TRUMP SPEECH STRENGTHENS BOND WITH SUPPORTERS. If you listen to some cable news analysts or read the political conversation on social media, the most notable thing about former President Donald Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention Thursday night was its length. And yes, at 93 minutes, it was too long. But for the Republicans listening […]
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), who is up for reelection this cycle, on Friday became the third Senate Democrat to call on President Biden to exit the race. While Heinrich called the president “one of the most accomplished presidents in modern history” in a statement, he also argued that “this moment in our nation's history calls...
Four more House Democrats are calling on President Biden to step aside from the 2024 race, increasing the pressure on the incumbent as concerns mount in the party over his ability to beat former President Trump in November. Reps. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Marc Veasey (D-Texas), Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) issued as...
The CEO of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike said Friday his company is “deeply sorry” in the wake of a global internet outage that hit airlines and businesses worldwide. “I wanna start with saying we're deeply sorry for the impact that we've caused to customers, to travelers, to anyone affected by this, including our company,” George Kurtz...
MILWAUKEE — The long-running feud between former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) hit the road this week, putting a spotlight on the tensions still percolating through the House GOP conference as the Republican Party pushes a message of unity. McCarthy — who was ousted from the top job in an historic fashion last...
A global technology outage affecting Microsoft grounded flights, took broadcasters off the air and even had “limited” impacts on the Paris Olympics early Friday. The outage has been attributed to a “defect” in a software update from the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which said shortly before 6 a.m. ET the issue had been “identified, isolated and...
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) on Friday awarded law enforcement officials and agencies for their work in disrupting the flow of illicit drugs like fentanyl into the country. The United States Interdiction Coordinator (USIC) Awards recognized work in areas including cyber investigations, domestic investigations, international investigations, emerging threats, highway interdictions...
Biden World is digging its heels in Friday, defiant that President Biden is not dropping out of the 2024 race and touting new endorsements amid speculation that he will end his bid in the coming days. New calls for Biden to drop out from Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.),...
The United Auto Workers slammed former President Trump after he called for the union’s president, Shawn Fain, to be fired for letting carmakers build factories abroad, during his Thursday evening speech at the Republican National Convention. Trump accused China of making cars in Mexico to sell in the United States, “no tax, no anything,” during...