By Philip Wegmann for RealClearPolitics Donald Trump again made history Thursday evening, this time by becoming the first former president of the United States to be indicted, stemming from charges related to illegal hush money payments made to a porn star in 2016. And yet even while in legal jeopardy, …
Read More »Super PAC Backing DeSantis Says It Has Raised $30 Million
The super PAC that is likely to serve as the main vehicle supporting Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida in a Republican presidential primary has raised $30 million since March 9, a senior official with the group said on Sunday night. The sums raised for the super PAC, named Never Back …
Read More »Trump Flourishes in the Glare of His Indictment
WASHINGTON — Since long before he entered the White House, former President Donald J. Trump has been an any-publicity-is-good-publicity kind of guy. In fact, he once told advisers, “There’s no bad press unless you’re a pedophile.” Hush money for a porn star? Evidently not an exception to that rule. And …
Read More »Jim Jordan Quickly Changes The Subject When Asked If He Will Subpoena Alvin Bragg
Rep. Jim Jordan quickly changed the subject to conspiracy theories when asked if he will subpoena Alvin Bragg. Video: Jim Jordan quickly changes the subject when asked if he is going to subpoena Alvin Bragg, “Everything’s on the table Maria…We think that this is, here’s I think maybe the most …
Read More »Former DA Cy Vance Smashes A Main Point Of Trump’s Defense
Trump and his allies are trying to minimize the Manhattan criminal charges, but former DA Cy Vance said that more criminal charges could still be brought and made it clear that he didn’t pass on indicting Trump. Video of Vance saying that there could still be more Manhattan charges brought …
Read More »Norfolk Southern’s Push for Profits Compromised Safety, Workers Say
Norfolk Southern once had so few accidents and injuries that it won the rail industry’s prestigious E.H. Harriman safety award for 23 years in a row until it was retired in 2012. But in the last decade, the company has gone from an industry leader to a laggard. The rate …
Read More »Trump and Fox News, Twin Titans of Politics, Hit With Back-to-Back Rebukes
For the better part of a decade, Donald J. Trump and his allies at Fox News have beguiled some Americans and enraged others as they spun up an alternative world where elections turned on fraud, one political party oppressed another, and one man stood against his detractors to carry his …
Read More »Eric Trump Seems To Be Having Some Issues After His Dad’s Indictment
Eric Trump has been turning up on Fox News and Newsmax and giving some bizarre interviews while trying to defend his dad’s indictment. Trump first turned up on Fox News to compare his dad’s indictment to CVS locking up the Advil. Trump said, “This is a city, I spend a …
Read More »Marjorie Taylor Greene Wants Biden Prosecuted For Trump’s Indictment
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called for the prosecution of President Biden in response to the indictment of former president Trump. Greene tweeted: Impeach Biden. He’s given us every reason and the family banking records and more are giving us receipts. But now that the gloves are off.. Prosecute any …
Read More »Inside Saudi Arabia’s Global Push for Nuclear Power
For years, Saudi Arabia has pressed the United States to help it develop a nuclear energy program, as Saudi leaders look beyond oil to power their country. But talks about a nuclear partnership have dragged on, largely because the Saudi government refuses to agree to conditions that are intended to …
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