Politics

HBO’s John Oliver called out the stupidity of Fox News’s theory that Silicon Valley Bank failed because it was woke. Video: After playing clips of various Fox News personalities claiming that Silicon Valley Bank failed because it was woke, Oliver said, “What are you talking about? That is so stupid, …

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy attacked Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg with lies and conspiracy theories as Trump’s indictment looms. McCarthy tweeted: Alvin Bragg is abusing his office to target President Trump while he’s reduced a majority of felonies, including violent crimes, to misdemeanors. He has different rules for political …

House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer (R-KY) tried a variety of distractions to make excuses for Trump’s potential indictment in New York. Video: Comer said on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures, “But at the very least, it’s another example of a two-tiered system of justice. Look, we’ve been looking …

But with Mr. Scott not yet a declared candidate and Ms. Haley still building national momentum, some Republican leaders and strategists warn that both of them could crowd the field and clear a path for Mr. Trump to win the state. “Are they splitting the vote? Yeah, they certainly are,” said …

Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner took a guess at some of the crimes Trump might be charged with if he is indicted in Manhattan. Video: Kirschner said on MSNBC’s The Katie Phang Show:It is a bit of a fool’s errand to predict with the grand jury might have decided to …

With a Manhattan grand jury indictment likely but its timing unclear, Donald J. Trump sought to rally supporters to his side, declaring that he would be arrested on Tuesday and calling for protests. Mr. Trump made the declaration on his site, Truth Social, at 7:26 a.m. on Saturday in a …

DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump was in Iowa on Monday. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida made his first visit last week. Nikki Haley and Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina have each made recent trips. And on Saturday, former Vice President Mike Pence will be speaking. Even as Democrats have …

WASHINGTON — President Biden asked Congress on Friday to pass legislation to give financial regulators broad new powers to claw back ill-gotten gains from the executives of failed banks and impose fines for failures. The proposal, a response to the federal rescue of depositors at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature …

The Secret Service will take the lead after an indictment is delivered to Trump and they will decide if he will be handcuffed. Video: “We are learning that the Manhattan DA office has asked for a meeting with law enforcement ahead of a potential Trump indictment. The meeting is to …

Trump’s own election fraud report debunked his Big Lie, and now the DOJ can use it as evidence against him. The Washington Post reported: The “Project 2020” report conducted by the Berkeley Research Group has now been obtained by prosecutors investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. …