Frustration at CNN ends with Trump town hall
CNN won big ratings for its controversial town hall with former President Trump, but it also outraged some of its own talent for essentially delivering its platform to the GOP presidential front-runner and his supporters for an hour. More than 3 million people watched Wednesday night’s town hall, early data from Nielsen Media Research showed, representing a more than 300 percent increase from a typical weeknight at 8 p.m. evening for a network that consistently runs behind Fox News and MSNBC. However, CNN also found itself at the center of a political and media controversy after Trump pushed moderator Kaitlan…
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China to send special envoy to seek ‘political settlement’ in Ukraine war
China will send a special envoy to Ukraine, Russia and other countries to discuss a “political settlement of the Ukraine crisis,” the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday. Li Hui, a former Chinese ambassador to Moscow, will visit Ukraine, Poland, France, Germany and Russia starting Monday, spokesman Wang Wenbin announced at a press conference. “Sending a representative . . . is another way for China to demonstrate its commitment and efforts to promote peace talks, and it fully demonstrates that China is firmly on the side of peace,” Wang said. Li’s visit comes as Ukraine prepares its spring counteroffensive, the…
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Senate recess cuts as debt ceiling deadline looms
The debt ceiling drama is endangering one of the Senate’s most precious institutions: the recess. With little progress toward a deal to raise the debt ceiling before the June 1 deadline, senators this week expressed alarm that they would have to suspend their Memorial Day recess to try to avoid a disastrous default . The break is scheduled to last from May 19 to 29. “I’m not making any solid plans until the debt ceiling is taken care of,” Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the No. 2 Democrat, told The Hill about the upcoming planned breakdown. “I don’t plan to be…
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GOP senators are reneging on Trump over the debt ceiling, signaling a growing rift
Senate Republicans reject former President Trump’s call to let the federal government default on its debts unless President Biden agrees to “massive” spending cuts, dismissing Trump’s suggestion as too risky to consider seriously The cold reception to Trump’s bold statement is the latest sign of a widening rift between Trump and his party’s establishment in Washington. While Trump maintains strong influence in the House, where he helped Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) secure enough votes to be elected president, it’s a different story in the Senate. GOP senators largely ignored Trump’s participation in a CNN town hall on Wednesday, then dismissed the…
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Colorado to Bar Utilities to pressure with customers’ money – Mother Jones
This story was originally published by grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Table collaboration Utilities throughout the country using money collected from customers’ monthly bills to fund political campaigns and lobbying efforts, often with the aim of blocking climate progress. But in Colorado, that’s about to change. This week, the state passed the nation’s most comprehensive legislation to prevent businesses from using customer funds to support political activities. from Colorado new law regulating public services it was approved by the state Senate on Monday after clearing the state House two days earlier, and is expected to…
Read More »The political fight to “wake up” is all and nothing
Addressing the Liberal Party convention in Ottawa last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked some of the criticism his government has received lately from the Conservative opposition. “They say investing in Canadians is a waste of money or that our policies are too wide-eyed,” he said. “Too awake?” He continued to direct his gaze towards the television camera mounted on a riser in the middle of the room: “Hey, Pierre Poilievre. It’s time for you to wake up.” The convention hall crowd cheered as Trudeau listed a series of policies that, by his account, were simply good and common sense….
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Womack criticizes the political climate amid a divided Congress
WASHINGTON — As U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, left the House Republican Conference meeting Wednesday morning at the Capitol Hill Club, he was greeted by reporters who wanted to talk to GOP lawmakers. In Womack’s account of the moment at the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Arkansas Associated Industries Thursday, the first question directed at the congressman was about Rep. George Santos, the New York congressman indicted on multiple federal charges . Womack responded to the question by calling the situation a “distraction” and a “fist point,” but said Thursday that the focus on Santos is part of a larger problem…
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Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to 13 federal charges, denounces ‘witch hunt’
CENTRAL ISLIP, NY — The Long Island congressman who fabricated his qualifications and then played down the lies in the court of public opinion now has to defend himself in federal court, and he says he’s ready to do so. Rep. George Santos faced a judge Wednesday on a 13-count indictment alleging he defrauded supporters and Congress in multiple schemes. Santos, whose admitted web of lies got him elected but had rejected calls to resign the seat he won as a result, must now answer to federal criminal charges. “This is the beginning of the ability for me to tackle…
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