A moderate Florida House Democrat said Sunday that there is “no way” his party is going to help Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) if the Georgia republican forces a vote to vacate the speakership for the second time this term. During an appearance Sunday, April 28, on MSNBC’s “The Weekend,” […]
WASHINGTON—The war in Gaza spurred large protests outside a glitzy roast with President Joe Biden, journalists, politicians, and celebrities Saturday but went all but unmentioned by participants inside, with President Biden instead using the annual White House correspondents’ dinner to make both jokes and grim warnings about Republican rival Donald Trump’s fight to reclaim the […]
President Joe Biden on Sunday held a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid growing concerns over a potential Israeli invasion of the Gaza border city of Rafah. President Biden reiterated his “ironclad commitment” to Israel’s security but maintained his “clear position” on Israel’s military operation in Rafah, according to a readout issued […]
A White House spokesperson denied rumors and reports suggesting that staffers have a secret plot to oust press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. A weekend report from the New York Post, citing anonymous sources in the White House, claimed that top Biden adviser Anita Dunn and White House chief of staff Jeff Zients are trying to push […]
The U.S. Supreme Court will likely send former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case back to the lower courts for further review, said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday The nation’s highest court last week heard arguments made by President Trump’s lawyers and special counsel Jack Smith’s team regarding whether the 45th president should be […]
A “number” of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s siblings asked President Joe Biden to authorize Secret Service protection for the independent presidential candidate last week, Mr. Kennedy said on April 25. Stating that he does not qualify for Secret Service protection, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has denied Mr. Kennedy’s requests five times—the most recent […]
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Trent Staggs, the mayor of Riverton, Utah, for a U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah). “Trent Staggs is 100 percent MAGA, and is running to fill” Mitt Romney’s seat, President Trump wrote in an April 27 Truth Social post, “as the next Senator from the Great […]
During Thursday’s deliberations at the U.S. Supreme Court on former President Donald Trump’s immunity claim, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh warned that a decision in the case has future implications for whether future presidents are shielded from vicious cycles of malicious prosecution that could effectively end the presidency as we know it. In the course […]
Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.) on Friday unexpectedly announced his retirement after 16 years in Congress, despite earlier plans of seeking reelection. “Polls suggest that because of YOUR support, I could remain in the job forever, and we were looking forward to another spirited campaign for a final term in office,” the 76-year-old Trump endorsee said […]
The White House has condemned anti-Semitic remarks from a Columbia University student protest organizer who said, “Zionists don’t deserve to live in this world.” Andrew Bates, the White House deputy press secretary, said in a statement on April 26 that spreading this kind of “dangerous” rhetoric should “serve as a wakeup call.” “It is hideous […]
Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Friday that he would back former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden in the 2024 election and that he believes the real threat to democracy is not the former president but the progressive movement and its backing by the Biden administration. Mr. Barr made the remark in an […]
President Joe Biden’s job approval rating for the 13th quarter of his presidency is the lowest of his term and is the worst among all presidents in modern history, according to a recent Gallup poll. President Biden “averaged 38.7 percent job approval during his recently completed 13th quarter in office, which began on Jan. 20 […]
Former Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump in 2021, has announced that he’s pulling out of the Republican primary race for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan. Mr. Meijer made the announcement in an April 26 statement, in which he thanked his supporters and […]
The Supreme Court indicated on April 25 that it would issue a narrow ruling refining the scope of presidential immunity while leaving the details of former President Donald Trump’s other legal battles up to lower courts. The most immediate effect of their decision on President Trump’s legal battles would be to delay his Washington case, […]
A federal judge in Montana on Wednesday temporarily blocked a law that required people to cancel any previous voter registrations before signing up to vote in the state or risk facing felony charges. U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris said the law wasn’t clear about the procedure to undo prior registrations, agreeing with the plaintiffs […]
FBI Director Chris Wray announced on Tuesday that the bureau is coordinating with colleges throughout the country to detect potential anti-Semitic threats and acts of violence amid waves of protests in opposition to Israel. Mr. Wray revealed the bureau’s coordination efforts with U.S. colleges during an interview with NBC News on Tuesday, saying the bureau […]
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) fell victim to a vehicle burglary in San Francisco on Thursday, he has confirmed. The senatorial candidate, who is running to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), had his luggage stolen from inside his vehicle while it was parked in a downtown parking garage, according to multiple reports. Mr. Schiff […]
Waltine Nauta’s interview with the grand jury in Washington that recommended charges against former President Donald Trump was made public on April 26 as part of U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon’s recent series of orders regarding what information may be made public in the case against the former president. Judge Cannon is presiding over […]
NTD takes a closer look at the indictment against the slate of alternate electors in Arizona and Trump advisers. The charges include allegations of fraud, conspiracy, and forgery to show how the group intended to overturn the state’s electoral votes for Joe Biden in 2020.
Arizona has indicted 18 people, including several prominent associates of former President Donald Trump, over the naming of alternate electors in the 2020 presidential election. Mike Columbo, an attorney for one of the alternate electors, says the timing of the indictment is “extremely suspicious” and that “highly unusual” practices in this case fuel concerns of […]
