The Texas congresswoman said Americans are looking to see if Democrats are willing to “shake” things up within their party. The Texas congresswoman said Americans are looking to see if Democrats are willing to “shake” things up within their party. LOADINGERROR LOADINGRep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) had a blunt message for fellow Democrats on Saturday as she weighed in on Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) defeating Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in a vote to become the top-ranking party member in the House Oversight Committee next month.“While I think that both are absolutely qualified, I do think that within the Democratic caucus, we are really…
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In a Saturday post on X, the Arizona Republican said she’s faced an opposition “hellbent” on keeping her out of politics. In a Saturday post on X, the Arizona Republican said she’s faced an opposition “hellbent” on keeping her out of politics. LOADINGERROR LOADINGKari Lake will not seek office again, following two failed campaigns in the state of Arizona.Lake, who ran for governor in 2022 and a U.S. Senate seat in 2024, addressed her decision in a Saturday evening post on X, where she blamed a “corrupt machine” for keeping her from being elected.“We know the movement that we have in Arizona,…
Statements poured in on Sunday following news Carter died at the age of 100. Statements poured in on Sunday following news Carter died at the age of 100. LOADINGERROR LOADINGPeople from across the political spectrum mourned former President Jimmy Carter upon news of his death.The Georgia Democrat and noted humanitarian’s son James E. Carter III announced that his father had passed away while surrounded by family in his birthplace of Plains, Georgia, on Sunday. He was 100 years old.Advertisement His son, known as Chip Carter, wrote, “My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace,…
The Georgia Democrat was the longest-lived ex-president, serving one term in the White House before dedicating his time to humanitarian work. The Georgia Democrat was the longest-lived ex-president, serving one term in the White House before dedicating his time to humanitarian work. LOADINGERROR LOADINGJimmy Carter, a peanut farmer and one-term U.S. president who dedicated his time after the White House to widespread humanitarian work, died on Sunday at age 100.Carter, who became the oldest living ex-president after the death of George H.W. Bush in November 2018, also had the longest post-presidency in American history, having left the White House in January 1981.Advertisement …
The 39th and longest-lived U.S. president, James Earl Carter Jr., died Sunday at the age of 100. The 39th and longest-lived U.S. president, James Earl Carter Jr., died Sunday at the age of 100. LOADINGERROR LOADINGPLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Newly married and sworn as a Naval officer, Jimmy Carter left his tiny hometown in 1946 hoping to climb the ranks and see the world.Less than a decade later, the death of his father and namesake, a merchant farmer and local politician who went by “Mr. Earl,” prompted the submariner and his wife, Rosalynn, to return to the rural life of Plains, Georgia,…
No ex-president had a more prolific and diverse publishing career than Jimmy Carter. No ex-president had a more prolific and diverse publishing career than Jimmy Carter. LOADINGERROR LOADINGNEW YORK (AP) — No ex-president had a more prolific and diverse publishing career than Jimmy Carter. His more than two dozen books included nonfiction, poetry, fiction, religious meditations and a children’s story. His memoir “An Hour Before Daylight” was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2002, while his 2006 best-seller “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid” stirred a fierce debate by likening Israel’s policies in the West Bank to the brutal South African system of racial segregation.Advertisement …
Donald Trump’s top ally was told to “look in the mirror.” Donald Trump’s top ally was told to “look in the mirror.” LOADINGERROR LOADINGElon Musk’s simple request for more peace and love on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) drew ire on Sunday.Instead, critics slammed the tech billionaire as a “fucking hypocrite.” Musk wrote: “Please post a bit more positive, beautiful or informative content on this platform.”Please post a bit more positive, beautiful or informative content on this platform— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 29, 2024Advertisement While some commenters tried to do just that, others shared blunt reminders of Musk’s own less-than-positive…
Carter’s death sparked a rare, likely scenario that hasn’t occurred in over half a century. Carter’s death sparked a rare, likely scenario that hasn’t occurred in over half a century. LOADINGERROR LOADINGFormer President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, appears to have left a hard-to-escape reminder of his legacy for Donald Trump to see as the president-elect takes the oath of office next month.Following Carter’s death, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation that called for the U.S. flag to be displayed at half-staff at the White House, on public buildings and grounds, at military posts as well as naval stations…
The president declared that he can’t imagine Carter looking the other way when someone “needed something.” The president declared that he can’t imagine Carter looking the other way when someone “needed something.” LOADINGERROR LOADINGPresident Joe Biden on Sunday emphasized a quality that Donald Trump should grab from the life of Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100.“Decency. Decency. Decency,” Biden told a reporter who asked him what Trump should “take” from the late president.Advertisement Biden, who had just wrapped remarks on the peanut farmer-turned-president that later became known for his post-White House humanitarian work, went on to declare that “everybody deserves a…
New Hampshire’s GOP governor was slammed by former White House ethics attorney Richard Painter and others. New Hampshire’s GOP governor was slammed by former White House ethics attorney Richard Painter and others. LOADINGERROR LOADINGCritics called out New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) this weekend for his view on the controversy surrounding top Donald Trump ally Elon Musk’s role in the president-elect’s second term.CNN’s Dana Bash asked Sununu ― whose previous flip-flopping on Trump now appears to have morphed into full-blown sycophancy — if he believed there was any conflict of interest with tech billionaire Musk’s proximity to Trump, given that Musk has…
