Month: June 2023

top line Following the news of former President Donald Trump’s indictment, many Republicans shared statements in support of the 2024 nominee, but not everyone has the support: some big names in the party have been more critical of Trump, recalling ( and reminding!) electorate, “No one is above the law” and calling for an end to his campaign. Former President Donald Trump was indicted Thursday in a Justice Department investigation … [+] its handling of classified documents. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo Key factors Asa Hutchinson: The Republican presidential candidate and former Alabama governor called the situation a “huge distraction” and called…

Federal prosecutors are investigating possible campaign finance violations in connection with a Wyoming-based covert operation that aimed to infiltrate progressive groups, political campaigns and the offices of elected representatives ahead of the 2020 election, according to two people familiar with the matter and documents related to the Caixa. As part of the operation, revealed in 2021 by The New York Times, participants used large campaign donations and cover stories to gain access to their targets and gather dirt to sabotage the reputations of individuals and organizations deemed threats to the ‘President Donald J. Trump’s agenda. In recent days, prosecutors have…

AUSTIN (CBSNewsTexas.com) – In this episode of Eye on Politics (air date: June 9), political reporter Jack Fink covers the federal charges filed against former President Donald Trump and the race for the White House, which included stops in North Texas of two Republican candidates. He also continued to stay on top of the two big stories reverberating around the Texas Capitol: the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton and new criminal charges filed against an Austin developer linked to Paxton, and the political showdown between Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt.-Gov. Dan Patrick on how to offer property tax relief…

Federal prosecutors are investigating possible campaign finance violations in connection with a Wyoming-based covert operation that aimed to infiltrate progressive groups, political campaigns and the offices of elected representatives ahead of the 2020 election, according to two people familiar with the matter and documents related to the Caixa. As part of the operation, revealed in 2021 by The New York Times, participants used large campaign donations and cover stories to gain access to their targets and gather dirt to sabotage the reputations of individuals and organizations deemed threats to the ‘President Donald J. Trump’s agenda. In recent days, prosecutors have…

Pence tweeted Thursday evening that he would be appearing on Sean Hannity’s show. Then news of Trump’s impeachment hit and Pence didn’t appear on the show. Former Vice President Mike Pence did not make a scheduled appearance with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Thursday, shortly after the U.S. Department of Justice. accused former president Donald Trump. As of Thursday evening, Pence had yet to issue a statement on the indictment, which centers on secret documents Trump kept at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, from his time as president. Pence almost certainly would have been asked about the charges…

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing a potential uprising by members of his own party in the far-right Freedom Caucus after the passage of a deal he orchestrated to raise the federal spending limit and avoid a catastrophic debt default. Back in California, in his home district of Bakersfield, some constituents are praising the Republican leader for his handling of the tense negotiations that largely held the Democratic line without making progress on key conservative priorities. Joshua Yeager / KVPR / KVPR The Rodriguez family is celebrating a birthday at Wool Growers, a 67-year-old Basque restaurant in House Speaker Kevin…

Iranian authorities have summoned and arrested a cartoonist who has a history of being jailed for political posts on his Instagram account, his lawyer said Friday. Mohammad Moghimi said in a tweet that he said his client, Atena Farghadani, a painter, cartoonist and former political prisoner, was summoned to Evin court in Tehran and arrested. She did not explain why she was arrested. In 2016, Farghadani was released after spending 18 months in prison for portraying lawmakers as animals for criticizing a bill restricting contraception and criminalizing voluntary sterilization. GIANT INFLATABLE DUCKS RETURN TO HONG KONG AFTER 10 YEARS AS…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to travel to China next week as the Biden administration pushes to improve ties that hit a new low in February after a surveillance balloon Chinese missile was shot down over American airspace. U.S. officials say Blinken expects to be in Beijing on June 18 to meet with senior Chinese officials, including Foreign Minister Qin Gang and possibly President Xi Jinping. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because neither the State Department nor the Chinese foreign ministry have yet confirmed the trip. The visit, which was agreed between Xi and…