Month: June 2023

On Saturday, June 24, there will be a lot of talk about Republican politics at an event to be held at Cedar Hill Farm near Hernando. Homeowner Robert Foster, former state legislator, gubernatorial candidate and current candidate for DeSoto County Supervisor, has hosted this Republican “Stump Talk Event” at his farm located at 8 Love Road, Hernando. A large list of candidates will be given time to speak to those who come, starting at 11am and expected to continue until 2pm. However, the featured speaker will not be on the local ballot, as Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) is expected…

US Senator Rick Scott is considering an unexpected and dramatic entry into the 2024 presidential race, according to The New York Timesa decision that would put him in direct competition in a Republican primary with former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the senator’s successor to the governor. But Scott and his political team deny the report, insisting he is running for re-election to the US Senate. “It is flattering that some have mentioned the possibility of Senator Scott running for president, but as he has said many times, he is running for re-election to the Senate,” Chris…

CNN — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi enjoyed the most lavish honors the US can bestow on a visiting leader. But for much of his state visit, the specter of an uninvited guest hovered over Washington and the future of US-India relations. China – and the growing belief that the US is on a collision course with the Asian power – is driving the relationship between Washington and India. This helps explain why President Joe Biden and Congress feted Modi despite the fact that his populist Hindu nationalist government has presided over a significant erosion of human, political, press and…

Trump grilled the Fox News host about all the aides who turned on him Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email to receive exclusive US coverage and analysis delivered to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Former President Donald Trump called on Congress to investigate the multiple local, state and federal investigations into him in a series of posts on Truth Social. Mr Trump made the posts the morning after the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from former special counsel John Durham, who investigated the FBI’s probe into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia . “Hopefully…

Licht was general manager for 13 months. CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht will step down, parent company Warner Bros. said Wednesday. Discovery. In his 13 months in office, Licht promised to institute middle-of-the-road coverage, but faced backlash for decisions like a recent town hall event with former President Donald Trump. “I have great respect for Chris, personally and professionally,” said David Zaslav, chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery. “The job of running CNN was never going to be easy, especially at a time of great disruption and transformation, and he has poured his heart and soul into it.”…

THE PASSENGERS OF THE TITAN SUBMERSIBLE LOST AT THE SEA FLOOR, THE COAST GUARD IS LOCATED RESULTS OF THE VESSEL ATLANTIC OCEAN – The United States Coast Guard on Thursday, June 22 found that “debris found on the sea floor is from the submersible vessel Titan, is ‘consistent with a catastrophic implosion.’ and thus the loss of the Titan and its five passengers, Rear Adm. John Mauger, first commander of the Coast Guard district, said during a news conference at 3 p.m. Special vehicles involved in the days-long interagency search for Titan, with oxygen supplies running out, found five large…

Biden Is Getting Support From 3 Abortion Rights Groups As Democrats Push For Issue In 2024India Modi brings a comedy game to the big White House dinner in his honorBiden, Modi encourage booming economic ties in visit that also featured record-breaking India rightsIndia Modi meets the press at the White House and asks rare questionsPlanned Parenthood, Emily’s List and NARAL-Pro Choice America support Joe… READ MORE Biden Is Getting Support From 3 Abortion Rights Groups As Democrats Push For Issue In 2024 India Modi brings a comedy game to the big White House dinner in his honor Biden, Modi encourage…

PHOENIX — A top Arizona Republican election official filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against Kari Lake, who falsely claims she lost the 2022 gubernatorial race due to fraud. Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer said he has faced “violent vitriol and other dire consequences” because of Lake’s lies, including death threats and loss of friendships. “Instead of accepting political defeat, instead of getting a new job, he has tried to undermine confidence in our elections and mobilized millions of his supporters against me,” Richer wrote in an op-ed in The Arizona Republic. Lake is a former Phoenix TV news anchor who…