Former President Trump suggested on Saturday that he would “fight like hell” for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) if she were to run for Senate. “Would you like to run for the Senate?” Trump said at his first campaign rally of the 2024 cycle in Waco, Texas. “I would fight like hell for you.” If…
Author: Julia Shapero
Sunday shows preview: 2024 inches closer as possible Trump indictment looms; TikTok fight heats up
With the 2024 presidential election inching closer, the looming potential indictment of former President Trump is likely to dominate the Sunday morning talk show circuit this weekend, alongside discussions of a potential TikTok ban. After suggesting last weekend that he could be arrested as soon as Tuesday in the Manhattan district attorney’s hush money probe,…
Jon Stewart grills Gavin Newsom on California prison reform: ‘We have a public that demands certainty’
Talk show host Jon Stewart grilled California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on his plans to reform the state’s most notorious prison into a rehabilitation center in a new interview released on Friday. Newsom announced his plans last week to transform San Quentin State Prison into the “most innovative rehabilitation facility” in the country, drawing inspiration…
Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran appears before grand jury in Mar-a-Lago documents case
Trump attorney Evan Corcoran appeared before a grand jury investigating the former president’s handling of classified documents on Friday, after an appeals court rejected his efforts to overturn the court order requiring his testimony earlier this week. Corcoran was seen heading into a Washington, D.C., courthouse shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday, according to The Washington…
Trump campaign warns GOP groups to stop using image and likeness in fundraising
Former President Trump’s campaign warned several GOP groups on Thursday to stop using his likeness in their fundraising messages or risk losing his potential endorsement. In a letter obtained by Politico, two Trump campaign officials notified the groups that Trump “does not consent to the use of his name, image and likeness in authorized fundraising appeals…
International Criminal Court to open Ukraine office following Putin arrest warrant
The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Thursday that it will open an office in Ukraine, less than a week after issuing an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over war crimes allegations. “I firmly believe that the opening of the ICC country office in Ukraine marks the beginning of a new chapter in…
China raids US firm in Beijing, detains five staff members
Chinese authorities raided the office of a U.S. firm in Beijing earlier this week and detained all five of its local staff members, according to media reports. The Mintz Group, a New York-based due diligence firm, said Friday that its employees were detained without notice and its Beijing office was closed, The Wall Street Journal reported. “Our…
Trump attorney Timothy Parlatore testified before grand jury in December in documents probe
Timothy Parlatore, an attorney for former President Trump, testified in December before a grand jury in Washington, D.C., investigating the former president’s handling of classified documents, Parlatore confirmed to The Hill. Parlatore, who oversaw searches of Trump’s properties following an FBI search of Mar-a-Lago last August, appeared before the grand jury on Dec. 22 to…
US, Canada reach agreement to restrict asylum seekers
The United States and Canada have reached an agreement that would allow America’s northern neighbor to turn away asylum seekers attempting to cross the U.S.-Canada border at unofficial points of entry, according to media reports. The deal, which is expected to be announced at the end of President Biden’s visit to Ottawa on Friday, will…
US appeals court walks back COVID-19 vaccine requirement for federal employees
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court decision to block the government from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine requirement on federal employees — reversing a previous ruling from a smaller panel of its own judges. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a rare en banc rehearing that a preliminary nationwide injunction on the…