Tag: Politics

Florida Gov. DeSantis Speaks at Moms for Liberty National Summit

GOP presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers a speech at 8:30 a.m. ET on June 30, on the second-day of the Joyful Warriors National Summit, held by Moms for Liberty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. …


LIVE June 30, 9 AM ET: Florida Gov. DeSantis Speaks at Parents’ Rights Group National Summit

GOP presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers a speech at 9:00 a.m. ET on June 30, on the second-day of the Joyful Warriors National Summit, held by Moms for Liberty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. …


Biden Says Packing Supreme Court Could ‘Politicize’ It Forever

President Joe Biden stated in an interview with MSNBC on Thursday that the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent rulings went too far, but he remained opposed to court-packing, contending that it could permanently politicize the institution. Biden’s interview was his first on television since May, and he expressed concern that the conservative justices “may do too…


Haley Joins 2024 GOP Candidates Who’ve Said They Would Fire FBI Director

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley has said that she would fire FBI Director Christopher Wray were she to be elected. During a June 28 interview with The Epoch Times in New Hampshire, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said that, while she would oust the FBI leader, it would not stop there. “I…


Bipartisan Lawmakers Visit Taiwan Amid Heightened China Threat

Only days after adopting a proposed $886 billion Fiscal Year 2024 defense budget focused on countering China’s growing military threat in the Western Pacific, key House Armed Services Committee members are returning to the United States after completing three days of unannounced conferencing with officials in Guam, Taiwan, and the Philippines. Committee chair Rep. Mike…


Pence Meets With Zelenskyy on Surprise Ukraine Visit

Former Vice President Mike Pence made a surprise trip to Ukraine on June 29 to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid the country’s ongoing war with Russia. The move makes him the first Republican presidential hopeful to meet with the Ukrainian leader since the war began. Pence made the trip with the Christian humanitarian…


Republicans Laud, Democrats Lament Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling

Politicians from both sides of the political aisle spoke out regarding the Supreme Court’s historic June 29 Affirmative Action ruling with support and condemnation. The decision struck down the use of racially based admission policies in the United States, ending the so-called affirmative action in higher education. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sent a tweet saying he…


The Democratic Party ‘Has Lost its Way,’ RFK Jr. Says at Chicago Town Hall

In the early stages of his 2024 presidential campaign, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gained support from a broad spectrum of voters, leading to speculation that he could run as a Republican or an Independent. But at a Chicago town hall on July 28, the environmental attorney and Children’s Health Defense founder from one of America’s…


ANALYSIS: Colleges Likely to Seek Workarounds in Aftermath of Ban on Affirmative Action

The admissions process at many American colleges and universities may be dramatically altered after the June 29 Supreme Court ruling that overturns the practice of broadly applying racial considerations in the selection of incoming students. The 6–3 ruling in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College upends the longstanding practice…


Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says He’s ‘Proud’ That Trump Likes Him

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy on June 28 said the focus of his 2024 campaign was to bring people together, and he doesn’t want to “alienate people.” In a town hall hosted by News Nations in Chicago, Kennedy was asked how he thinks of Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump. “I’m not…