News updates from April 19: Israel launches retaliatory strikes against Iran; S&P 500 falls for third straight week Japan’s core inflation rose 2.6 per cent in March on the back of a weaker yen, marking two years since prices began to rise above the Bank of Japan’s target. The Korean won slid against the dollar on ... 04/19/2024 - 12:36 am | View Link
Reince Priebus Was Pushed Out by Trump. Now He’s Raising Money for His Coronation. The former White House chief of staff, who has longtime Wisconsin ties, aims to bring in $70 million for the Republican convention in Milwaukee. 04/18/2024 - 10:00 pm | View Link
Abortion, border dominate US Senate race in battleground Arizona A restrictive abortion ban revived in Arizona is providing a new opening for Democrats in the runup to the Nov. 5 election and putting Republicans in a tricky political bind as they try to win over ... 04/17/2024 - 11:02 pm | View Link
House passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after days of upheaval over changes The House voted Friday to reauthorize and reform a key U.S. government surveillance tool following a dramatic showdown on the floor over whether the FBI should be restricted ... 04/12/2024 - 11:15 am | View Link
Mexico’s president says Trump won’t build border wall: ‘It doesn’t work’ Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he doesn't believe former President Trump would follow through on his pledge to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border because of the two countries' ... 03/25/2024 - 10:12 am | View Link
CNN's Dana Bash reacts to Joshua Steinglass' cross-examination of David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, about whether he suppressed stories to help a presidential candidate during the 2016 elections.
Hey, did you guys hear that President Joe Biden is old? It's true—a shithole site with shithole writers has a "scoop" on it. As Susie Madrak wrote earlier today, "the New York Times is nothing more than a Mean Girls burn book," after repeated "articles" on Biden's age simply because the President wouldn't grant them an interview.
While facing a mountain of legal problems, Donald Trump, who ran his 2016 campaign on locking his opponent, Hillary Clinton, up even though she was never charged with any crimes, denies ever wanting to imprison her. Voters have bad memories at times, but the lock her up chants at every single Trump rally are unforgettable.
Some are wondering why South Dakota's Governor included her animal killing spree in her upcoming memoir. "She includes her story about the ill-fated Cricket, she says, to illustrate her willingness, in politics as well as in South Dakota life, to do anything “difficult, messy and ugly” if it simply needs to be done." There is also a story about a wayward aggressive goat that was dealt with decisively, that is to say with a bullet to the brain.
On Trump's shortlist for running-mate, Noem must think such anecdotes paint in a good light.
Trump’s political operatives are putting together a plan that would give him input into the Federal Reserve, including making him an “acting” central bank board member, according to the Wall Street Journal. Via CNBC:
The plans, which the Journal report described as highly secretive, are part of a 10-page document that suggests Trump — if elected — would be consulted on interest rate decisions.
Jamie Raskin hilariously suggested that the RNC headquarters could host the Supreme Court after wingnut justices appeared open to recognizing some form of presidential immunity yesterday. Via HuffPost:
Host Joy Reid, who noted that Trump’s federal election interference case could be remanded back to the D. C. Circuit Court of Appeals and thus further delay the trial past Election Day, called the Supreme Court majority “so clearly politicians” before looping in Raskin.
“Well, they’re politicians who are not even subject to popular election unlike me.