Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) called out fellow 2024 GOP presidential contender Ron DeSantis over his state’s controversial slavery curriculum, which says that students should be taught that enslaved people developed skills for personal benefit. “There is no silver lining in slavery. The truth is anything you could learn, any benefits that people suggest be had … Read more
Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott on Thursday criticized competitor Ron DeSantis on his support for Florida education standards requiring students to be instructed on the “benefits” of slavery. Asked by a POLITICO reporter about the curriculum requirement at a campaign stop outside Des Moines, the South Carolina senator said he hoped that “every person in … Read more
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Immigration advocates said Thursday that an online appointment system to seek asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico is out of reach for many migrants, in the latest legal challenge to t he Biden administration’s immigration agenda. The lawsuit says the administration, often working with Mexican authorities, has physically blocked migrants … Read more
By Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump and two of his employees are facing new charges in the criminal case over the retention of sensitive government records at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump now faces 40 charges in the case, after originally being indicted on 37 counts last … Read more
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s political divide was on full display Thursday in the blazing heat as Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley spoke to a rowdy outdoor crowd at the largest political event of this election year, less than two weeks before party primaries. Spectators cheered their own candidate — “Tate! … Read more
Donald Trump faces new charges in classified documents case Former US President Donald Trump has received further charges in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, court documents reveal. Mr Trump received an additional charge of wilful retention of defence information, and two new charges of obstruction, the justice department said. An additional person, Mar-a-Lago staff member Carlos … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a Farmers for Trump campaign event at the MidAmerica Center on July 7, 2023, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The event was Trump’s largest in Iowa since a visit to Davenport in March. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a Farmers for Trump campaign event at … Read more
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., appeared confused during a vote on a defense appropriations bill Thursday, which prompted a fellow Democratic senator to step in. During a Senate Appropriations Committee markup of bills Thursday morning, Feinstein seemed to stumble on a vote. Instead of saying the expected response of “aye” or “nay,” Feinstein began delivering a … Read more
WASHINGTON – Freshman Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden reportedly yelled and cursed at a group of high school-aged Senate pages while giving a late-night tour of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Van Orden, who represents Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, called the pages “lazy s—-” and told them to “get the f— up” off the … Read more
People work on the bell tower and roof of a church in Phoenix amid the city’s worst heat wave on record. (Mario Tama / Getty Images) As millions of people in California, the Southwest and across the country endured dangerously hot conditions Thursday, President Biden unveiled new measures to help Americans adapt to extreme temperatures. … Read more