When President Trump sits down with Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state dinner at the White House next week, he will be flanked by the architects of America's tech economy.
“I am a Jew.” Those four words should be an ordinary declaration of identity. At a prayer vigil outside the New York mayor’s office on Sept. 18, they became a statement of resolve. Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, senior rabbi of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in Manhattan, built his remarks around “Ivri Anochi,” עברי אנכי, drawing on the […]
Wall Street Journal publisher Almar Latour said reporter Evan Gershkovich’s request to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin showed he “hasn’t lost his spirit” after being detained in the country for more than a year. Before being released from Russia in a massive prisoner exchange last week, Gershkovich requested an interview with Putin on his form...
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R) on Sunday criticized his party for staying silent as former President Trump attacked conservative stalwarts including Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger — both of whom resisted Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election in their state of Georgia. “We have done more...
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) attacked the Justice Department on Sunday for its treatment of people convicted of crimes in connection to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, defending former President Trump's promise to pardon them. Donalds claimed in an ABC "This Week" interview with George Stephanopoulos that Trump's pardon commitment isn't a blanket pardon but a...
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) said on Sunday that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) would be a “fantastic choice” to be Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate and rejected concerns that his support for Israel or his Jewish identity would be a problem for the party. “I talked to Josh not too long ago, and he...
White House spokesperson John Kirby dodged questions Sunday over a sudden reversal of a plea deal made with plotters of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks last week. The plea deal was announced Wednesday and then quickly overridden by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Kirby told Jacqui Heinrich on “Fox News Sunday” that the move was...
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said on Sunday he is confident former President Trump would examine the facts before issuing blank pardons of Jan. 6 rioters. “I believe President Trump will take a look at it and he'll do what he feels like is best. I have my complete faith in President Trump that he pays...
Former President Trump called United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain a "stupid person" on Sunday, deepening a divide between his camp and the union while promising to revitalize the industry if reelected. Trump said in a Fox News interview with Maria Bartiromo first aired on “Sunday Morning Futures” that the auto industry will be a...
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said on Sunday former President Trump’s attacks on Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) are “personal” after the popular governor publicly said he did not vote for Trump in the 2024 primary. “Well, listen, there's a there's an issue there. Kemp obviously wanted Trump's endorsement when he was … running for governor,...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told former President Trump on Sunday to lay off attacks against Vice President Harris about her race and heritage after Trump questioned her race in attacks that mimicked "birtherism" conspiracies. Trump said in an interview at the National Association of Black Journalists convention on Wednesday that Harris “happened to turn Black,”...
Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) said she has “no concern” about Vice President Kamala Harris’s reversals on policy issues, saying the Democratic nominee is “a human being.” In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, anchor Dana Bash pressed Butler on how voters should view Harris’s policy reversals in just the last four...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) slammed a prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Russia negotiated this week, claiming the move helps Russian President Vladimir Putin and encourages U.S. enemies to falsely arrest Americans. Graham said in a “Fox New Sunday” interview with Jacqui Heinrich that the deal “absolutely” helps Putin. “We've got a cycle here. You...
Justice Neil Gorsuch had a plain message when asked about President Biden’s new Supreme Court reform proposal: “Be careful.” “You’re not going to be surprised that I’m not going to get into what is now a political issue during a presidential election year. I don’t think that would be helpful,” Gorsuch began when asked about...
