“Overwhelmingly, I’ve gotten the support of every member,” he also said. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) currently is the Senate GOP whip. He is running for Senate GOP leader to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) following the latter’s announcement last week that he will step down as leader after holding the top spot for a record
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday approved a planned operation by the Israel Defense Forces to attack Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city and home to about half of the region’s 2.3 million residents. “The IDF is prepared for the operation and to evacuate the [civilian] population,” Netanyahu said in a statement after meeting with his
The Fulton County DA was faulted for ‘legally improper’ comments made in mid-January about race. While the judge in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia case allowed District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case, he criticized her for making a racially charged speech in mid-January in which she invoked the “race card.” The Jan.
US lawmakers call for investigation into incident involving Chinese-speaking US customs officer at Chicago airport CHICAGO—U.S. lawmakers are raising concerns and calling for an investigation into a U.S. customs officer who used Chinese Communist Party (CCP) hate propaganda in his official capacity against artists belonging to the New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts. “Espousing Chinese
Republican senators and conservative judges are pushing back against a new policy from the Judicial Conference aimed at cracking down on “judge shopping.” On Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticized the federal judiciary’s move to curb judge shopping, a practice where litigants choose judges perceived to be sympathetic to their arguments. Cases seeking
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) has reportedly suggested the prospect of Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) making a late entry into his state’s Senate race, which would represent a reversal of the moderate Democrat’s plans. Manchin confirmed to CNN in a report published Thursday that he has discussed such a possibility with Schumer,
Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis must fire the special prosecutor with whom she allegedly had an illicit affair, or she and her entire office must withdraw from her election interference case against former president Donald Trump. The choice is hers, a Georgia judge ruled Friday. Fulton County Superior Court judge Scott McAfee’s decision to