One year into his first term in Congress, Senator Eric Schmitt, Republican of Missouri, has sought to find his lane while learning how multilayered relationships in Washington can be. Mr. Schmitt, a towering figure at 6-foot-6, is a hard-right conservative and staunch defender of former President Donald J. Trump. He …
Read More »U.S. Strikes Iran-Backed Groups in Iraq After Attack on American Base Injures 3
The United States conducted a new round of airstrikes early on Tuesday in Iraq, most likely killing militants and destroying three facilities used by Iranian proxies that had been targeting American and coalition troops, U.S. officials said. The American strikes were in retaliation for a series of assaults, including a …
Read More »Newly Flush With Cash, Nikki Haley Makes Her Move in Iowa. Is It Too Late?
Tyler Raygor rapped on the door of a gray, one-story house in a neighborhood in northern Ames, Iowa, and waited until a man in a hoodie and jeans appeared before launching into his pitch. The man, Mike Morton, said he was leaning toward voting for Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida …
Read More »What Went Wrong for Ron DeSantis in 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida woke up in Iowa with a familiar political headache. The man he is chasing in the polls, Donald J. Trump, had just been disqualified from the ballot in Colorado in yet another legal assault that Mr. Trump leveraged to cast himself as a victim. And …
Read More »Trump Just Gave Jack Smith A Big Christmas Present
Trump is freaking out on Christmas Eve and demanding criminal immunity for his alleged crimes against the United States and attempted coup. Trump posted on Truth Social, “I wasn’t campaigning, the Election was over. I was doing my duty as President to expose and further investigate a Rigged and Stolen …
Read More »Clarence Thomas’s Clerks: An ‘Extended Family’ With Reach and Power
In late August, amid a rising outcry over revelations that Justice Clarence Thomas had received decades of undisclosed gifts and free luxury travel, a lawyer in Chicago fired off an email to her fellow former Thomas clerks. “Many of us have been asked recently about the justice,” wrote the lawyer, …
Read More »Trump Asks Appeals Court to Toss Election Case on Immunity Grounds
Lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump asked an appeals court in Washington on Saturday night to toss a federal indictment accusing him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, arguing that he was immune to the charges because they arose from actions he had taken while he was in …
Read More »Trump Seems To Be Having Some Sort Of Christmas Breakdown
While American politics has moved toward a holiday break, Donald Trump is spiraling and obsessing over the criminal cases against him. Trump posted on Truth Social: The Supreme Court has unanimously rejected Deranged Jack Smith’s “SUPER SPEEDY” lawsuit against me. This sick puppies team of Lowlifes and Radical Left Thugs …
Read More »Here Are 5 Classic Christmas Cartoons You Can Stream For Free On YouTube
It’s Christmas. The time for good tidings and cheer. What better way to get into the spirit of the season than by streaming some classic Christmas cartoons? Here are five of the best that you can watch for free on YouTube. The first animated Christmas special for television was Mr. …
Read More »The Supreme Court Helped Trump’s Delay Strategy. By How Much Remains to Be Seen.
The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday not to fast-track consideration of former President Donald J. Trump’s claim that he is immune to prosecution on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election was unquestionably a victory for Mr. Trump and his lawyers. The choice by the justices not to take …
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