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This is the third election in a row that Americans are unhappy with their two main choices for president. And for the second election in a row, those candidates are Joe Biden and Donald Trump. How did we get here and why are these two unpopular politicians the only viable options? Again? Here’s a quick primer on the basics:How we got BidenHe’s the current president, and most presidents seek reelection.He’s 81 and already the oldest president ever. Still, Democrats buy the argument that Biden is their best candidate to defeat Trump. After all, he beat him in 2020.Also, there’s no…
NASHVILLE, TN—United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) joined Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), along with the entire Senate Republican Conference, in sending a letter to President Joe Biden calling for his Administration to withdraw its support for two international agreements being considered at this month’s World Health Assembly (WHA) that would grant greater authority to the dysfunctional World Health Organization (WHO) and potentially weaken United States sovereignty.The letter highlights the WHO’s abysmal COVID-19 response and argues that the President should be focusing on badly needed reforms rather than plowing ahead with international treaties and regulations that would substantially increase WHO authority,…
A general view shows Judge Juan Merchan’s courtroom at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on March 12. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty ImagesFormer President Donald Trump is on trial in Manhattan for his alleged role in a hush money scheme to silence his alleged mistresses before the 2016 election. He faces 34 counts related to “falsifying New York business records in order to conceal damaging information and unlawful activity from American voters before and after the 2016 election.” Prosecutors need to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump falsified business records with the intent to commit or conceal another crime, but they don’t have to prove that…
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis met privately with former President Donald Trump for several hours on Sunday morning to talk, in part, about fundraising ahead of the 2024 general election, several sources familiar with the meeting tell CBS News. The meeting was made at the request of DeSantis, according to a senior Trump source with knowledge of the meeting. It was arranged by real estate investor and longtime Trump donor Steve Witkoff. The meeting was first reported by the Washington Post. DeSantis was playing golf at the Shell Bay Club, a private club in Hollywood, Florida, and agreed to have breakfast with…
May 6, 2024 – WASHINGTON – Senator Ron Johnson has released the following::Last week. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), joined U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and 33 of their Senate GOP colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden followingreportsthat the Biden administration is planning to accept Gazan refugees into the United States. The senators demanded the President stop his plan, citing concerns of potential terrorist ties, and instead focus his efforts on rescuing Americans held hostage by Hamas in Gaza. “Your administration’s reported plan to accept Gazan refugees poses a national security risk to the United States. With more than…
Donald Trump has reacted after ABC News president Kim Godwin announced that she is resigning after three years at the network. In a post on Truth Social, the former president wrote, “Happy to report that Kim Godwin, Head of ABC, has resigned. Could it be the unfair reporting on EVERYTHING TRUMP?” Donald Trump reacts after ABC News president Kim Godwin steps down (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File, photo by GIORGIO VIERA / AFP) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} He added, “In any event, GOOD RIDDANCE! Hopefully somebody else will be able to control George Slopadopolous and the rest of the Fake…
Palm Beach, Florida — The Trump campaign told donors at a private GOP retreat in Palm Beach, Florida, that $76 million was raised in April between the campaign and the Republican National Committee, according to two sources who were present for the briefing. The retreat brought together wealthy GOP donors and potential vice presidential contenders that Donald Trump is considering, including Senators Marco Rubio, Tim Scott and J.D. Vance, Rep. Elise Stefanik, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem. Guests were shuttled to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club from the Four Seasons hotel in Palm Beach for remarks from…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — With three months until Michigan’s Aug. 6 U.S. Senate Primary, Republican voters are largely undecided, however, of the four candidates, former U.S. Representative Mike Rogers has the most support. A new poll conducted by WOOD TV8, Emerson College Polling and The Hill found that 54% of Michigan Republican primary voters have not committed to a candidate. Rogers leads the race with 32% support, followed by former U.S. Representative Justin Amash with 8% support, businessman Sandy Pensler with 3% support, and Physician Sherry O’Donnell with 2% support. “Rogers’ support is ten points higher among male voters…
US News By Alex Oliveira Published May 5, 2024, 9:06 p.m. ET Former Donald Trump prosecutor Nathan Wade suggested in a new interview that he didn’t regret his affair with Fani Willis — but instead expressed remorse over the firestorm of controversy it caused. Wade offered the comments in his first sit-down since he resigned from the Georgia election interference case in March after a judge ruled that either he or Willis — the Fulton County district attorney — had to step aside. Former Donald Trump prosecutor Nathan Wade suggested in a new interview that he didn’t regret his affair…
NEW YORK (AP) — He’s visiting Manhattan construction sites, decrying local crime and holding court in his gilded Fifth Avenue penthouse.After a years-long breakup with his hometown, Donald Trump is back in New York, this time as a criminal defendant. Stuck here most weekdays for the duration of his criminal hush money trial, the Queens-born presumptive GOP nominee has been conjuring images of his old days as a celebrity developer, reality TV star and tabloid fixture with weekly local campaign stops as he settles back into the place that made him, voted against him twice — and may end up…