Republicans urge Donald Trump to avoid 2020 debate repeat on Thursday

Republicans urge Donald Trump to avoid 2020 debate repeat on Thursday

Senate Republicans are urging former President Trump to avoid a repeat of his much-maligned debate performance against President Biden four years ago when the two meet onstage Thursday for a pivotal moment in their rematch. Trump’s 2020 debate performance is remembered for interruptions, badgering and running roughshod over Biden and debate moderator Chris Wallace — … Read more

Border encounters down 25 percent after Biden asylum restrictions announced

Border encounters down 25 percent after Biden asylum restrictions announced

Border officials are reporting significantly lower numbers of encounters with migrants between ports of entry at the southwest border, weeks after the Biden administration announced an asylum crackdown. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Thursday that preliminary data since the announcement shows a 25 percent decrease in such encounters, but it warned that “migration flows … Read more

Fox News poll finds Biden ahead of Trump by two points

Fox News poll finds Biden ahead of Trump by two points

(The Hill) – President Biden leads former President Trump by two points in a national poll of the presidential election published by Fox News on Wednesday, taking a lead for the first time since last October. A bare majority, 50 percent, of respondents said they would vote for Biden in November, while 48 percent said … Read more

Biden’s Israel-Hamas cease-fire plan running out of time

Biden’s Israel-Hamas cease-fire plan running out of time

President Biden is running out of time to complete his goal of ending Israel’s war against Hamas and implement a megadeal to reshape the Middle East toward a position of peace.  The administration is focusing all its efforts to first get Hamas to agree to a three-phase, cease-fire deal that would establish, immediately, at least … Read more

Deadline looms for RFK Jr. to qualify for presidential first debate on CNN

Deadline looms for RFK Jr. to qualify for presidential first debate on CNN

WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — With the deadline quickly approaching, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has little time left to meet the criteria for the first presidential debate. Kennedy’s campaign team has requested the Federal Election Commission intervene after the independent candidate accused CNN of “colluding with the Biden and Trump campaigns,” to block his participation in the June 27 … Read more

Biden administration moves to ban medical debt from credit reports

Biden administration moves to ban medical debt from credit reports

(The Hill) – The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will be following through on plans to bar medical debt from being included on credit scores. “One of the most significant consequences of carrying medical debt is the harm it does to a person’s credit score,” Vice President Harris said in a press briefing. “Medical debt … Read more

Donald Trump Tells Elon Musk He’s A ‘Huge Fan’ Of The Cybertruck, Because Of Course He Is

Donald Trump Tells Elon Musk He’s A ‘Huge Fan’ Of The Cybertruck, Because Of Course He Is

Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s once frosty relationship seems to have almost completely thawed at this point as the former (and possibly future) president apparently told the Tesla CEO about how much he loves the Cybertruck. It’s a match made in shithead heaven. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived In fact, Musk actually gave Trump a … Read more

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich set to stand trial in Russia

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich set to stand trial in Russia

Reporter Evan Gershkovich has been detained in Russia since 2023 He’s set to stand trial, though it’s unclear when it will begin WSJ Assistant Editor Paul Beckett talks hypothetical prisoner swap (NewsNation) — American Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been detained in a Russian prison since last year and is now set to … Read more

Biden to meet with Pope Francis on sidelines of G7 summit

Biden to meet with Pope Francis on sidelines of G7 summit

BARI, Italy (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden will meet privately with Pope Francis on Friday on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in southern Italy. This will be their second face-to-face meeting. It follows a jury’s recent guilty verdict against Biden’s son, Hunter, on gun charges related to his drug addiction, and Biden’s … Read more