Authorities killed a 13-foot, 8.5-inch alligator in Florida after human remains were discovered Friday in its jaws. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said authorities responded to a report of a human body seen in a waterway in Unincorporated Largo, Florida, at about 1:50 p.m. on Friday. The alligator was subsequently “humanely killed” and removed from the…
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GOP senator slams Biden’s Iran deal: ‘They are not going to use that money to feed the poor’
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) heavily criticized President Joe Biden’s recent hostage deal with Iran in a Sunday interview with radio host John Catsimatidis. “We see Iran now emboldened because Joe Biden has released $6 billion to them,” Blackburn said on “The Cats Roundtable” on WABC 770 AM. “We know, you know, John, they are not…
Trump tries to play both sides on abortion
Former President Trump is trying to have it both ways on abortion, reflecting the difficulties Republicans face as they try to navigate the issue since Roe v. Wade was overturned. In the past week, Trump has dodged questions about national restrictions, blamed the anti-abortion movement for the GOP losses in last year’s midterm elections and…
Lawmakers are trying these three plans to fund the government
Pressure is ratcheting up in Washington as the clock ticks closer to a government shutdown deadline with no deal in sight. House Republicans have been in the driver’s seat in crafting a way to keep the government funded past Sept. 30, but as the conference faces turmoil and internal divisions other plans have emerged. Here…
Biden to host Pacific island leaders, ‘no question’ China’s influence has role in summit
President Biden on Monday will host leaders from Pacific island nations for a summit, senior administration officials announced. The president is hosting the second US-Pacific Islands Forum Summit, after hosting the leaders a year ago. China’s influence in the region likely played a role in the White House’s decision to host the leaders. The summit…
The Memo: Worried Democrats fret Trump is more electable than believed
Democrats who believe former President Trump is unelectable in 2024 may have to pin their hopes on his personality and past conduct rather than his actual policies. Trump may simply be too disliked by too many people to prevail in a general election. And the combined weight of two impeachments,the legacy of Jan. 6 and…
DeSantis says left will ‘weaponize’ Trump’s abortion comments
In a Saturday interview with conservative media personality Glenn Beck, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said those in left-wing politics will “weaponize” recent comments by former President Donald Trump on Florida’s 6-week abortion ban. “There’s going to be potentially on the ballot in Florida, a referendum for a constitutional amendment to basically have abortion on…
DNC chair slams McCarthy as ‘most inept speaker’ in his lifetime
Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Jaime Harrison said he thinks “history will show” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as “the most inept Speaker of the House in my lifetime.” Harrison made the comments while appearing on The Saturday Show with Jonathan Capehart when asked about the current chaos roiling the House over spending bills and…
DeSantis suspends scholarships to Florida schools with ‘ties to the Chinese Communist Party’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) office on Friday announced the suspension of school choice scholarships to four schools over their alleged “direct ties to the Chinese Communist Party.” “Through a thorough investigation, [the Florida Department of Education] has determined that Lower and Upper Sagemont Preparatory Schools in Weston, Parke House Academy in Winter Park, and…
Exasperated GOP leaders vent frustration at holdouts as shutdown nears
Exasperated Republican leaders in the House are pointing fingers at the holdouts in their own party who are keeping them stuck and without a clear plan to avert a government shutdown in just one week. Leadership does not have the votes to advance a short-term funding bill to keep the lights on past Sept. 30,…