Month: August 2022

McCarthy to give prebuttal to Biden in Scranton speech

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will counter a planned prime-time address from President Biden on Thursday with a speech ahead of time — in Biden’s hometown of Scranton, Pa.  McCarthy, who has traveled the country campaigning with and fundraising for Republican House candidates during the August House recess, will “talk about what he has…

DeSantis sues FDA in push to import prescription drugs from Canada

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced Wednesday that he has filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), claiming the federal agency has unlawfully delayed approval of a state program that would allow the state to import prescription drugs from Canada to lower medication costs for Floridians. DeSantis said the FDA has violated…

Karl Rove Shoots Down Defense of Trump on Fox News: ‘Let’s Be Clear on This. None of These Documents Are His’

Karl Rove interrupted Fox News host Martha MacCallum Wednesday during a discussion about the latest in the classified document search of former President Donald Trump’s home. During The Story, MacCallum noted Trump has until 8 p.m. ET to respond to a 36-page Justice Department document alleging he attempted to conceal documents labeled top secret. She welcomed […]

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Russia Orchestrates Referendum To Annex Occupied Portions Of Ukraine

Russia is gearing up to hold “limited” annexation referendums next month in various territories captured from Ukraine. State media outlets have confirmed that Russian occupied territories from the Donbas region in the east to southern oblasts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, to the outskirts of Kharkiv in the Northeast, will hold elections on potential annexation into …

Upset about the student loan debt transfer? Blame the Global War on Terror

Last week, President Joe Biden announced the federal government would forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt and make repayment of remaining balances more favorable to the borrower. Not surprisingly, many political commentators and policy-makers were critical of the move, which essentially transfers debt from one group of Americans to another.    However, many criticizing…

Karine Jean-Pierre Puts DeSantis and Greene on Blast: ‘These Are Things That We Have to Call Out’

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended President Joe Biden’s comments last week stating Trump-supporting Republicans are engaged in “semi-fascism.” “It’s not just Trump, it’s the entire philosophy that underpins the—I’m going to say something, it’s like semi-fascism,” Biden said. CBS News White House Correspondent Nancy Cordes asked Jean-Pierre about the comments during Wednesday’s press […]

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