Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sidestepped a question about former President Trump's false claims during last week's debate. CNN's Dana Bash pressed Graham on why it didn't give him "pause" that Trump made numerous false claims during the debate. Graham pivoted on CNN's "State of the Union," emphasizing that Trump had a very strong performance while...
Dozens of states have legalized the recreational and/or medical use of marijuana in recent years. Does that mean you’re cleared to bring marijuana or CBD products aboard your next cruise?
Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley said it “doesn’t matter” which Democratic candidate former President Trump faces in the 2024 general elections, saying any Democrat would embrace the same policies of this administration. In an interview Sunday on “The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt,” Whatley also cast doubt on the likelihood that Democrats would replace...
On Friday of last week, the Supreme Court issued a much-awaited opinion upholding a federal law that prohibits individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms. On paper, it was a win for gun control. In reality, it was a missed opportunity.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) praised CNN's Dana Bash for allowing former President Trump to talk during the debate last week while answering a question about whether Trump will accept the election results. Graham said he was comfortable with Trump saying he would accept the results only if it was a "fair and legal and good...
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), rumored to be on former President Trump’s VP shortlist, declined to say on Sunday whether he’s talked to Trump about serving as his running mate. "That would be between the president and I," Burgum said on NBC News's "Meet the Press" when asked "yes or no" whether he's had...
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) suggested that there should be more live fact-checking during the next presidential debate after CNN was criticized for the lack of it last week. Clyburn said he doesn't know whether there should be a second debate after President Biden's poor debate showing on Thursday night on CNN's "State of the Union."...
Unfortunately for the casual fast food fan, prices have risen by a tremendous amount over the last two years.
In 2026 or slightly later, the “second giant leap for mankind” should occur with the Artemis III mission.
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) said on Sunday that President Biden should “absolutely not” drop out of the presidential race, amid concerns following his shaky debate performance on Thursday. “Absolutely not,” Warnock said on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” when asked whether Biden should drop out. Warnock said that, as a pastor, “I can tell you that...
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) acknowledged that President Biden had a rocky debate performance, saying that he had "preparation overload." Biden's lackluster debate performance Thursday sparked concerns among Democrats about his ability to serve a second term in the White House. However, Clyburn shot down any suggestions that Biden should step down from the ticket, urging...
We cannot concede to the notion that patriotism is the province of extremists.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Saturday defended President Biden amid concerns about his shaky debate performance Thursday night. In an interview with MSNBC’s “Ali Velshi,” Crockett painted the general election as a choice between good and evil and said, “there is no better man” than the incumbent president. “I don't really care if he was...
After half a year of conflict, the U.S. has failed to deter the Houthi rebels from attacking merchant ships in the Red Sea as the Yemeni fighters continue to sink commercial boats and disrupt global trade, posing an increasingly difficult challenge for the far larger American military. Repeated U.S. bombardments on Houthi positions have done...
As supporters of HB 71 know, more than 40 years ago, in Stone v. Graham, the Supreme Court declared that a Kentucky statute nearly identical to theirs violated the Constitution.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) editorial board called on President Biden to end his reelection bid after “his alarming performance” at Thursday night's debate. In a piece published online Saturday evening, the board said the incumbent Democrat should step aside “for the good of the nation he has served so admirably for half a century.” “Biden’s...
Democrats are worried President Biden's dismal debate performance could doom any slim chance the party has for holding its Senate majority by further depressing turnout in critical battleground states. Democrats were already in a tough electoral spot, with Republicans only needing Montana or Ohio — in addition to their guaranteed pickup in West Virginia —...
The Supreme Court’s dismissal of Idaho’s challenge to a federal emergency care law is offering temporary relief to physicians and patients in the state, but it failed to close the door on whether federal law allows physicians to perform abortions in medical emergencies. The justices on Thursday ruled 6-3 to dismiss the case as “improvidently...
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) said that he thinks former Reps. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (Ill.), two Republicans who are often critical of former President Trump, aren’t “changing hearts and minds.” “I don’t know that they’re changing anybody’s minds,” Cox said on a Friday episode of Politico's “Playbook Deep Dive” podcast. “I don’t...
President Biden’s campaign said in a memo Saturday that his poor showing in Thursday night's presidential debate “did not change the horse race.” “Flash polls from CNN, 538, SurveyUSA, Morning Consult, and Data for Progress show what we expected: The debate did not change the horse race,” Biden campaign Chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in...
Hurricane Beryl became a hurricane Saturday, the first of the 2024 Atlantic season, according to discussions from the National Hurricane Center (NHC). “Beryl continues to rapidly strengthen, and has now become a hurricane,” the NHC said in a discussion Saturday evening on the Atlantic season’s first hurricane. “Satellite images show an expanding central dense overcast...
Former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker (R) said that the Supreme Court was “absolutely right” in blocking the Justice Department (DOJ) from charging Jan. 6 rioters with obstruction. Whitaker, who served as former President Trump’s Acting AG for three months in 2018 after Jeff Sessions vacated the role at the president’s request, said he viewed...
Former GOP presidential primary candidate Nikki Haley urged former President Trump in a Wall Street Journal article published Saturday to get ready to face a younger rival following a problematic debate performance from President Biden. “They are going to be smart about it: they’re going to bring somebody younger, they’re going to bring somebody vibrant,...
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she isn’t calling for President Biden to step down when asked about calls from Democrats for the president to do so in the wake of his negatively-reviewed presidential debate performance. “I don’t know who’s doing that,” Pelosi said of the calls for Biden to step aside and make...
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd called on President Biden to abandon his re-election campaign following his poor debate showing on Thursday night, warning that deciding to run was ill-advised and made him no better than his adversary, former President Trump. “He’s being selfish. He’s putting himself ahead of the country. He’s surrounded by opportunistic...