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Supporters of former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump cheer as he addresses the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, DC, May 25, 2024. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump made a heavy-handed appeal to Libertarian members at their party’s frenzied nominating convention on Saturday in Washington, […]
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the Libertarian Party National Convention at the Washington Hilton on May 25, 2024 in Washington, DC. Trump addressed the convention one day after Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent candidate for president. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump claimed […]
Henrik5000/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Idaho Democrats held their presidential caucuses on Thursday. President Joe Biden is projected to win, ABC News reports. He was the only major candidate running and he clinched the party’s 2024 nomination earlier this year. Voting took place across Idaho from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., according to the state […]
Chris Graythen/Getty Images (SHREVEPORT, La.) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said Friday he has signed a first-of-its-kind bill making abortion pills controlled substances into law. The law puts the abortion pill regimen — mifepristone and misoprostol — in the same category as opioids and other addictive medications. “Requiring an abortion inducing drug to be obtained […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kenyan President William Ruto is the first African leader to make an official state visit to the United States in over 15 years. On Thursday, the White House held a state dinner, honoring Kenyan President Ruto with stunning Washington, D.C. views, a high-class menu, and a dose of celebrity […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special Counsel Jack Smith on Friday took the extraordinary step of seeking an order from the federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case to bar Trump from making statements that could pose a significant risk to law enforcement. The request follows Trump’s efforts to seize on an […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has returned home following his “non-surgical medical procedure” on Friday, and his since resumed his duties, said Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon’s top spokesman. Austin underwent the two-and-a-half hour procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, during which his authorities were temporarily transferred to […]
In this Nov. 30, 2023, file photo, a sign promoting Milwaukee as the 2024 host of the Republican National Convention outside of the Fiserv Forum during the Republican National Convention (RNC) fall media walkthrough in Milwaukee, Wisc. — Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Trump campaign on Thursday fired off a letter to […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump pledged to turn New York red during a campaign rally in deep-blue South Bronx, New York, on Thursday evening as he worked to court the Hispanic and Black voters that make up a majority of the area’s population. “I’m here tonight to declare that we […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A split-screen showdown between the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, and independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will occur this weekend at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, D.C., as each hopeful seeks to court the party’s base. It’s unlikely the two candidates will face off directly, however, […]