The Memo: Trump’s blast at MSNBC — empty threat or real danger?
Former President Trump’s latest blast at a news organization is sharpening concerns about a drift toward authoritarianism if he is elected to a second term — even as skeptics wonder how he could make...
View ArticleFive takeaways from the fiery DeSantis-Newsom debate on Fox
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) went head to head in a Fox News debate on Thursday as the governors — one a current presidential contender and the other seen as a...
View ArticleIf Donald Trump is convicted, then what? The 2024 Republican convention rules...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican National Committee's rules for next year's nominating contest and convention were released this week without addressing a question the GOP could well face next summer:...
View ArticleDeSantis calls on Florida GOP chair to step down amid criminal investigation
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) called on the state GOP Chair Christian Ziegler to step down amid an investigation over sexual battery allegations. "I don’t see how he can continue with that...
View ArticleNewsom to DeSantis: 'When are you going to drop out' and give Haley a shot at...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) took a swipe at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) standing in the GOP presidential primary during a debate between the two governors Thursday on Fox News. “This is just...
View ArticleGOP businessman Sandy Pensler joins crowded field of Senate candidates in...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Detroit-area businessman Sandy Pensler launched his second campaign for U.S. Senate on Friday, joining close to a dozen other Republican candidates in Michigan who are hoping to...
View ArticleLiz Cheney warns US 'sleepwalking into dictatorship'
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is warning that the United States is “sleepwalking into dictatorship," saying that if former President Trump is reelected, it could mean the end of the republic. “One...
View ArticleHouse expels George Santos in historic vote
The House voted Friday to expel Rep. George Santos, ending the New York Republican’s tumultuous tenure in Congress and officially etching his name in the history books as the sixth lawmaker ever to be...
View ArticleDeSantis says Florida GOP chair should resign amid rape allegation
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said state Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler should resign while police investigate a rape allegation against him. Ziegler hasn't been...
View ArticleGOP fights Hunter Biden push for public hearing
House impeachment inquiry leaders seeking testimony from Hunter Biden sought to turn his offer for public testimony on its head Friday, writing that he had affirmed his availability for the deposition...
View ArticleAnother top official leaves a super PAC backing Ron DeSantis' campaign
The chairman of the most powerful independent group supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential ambitions has resigned, marking the second major departure at the pro-DeSantis Never Back Down...
View ArticleHouse Republicans reiterate their demand for Hunter Biden to appear for a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans demanded Friday that Hunter Biden appear this month for a closed-door deposition, rejecting his offer to testify publicly while pledging to release a transcript of...
View ArticleAbortion: Where do GOP presidential candidates stand on the issue?
NewsNation will host the Fourth Republican primary debate on Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. E.T. The debate will be aired and streamed live on all NewsNation platforms. Not sure how to find us on your TV? Use our...
View ArticleCourt pauses federal policy allowing abortion clinic operators to get grants...
A federal appeals court has paused enforcement of a federal government regulation that allows abortion providers to receive federal family planning money — but only in Ohio, where state health...
View ArticleRepublicans urge Biden to suspend China travel amid uptick in respiratory...
(The Hill) — Senate Republicans called on President Biden to restrict travel between the U.S. and China in response to a rise in respiratory infections among children in China. Since mid-October,...
View ArticleBorder-Ukraine pairing threatens to tear Democrats apart
Immigration advocates are nearing their wits' end as Senate negotiators barrel toward a deal that would permanently change immigration law in exchange for another round of Ukraine funding. The four...
View ArticleMcCarthy was ditched and Santos expelled. The House is making history, but...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is making history this year in ways that Republicans could hardly have envisioned when the party took control. First, the Republicans voted to oust their speaker, Rep....
View ArticleTrump and DeSantis are at dueling campaign events in Iowa with the caucuses...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis plans on Saturday to complete his campaign promise to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties, a timeworn tactic for presidential candidates hoping to make their mark in...
View ArticleTrump’s VP: Ranking the candidates from most likely to least
(The Hill) — The Republican presidential primary calendar won’t officially kick off until the Jan. 15, 2024, Iowa caucuses, but former President Trump’s dominant position in the polls has already...
View ArticleFlorida's Republican chair has denied a woman's rape allegation in a case...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The head of the Florida Republican Party, whose wife is a founder of one of the nation’s most prominent conservative groups, has been accused of rape, leading Gov. Ron...
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