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WASHINGTON — Working to salvage an aid package to Ukraine, Republican senators pitched an idea to former President Donald Trump that they thought he’d like: Instead of a grant, the U.S. would give the country a loan that would be backed in some fashion by Ukrainian rare earth minerals worth trillions of dollars.GOP lawmakers knew they needed Trump’s support if they were to ensure the ex-president wouldn’t use his clout in Congress to sink the aid package that Ukraine needed to fend off Russia’s invasion.That specific plan didn’t make it into the final legislation that President Joe Biden signed into…
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsDonald Trump has arrived at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium for Sunday’s F1 race as he takes a break from his high-profile hush-money trial in New York. The security surrounding the event in Florida has been significantly increased following the former US President’s decision to attend the sixth round of the F1 campaign.The 77-year-old, currently on trial in New York for allegedly falsifying documents to cover up hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels,…
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) repeatedly dodged questions in a Sunday interview on whether he would commit to accepting the 2024 election results, no matter who wins, instead saying former President Trump will win his campaign for the White House. In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Kristen Welker pressed Scott — who is considered a contender for Trump’s vice-presidential pick — on Trump’s refusal to accept his loss in the 2020 presidential election and his refusal to commit to accepting the election results in 2024 if he loses. Welker asked why he would want to join Trump on the…
Republican senators say South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s (R) viability as a vice presidential candidate has gone up in smoke after she admitted to shooting a 14-month-old puppy, and they are looking to other contenders to round out former President Trump’s ticket. Republican lawmakers who have spoken to Trump say he will be “strategic” in his choice and that loyalty will be a top consideration. Several GOP senators are touting Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) as their pick for Trump’s running mate. These lawmakers argue Trump should pick someone who is Black, Hispanic or a woman to broaden the Republican ticket’s…
Six months from Election Day, American voters are confronting a presidential race that looks stable at a glance — and is roiling with uncertainty beneath the surface.For the first time in more than a century, Americans will choose between two presumptive major-party nominees who have already served as commander-in-chief: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.But while the matchup has long been expected, Americans are sour about it: Election interest hit a 20-year low in the latest NBC News poll, and majorities of registered voters have unfavorable views of both men. That means barring a big change, the election…
Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, whose daughter was among the students arrested at a Columbia University protest encampment against Israel’s actions in Gaza, suggested while visiting the protesters on campus last week that some Jewish students supported genocide.Ms. Omar, a Democrat, was rejecting the argument that the protests were antisemitic, noting that many of the participants were Jewish.“I think it is really unfortunate that people don’t care about the fact that all Jewish kids should be kept safe, and that we should not have to tolerate antisemitism or bigotry for all Jewish students, whether they’re pro-genocide or anti-genocide,” she said.Earlier…
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — The anti-Israel student protest movement disrupting US university campuses, classes and graduation ceremonies over the war in Gaza is also roiling Senate contests across the country as Democrats tread cautiously over an internal divide and Republicans play up their rivals’ disagreements. The political impact of the protests on the White House campaign has drawn considerable attention, with opposition to US President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war reverberating from Columbia to UCLA, including documented cases of support for Palestinian terrorism and intimidation of Jewish students and faculty. The fast-evolving landscape of the demonstrations is shaping pivotal…
The top lawyer at the Republican Party is resigning after he cited conflicts with his other work obligations and after Donald Trump grew angry about his criticism of the former president’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen, people familiar with the situation said Saturday night.The lawyer, Charlie Spies, is a long-respected GOP election operative who was hired by Trump’s top lieutenants in March after the former president engineered a takeover of the Republican National Committee, which in recent years has been the party’s main operation in both fundraising and field operations. This article was originally published by a…
Former President Donald J. Trump told The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Wednesday that he would not commit to accepting the results of the 2024 election, as he again repeated his lies that the 2020 election was stolen from him.“If everything’s honest, I’ll gladly accept the results. I don’t change on that,” Mr. Trump said, according to The Journal Sentinel. “If it’s not, you have to fight for the right of the country.”In an interview with Time magazine published on Tuesday, he also dismissed questions about political violence in November by suggesting that his victory was inevitable.When pressed about what might…
Michigan Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt on Wednesday announced a new package of bills to roll back red tape and boost economic growth in the state. Nesbitt tells us the Grow MI State package seeks to counter some of the things done by Democrats since they gained control in Michigan. “There’s a little over a dozen bills, things such as instead of sending more money to wealthy corporations, our plan will fix the bridges Michiganders drive to work and school every day on,” Nesbitt said. “We’ll also take the lead among our states by initiating a compact that will disarm…