In small-town Wisconsin, looking for the roots of the modern American conspiracy theory
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — The decades fall away as you open the front doors. HT Image It’s the late 1950s in the cramped little offices — or maybe the pre-hippie 1960s. It’s a place where army-style buzz cuts are still in fashion, communism remains the primary enemy and the decor is dominated by American flags and portraits of once-famous Cold Warriors. Stay tuned for all the latest updates on Ram…
Ron DeSantis drops out of White House race; endorses Donald Trump despite ‘disagreements’
Washington DC , January 22 (ANI): In a major development ahead of the US presidential polls, Florida Governor and GOP leader Ron DeSantis dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed rival and former President Donald Trump, CNN reported. HT Image In a video message on social media platform X, DeSantis said that he is ending his White House bid after an underwhelming performance in Iowa, adding that there was…
It’s Donald Trump vs Nikki Haley now as Ron DeSantis ends presidential bid
Another one bites the dust. Republican gubernatorial candidate for Florida Ron DeSantis speaks during an election night watch party at the Convention Center in Tampa, Florida, on November 8, 2022. Florida Governor and 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the US presidential campaign and endorsed former US president Donald Trump, DeSantis announced in a video posted to his X (formerly Twitter) account on January 21, 2024.…
How Trump Is Securing the Evangelical Vote Ahead of Iowa
When Donald Trump launched his 2024 presidential campaign, many prominent evangelical leaders were wary of declaring their support. Others outright opposed him. But with just a few days to go before the Iowa caucuses, the former president seems destined to lock up the pivotal evangelical bloc in the Republican primary.That likely outcome would erase more than a year of anti-Trump campaigning by Iowa’s Bob Vander Plaats, a conservative evangelical power…
“A Pathetic Surrender”: Why Fox News Just Can’t Quit Donald Trump
Move over, Sean, Donald wants your hour!With less than a week until the first votes are cast in the 2024 Republican primary, front-runner Donald Trump blew up Fox News’ prime time schedule on Wednesday. The former president and de facto programming executive booted his longtime ally Sean Hannity out of his 9 p.m. time slot and held a town hall with Iowa voters to compete with CNN’s debate between Ron…
Donald Trump Looks Unstoppable With New Hampshire Primary Win
Donald Trump has won the New Hampshire primary, narrowing Nikki Haley’s path to the nomination and further underscoring his dominance of the Republican Party.The Associated Press called the race shortly after polls closed at 8 p.m.Haley had bet big on New Hampshire, hoping that a “strong” performance in the second contest of the GOP primary could build enough momentum to mount a serious challenge to Trump. Her hopes got higher…
Here’s Where Nikki Haley and Donald Trump Stand Ahead of the New Hampshire Primary
If you can believe it, Nikki Haley is where she wants to be. Thanks to the early expiration of Ron DeSantis’s campaign, the former South Carolina governor, who began her presidential bid as a novel but largely unwelcome throwback to the Republican Party’s neoconservative past, is officially staring down a one-on-one matchup with Donald Trump. In fact, according to her plans, she is one month ahead of schedule: The Haley…
Roe Anniversary Is a Painful Reminder of What the Right Took Away
Today marks the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision. But it’s a hollow anniversary, as the constitutional right to an abortion is gone, eliminated by a Supreme Court that’s became home to a conservative supermajority thanks to Donald Trump, a guy who was once “very pro-choice” but is now lionized by the religious right. And as Trump cruises to the GOP nomination, he’s taking credit…
The Great Tune-Out of 2024
This column is about political burnout. You’re probably feeling it. You might be feeling it so acutely that you’re tempted to stop reading this sentence. But hear me out for a few paragraphs. Because this sense of exhaustion may be the defining feature of the 2024 presidential election cycle.Iowa caucus turnout numbers were weak. Ratings for the cable news coverage of the results were soft. Two primary debates ahead of…
Ex-Pence Aide Recalls Trump-Haley Oval Office Moment That Left Her ‘In Shock’
LOADINGERROR LOADINGFormer President Donald Trump may currently be relentlessly attacking his Republican 2024 presidential primary rival Nikki Haley.But for Olivia Troye, who served in the Trump White House as an aide to former Vice President Mike Pence, it’s a stark contrast to the previous warm atmosphere between the pair.Advertisement Troye, during an appearance on Johanna Maska’s podcast “Press Advance,” said she never heard Trump talking negatively about Haley, whom he…