“Now they’re the dog that caught the car,” suggested Jonah Goldberg. “Now they’re the dog that caught the car,” suggested Jonah Goldberg. LOADINGERROR LOADINGConservative commentator Jonah Goldberg this weekend said it would “take a heart of stone not to laugh at the situation” that the various factions of Donald Trump’s allies have gotten themselves into, just weeks before the president-elect returns to the White House.Trump is currently “stuck in this hard place” and not “quite yet figured out” how to appease the various tribes of his support, the former Fox News pundit-turned-editor-in-chief of The Dispatch told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins.Advertisement The recent split…
President-elect Donald Trump’s picks to police monopolies have pleased people in both parties, but some antitrust crusaders remain skeptical. President-elect Donald Trump’s picks to police monopolies have pleased people in both parties, but some antitrust crusaders remain skeptical. President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) have said they see Big Tech, in particular, as too monopolistic.Alex Brandon/Associated PressPresident-elect Donald Trump’s top antitrust policy nominees are eliciting praise from anti-monopolists on the right and left, suggesting the bipartisan skepticism of corporate consolidation that gained traction under President Joe Biden — especially in Big Tech — will continue into the next administration.“Clearly,…
The conservative attorney did not mention his former wife by name, but took a shot at her while describing Donald Trump’s fans. The conservative attorney did not mention his former wife by name, but took a shot at her while describing Donald Trump’s fans. LOADINGERROR LOADINGGeorge Conway slid in a barb about his ex-wife, Kellyanne Conway, during a recent talk about the looming impacts of Donald Trump’s election victory.The conservative attorney joined political commentator Jennifer Rubin for a live taping of her “Green Room” podcast in New York earlier this month. During the discussion, Conway criticized ABC News’ controversial decision to agree…
Jimmy Carter’s funeral will feature an interstate choreography of grief, ceremony and logistics that is characteristic of state funerals. Jimmy Carter’s funeral will feature an interstate choreography of grief, ceremony and logistics that is characteristic of state funerals. LOADINGERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter’s memorial journey will end at his house in the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, where he grew up on a peanut farm. That is where his wife, Rosalynn, was laid to rest last year in a burial plot that they chose years ago.But before Carter reaches his humble final destination, there will be an interstate choreography of grief,…
A jury last year found that Carroll was sexually abused by Trump at a Manhattan department store in 1996 and that he defamed her in later statements. A jury last year found that Carroll was sexually abused by Trump at a Manhattan department store in 1996 and that he defamed her in later statements. LOADINGERROR LOADINGA federal appeals court in New York has upheld the $5 million verdict against President-elect Donald Trump in the sexual abuse and defamation case involving former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll.Three judges of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan concludedMonday that Trump failed to…
The endorsement may have been timed to stifle any dissent in the GOP ranks over the speaker vote. The endorsement may have been timed to stifle any dissent in the GOP ranks over the speaker vote. LOADINGERROR LOADINGPresident-elect Donald Trump on Monday endorsed Mike Johnson (R-La.) to continue as House speaker ahead of the new Congress voting on the position later this week. “Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man. He will do the right thing, and we will continue to WIN. Mike has my Complete & Total Endorsement. MAGA!!!” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social…
Tributes to former President Jimmy Carter are pouring in from his small hometown of Plains, Georgia, and around the world. Tributes to former President Jimmy Carter are pouring in from his small hometown of Plains, Georgia, and around the world. LOADINGERROR LOADINGPLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Johnny Jones found out about Jimmy Carter’s death within a matter of minutes. That’s how it works in a small town, even for a former U.S. president and Nobel Peace Prize winner known throughout the world.“Somebody texted my wife and told her about it — that’s when I found out,” Jones said Monday, a day after the…
Former Rep. David Jolly said it may start happening as early on as during the president-elect’s inauguration speech. Former Rep. David Jolly said it may start happening as early on as during the president-elect’s inauguration speech. LOADINGERROR LOADINGDonald Trump is going to start revising history to suit himself as soon as he takes office, former Rep. David Jolly (Fla.) predicted over the weekend.“I think one of the things Donald Trump wants to do this term, starting on day one, is rewrite history,” Jolly, who served as a Republican in Congress but later renounced his affiliation with the GOP, told MSNBC’s Alex Witt.…
Critics slammed the president-elect’s sharing of comments from “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary. Critics slammed the president-elect’s sharing of comments from “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary. LOADINGERROR LOADINGDonald Trump drew blowback on social media Monday after he shared a report on his Truth Social platform about Canadian “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary’s wish to push forward with the idea of merging Canada with the United States.The president-elect has in recent weeks hyped up the idea of Canada somehow becoming an American state and even repeatedly taunted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with the title “governor” ― while also promising to hike tariffs on…
The former CNN host mocked the president-elect’s supporters over a “MAGA civil war.” The former CNN host mocked the president-elect’s supporters over a “MAGA civil war.” LOADINGERROR LOADINGFormer CNN host Don Lemon mocked Donald Trump supporters over what he called a “MAGA civil war” that’s now erupting over immigration. While many Trump voters were drawn to his hardline approach to immigration, the president-elect this weekend came out in favor of the H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers that are especially common in the tech industry. Advertisement Meanwhile, other migrant workers could face deportation ― hurting the agricultural industry in particular. “Some farmers…