In the 48 hours since the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden has made repeated pleas to the nation to turn down its rhetoric amid the 2024 presidential election. “You know, the political rhetoric in this country has gotten very heated. It’s time to cool it down. And we all have a […]
TRUMP AND THE VANCE CALCULATION. Milwaukee — Former President Donald Trump once privately told associates that the problem he faced selecting a running mate was that the field of possible partners did not include a no-brainer — a candidate whose appeal was so strong, so obvious, and so broad that he or she would have […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill into law on Monday banning schools from passing policies requiring parents be notified if their child decides to change their gender identity. The law prevents school staff from “outing” a student to their parent or anyone else without their permission. Proponents held up the measure as a...
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) introduced a bill on Monday to prohibit federal funds from being used on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle’s salary or expenses. The move comes as lawmakers heap scrutiny on the Secret Service in wake of Saturday’s assassination attempt of former President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. In explaining the bill, Boebert...
Even if they fall short of that, they presage bad news — lower growth and higher inflation, family budgets stretched thin, and perhaps injury to the Constitution.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offered an apology to former President Trump after a video of his call with the former president was leaked. Trump spoke with Kennedy earlier Monday, before he announced Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. In the leaked call, Trump...
Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) on Tuesday suggested he has backed away from publicly calling on President Biden to step out of the 2024 race, stating the assassination attempt against former President Trump "overtook" conversations about Biden's viability. Landsman said he was not ready to tell Biden he should step aside, when asked during an appearance...
President Biden’s reelection campaign on Tuesday defended the decision to continue with plans to virtually nominate the president ahead of the convention next month. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) was set to hold a virtual roll call to ensure Biden is on the ballot in all 50 states after Democrats were notified earlier this year...
Arrests at the U.S.-Mexico border fell by nearly 30 percent in June to the lowest level during President Biden’s administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Monday, as the president’s asylum restrictions took effect. About 83,000 people were arrested at the border in June, CBP said, down from about 118,000 in May and the...