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
(NewsNation) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has begun requesting information about possible vice presidential picks, beginning a lengthy vetting process of a short list of names. Less than 40 days remain until the National Republican Convention when Trump could announce his vice presidential pick, though the reveal could come at any moment. There are … Read more
President Joe Biden said Thursday he would not offer his son a pardon if he is found guilty on federal gun charges in Delaware, doubling down on the firm denial given by the White House last year, ABC News reported. Biden, speaking from France, told the outlet in a sit-down interview that he would also … Read more
(NewsNation) — It’s been 20 years since former President Ronald Reagan passed, but the love he had for his wife, Nancy, will be remembered as pure devotion that helped the then-commander in chief get through the hardest of political challenges. She was his most trusted adviser and supporter, a role he reciprocated to her. Their love … Read more
Former President Donald Trump reiterated his calls to punish his political enemies in a new interview that aired Thursday, saying “revenge can be justified” following his conviction on all counts during his hush money trial last week. Trump spoke at length about his criminal indictments and his competing campaign for the presidency with Dr. Phil … Read more
(NewsNation) — The fallout from Former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict in the New York hush money case has taken a darker turn, with demands for retribution coming from the right. “What’s wrong with making the Democrats live by the same standard that they have made Donald Trump live by,” asked former acting White House Chief … Read more
Donald Trump said “it’s a beautiful thing to watch” states enact different abortion restrictions during a Fox News interview on Wednesday, during which he also repeated several lies about abortion policy. The former president and presumptive GOP presidential nominee spoke with Sean Hannity, whose questions focused on several issues that will be central in the … Read more
(NewsNation) — Actor, director and vocal President Joe Biden supporter George Clooney called the White House to complain about Biden’s criticism of the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to a report in The Washington Post. The ICC issued arrest warrants for the leaders of Israel and Hamas over the war in Gaza, and the organization … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) said Donald Trump’s felony conviction last week shows that Democrats are on a quest for power akin to Adolf Hitler’s Nazi takeover of Germany in the 1930s. In a Friday interview on a local Wisconsin podcast, “The Meg Ellefson Show,” Van Orden spun offensive and full-blown conspiracies about … Read more
