Donald Trump has notably refused to sign a pledge against government overthrow, a decision that’s raising eyebrows and prompting speculation about his motives as a GOP frontrunner in the presidential race. What’s Behind It? In a submission of election paperwork in Illinois, former President Donald Trump skipped the “loyalty pledge,” a Cold War-era statement where…
On Jan 9, Wyoming’s Republican Senator John Barrasso announced his support for Donald Trump’s presidential run, making him the highest-ranking GOP senator to make such an endorsement. As of February, the no. 2 and no. 1 Republican Senators have still refused to explicitly endorse Trump, though they have said they will support the party’s nominee,…
Pulitzer-winning reporter Susanne Craig, who covered Trump’s fraud case for the New York Times and investigated the former president’s finances for years, talked to Ali Velshi about the verdict and warned that the issue could be “much larger.” Craig started with Trump’s taxes Trump sued the Times and three reports, David Barstow, Susanne Craig, and…
House Democrats sent a letter to Speaker Johnson and the Office of the Chaplain asking why was the House’s daily opening prayer last month performed by pastor Jack Hibbs, “a radical Christian nationalist.” Hibbs was the Guest Chaplain under Johnson’s sponsorship. Jack Hibbs’s dubious views Right-wing pastor Jack Hibbs told his congregants in 2021 that…
Governor Greg Abbott of Texas declared on Friday that the state is set to establish a large military base in Eagle Pass, a city on the border. Major Military Expansion This forward operating base, covering 80 acres, will house up to 2,300 soldiers and represents the most significant military effort by Texas to control illegal…
The recent $355 million civil fraud judgment against Donald Trump may significantly strain the ex-U.S. president’s finances in the near future. Hefty Price for Fraud Case Arthur Engoron, the presiding judge of the civil business fraud case against Trump issued an order on Friday, mandating that the former president, along with his sons, associates, and…
Republican strategist Frank Luntz talked on CNN about how the latest ruling, which resulted in Trump having to pay over $350 plus interest, could affect his campaign. Relying on PAC money and donations The CNN host, Fredricka Whitfield, asked Luntz, “If he does decide to rely on PAC money and donations to help pay some…
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas talked to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour about the historic impeachment, his work on the southern border, and Biden’s health following the special counsel Robert Hur’s report. Historic vote The House of Representatives impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on February 13, and he is now the first Cabinet Secretary to be…
On Friday, Haley said on CNN that she worries the former president is attempting to take control of the Republican National Committee’s funds to help pay off his legal bills. She alleged that he would continue doing this if he became president again. Main goal “He’s trying to control the RNC,” Haley claimed, “so that…
Republican leaders at the forefront of the impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden have minimized the significance of charges against an FBI informant, Alexander Smirnov, who previously contributed claims now seen as false. Falsifying Records Smirnov faces allegations from special counsel David Weiss for lying to the FBI and falsifying records related to supposed foreign…