THE LAST DAY OF THE OLD GOP ORDER. This day eight years ago, July 13, 2015, marked the last day that old-style Republican politics dominated the GOP presidential race. The day saw Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor and third Bush to run for the Republican nomination, firmly in the lead in a highly fractured GOP field, with 17.8% of the national vote in the RealClearPolitics average of polls. That was 8 points ahead of Wisconsin's then-Gov. Scott Walker and 8.5 points ahead of a candidate who had never run for office before, Donald Trump.
The White House issued a formal warning to Today News Africa White House Correspondent Simon Ateba this week, informing him that he is at risk of losing his entry pass if he "continues to disrupt daily press briefings."
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is appealing a judge’s ruling to allow Microsoft's purchase of video game company Activision Blizzard to go ahead. According to a Wednesday court filing, the FTC is appealing the judge’s ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. This filing comes the day after U.S. District Judge...
A Kansas judge upheld Wednesday an order preventing transgender people in the state from changing the sex listed on their drivers’ licenses, saying that a recent rush of such changes have created a public safety concern. In a Zoom hearing Wednesday, the Department of Revenue failed to convince District Judge Teresa Watson that she should...
President Biden on Thursday said China has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against using nuclear weapons during the war in Ukraine. In a joint press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, Biden was asked if there are new concerns about Putin taking more drastic steps following disarray among Russian generals and the rebellion by the Wagner...
President Biden on Thursday said there is "no possibility" of Russian President Vladimir Putin winning the war in Ukraine as he capped a trip to Lithuania and Finland as a show of strength against Russian aggression. Biden, in a joint press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, was asked whether his assurance that Ukraine will...
The Pittsburgh shooter who killed 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 was found eligible Thursday for the federal death penalty. A federal jury announced that Robert Bowers is eligible for the death penalty, allowing the trial to move to the sentencing stage where further testimony and evidence will be heard. The...
Disney CEO Bob Iger on Thursday slammed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) attacks accusing the entertainment company of sexualizing children, extending a feud with the GOP presidential candidate. “The notion that Disney is in any way sexualizing children, quite frankly, is preposterous and inaccurate,” Iger said on CNBC. DeSantis, who is running for the White...