Last Friday, the Philippines successfully resupplied a Navy vessel it had deliberately beached on the Second Thomas Shoal. The BRP Sierra Madre hosts Philippine Marines who defend Manila's claim over the Shoal, 122 miles of the West Philippines coast. While the Shoal is located well within the Philippines's exclusive economic zone and 710 miles from China, Beijing claims the waters as its own.
Former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Michael Morgan, who left the bench last week, has announced a campaign to replace term-limited Gov. Roy Cooper (D). Morgan will challenge Attorney General Josh Stein in the Democratic primary. Stein has garnered a slate of endorsements early in his campaign, including from Cooper, and had been considered an...
The Biden campaign on Tuesday accused Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) of acting as a "super-surrogate" for former President Trump's campaign after the California Republican earlier in the day formally directed House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden. “As Donald Trump ramped up his demands for a baseless impeachment inquiry, Kevin McCarthy...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) declared a state of emergency for the Peach State over inflation rates Tuesday. "From runaway federal spending to policies that hamstring domestic energy production, all Bidenomics has done is take more money out of the pockets of the middle class,” Kemp said in a press release. “While high prices continue...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) on Tuesday feigned a shocked reaction when asked about Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) announcement that he would direct House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden. “Oh my god, really?” Fetterman said, raising his hands to the side of his head, when asked by an NBC journalist about the McCarthy...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is knocking New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) for his recent complaints over the influx of migrants in the city, claiming he “could not last a week in Texas.” Asked on Fox News’s “Jesse Watters Primetime” about Adams recently calling the Texas governor a “madman” for busing migrants to New York, Abbott said,...
Senate Republicans are unhappy with Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) decision Tuesday to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, as they worry it will backfire on their party. "It's a waste of time. It's a fool's errand," one Senate Republican said on the condition of anonymity to speak freely and critically about the politically charged decision....