Jack Taylor 
Following his softball interview with Donald Trump, Dr. Phil McGraw suggested he got through to the former president in convincing him not to seek retribution against political enemies. Speaking to CNN’s Abby Phillip on Thursday after the interview aired, the talk show host was asked if he believes Trump will follow through on his calls … Read more
President Biden lost more than half a million voters to the “uncommitted” movement in this year’s Democratic primaries, an effort that has netted 30 delegates across five states that has underscored frustration within his own party over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war. With this week marking the last Democratic primaries in U.S. states for … Read more
The South Australian opposition has taken aim at the government over the state’s buckling health system, sharing a photo of an 84-year-old woman forced to wait for 10 hours in the Lyell McEwin Hospital emergency department after falling severely ill. The woman was suffering severe flu symptoms and reported “coughing to the point of almost … Read more
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s highest court on Thursday rejected an effort by a suspended state attorney to get reinstated after she was removed from office last year by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in his second suspension of a Democratic prosecutor. Supreme Court justices voted 6-1 to deny a petition from suspended State Attorney Monique … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is using former President Trump’s guilty verdict in a New York hush-money trial to court voters on the fence about the former president’s conviction. Kennedy, who’s running as an independent, railed against the decision last week, calling it “profoundly undemocratic” and suggesting the trial was a political ploy by Democrats to … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, setting the stage for what is expected to be a contentious speech at a crucial moment for the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Congressional leaders confirmed the date of the address late Thursday after formally inviting Netanyahu … Read more
Former President Trump’s support in the presidential election has remained steady in the immediate aftermath of his felony convictions in his New York trial, according to a new poll. A survey from Emerson College Polling released Thursday showed Trump’s support nationwide among registered voters stayed at 46 percent, the same percentage as the poll has … Read more
A former Florida judge said U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon had mishandled former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case from the jump and scolded her for her “sheer incompetence” after added delays to a case where the trial has already been postponed indefinitely. Cannon, a Trump appointee, tweaked the court schedule to include a … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, must report to prison by July 1 to serve his four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the attack on the U.S. Capitol, a federal judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington granted prosecutors’ … Read more
MSNBC host Joy Reid wasn’t having it with Rep. Byron Donalds’ (R-Fla.) claim that critics are twisting his words on Thursday after his remarks that Black American families were “together” during the Jim Crow era of legal segregation. ″[They’re] saying I was being nostalgic or saying that Jim Crow was good for Black people, that’s … Read more
