. Terence McAuliffe, Youngkin, a Republican, pledged to foster 10,000 new start-up businesses during his term. “On day one, we’re...
Vice President Kamala Harris was vital in a push to help an undocumented Mexican immigrant become the first licensed attorney in U.S. history. Harris, then-California’s attorney general, came out in support of the case of Sergio Covarrubias Garcia, who in 2012 was fighting a legal battle to earn his license as an attorney, according to...
EXCLUSIVE: Both the White House and Kamala Harris’ campaign were silent when contacted for comment Thursday morning about whether they support biologically male, intersex or trans athletes competing against biological females at the Olympics. The Trump campaign, meanwhile, quickly slammed the notion as uproar surrounds an Algerian fighter caught in the middle of a gender...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., took the first step to advance President Biden’s Supreme Court overhaul plan, beginning with a measure to strip immunity from former President Trump after last month’s ruling in his favor. The “No Kings Act” would “clarify” that the Constitution does not entitle presidents to immunity from criminal prosecution for...
The White House on Thursday announced new defensive military deployments to help Israel defend itself against Iran and its proxies. A brief statement on the matter came in a readout of a phone call between President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Vice President Kamala Harris also joined the call. ISRAEL CONFIRMS STRIKE ON...
A top Republican warned on Thursday that the Biden administration’s choice to trade Russian criminals for detained Americans – including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Marine veteran Paul Whelan – could be sending a “dangerous message” to Russian President Vladimir Putin. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, joined others in celebrating...
Congressional Republicans are wary of using diversity, equity and inclusion politics to criticize Vice President Harris, with some urging former President Trump to stick to “the issues.” Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said Trump’s path to victory is through arguing the issues and not getting bogged down in racial politics. His comments came after Trump mentioned...
