A Tarrant County medical examiner has ruled the death of jail inmate Anthony Johnson Jr. a homicide, potentially opening the possibility of criminal charges. The autopsy findings cite asphyxia from use of force and pepper spray as the cause of death. Johnson, 31, died at the Tarrant County Jail on April 21, after he was […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump plans to use use an address Saturday night at the Libertarians’ national convention to court a segment of mostly conservative voters that has often been skeptical of the former president, while trying to ensure that party activists aren’t drawn to the campaign of independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Libertarians will […]
Read the latest in our coverage of the death of Anthony Johnson Jr. and other issues in Tarrant County jail. Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn and Texas Department of Public Safety Regional Director Jeremy Sherrod will give updates at 4 p.m. Thursday on the investigation of the in-custody death of Anthony Johnson Jr. The news […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate is making an $8 million cash infusion into their independent bid for the White House. The contribution from Nicole Shanahan, which the tech attorney and entrepreneur announced at a comedy show and campaign fundraiser on Wednesday night in Nashville, Tennessee, is more than double what the campaign raised from […]
HOUSTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate launched her campaign trail debut in Texas — but for most of the event, Nicole Shanahan was literally out of the spotlight. Despite being the marquee guest for a criminal justice reform panel discussion at the LOV3 nightclub, she and her husband sat in a booth next […]
Did a worm eat Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s brain? The third-party presidential candidate said in a 2012 deposition that a doctor suggested a parasite hurt him. We spoke to an expert, who said a brain-eating tapeworm larvae would be impossible. Brain-eating worms? Not likely. A shocking report in The New York Times on Wednesday revealed that […]
WASHINGTON — A right-wing social media influencer hired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign who previously said Jan. 6 was “Democrat misdirection” appears to have himself been on the restricted grounds of the U.S. Capitol during the attack. NBC News first reported that Kennedy’s campaign hired Zach Henry’s firm, Total Virality, for “influencer engagement” […]
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Friday about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Trump called the third-party candidate a “Democrat ‘Plant’” and “Radical Left Liberal.” The diatribe comes as polling shows RFK Jr.’s run could siphon votes away from Trump. Donald Trump will likely face a second contest against Joe Biden in the upcoming election, but […]
Polls show third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drawing roughly 8% support from voters in the 2024 presidential race. While that’s not nearly enough to beat either President Biden or former President Donald Trump, his standing could help decide a close race between his main rivals. The son of former U.S. Attorney General Robert […]
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s large family keeps speaking against him. Most of them have endorsed President Joe Biden. Several have said Kennedy’s long shot campaign will hurt Biden’s reelection chances. Since the day he declared for office, Democratic-turned-Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been chastised by his fellow Kennedys for being […]
Conventional wisdom suggests that RFK Jr.’s presidential campaign could stop Biden from reelection. A recent poll, however, shows the long shot campaign may have the opposite effect. Biden leads Trump in an NBC News survey when third-party candidates are in the mix. Former President Donald Trump’s allies may end up regretting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s […]
Spoiler alert, literally: Donald Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the ballot to take away votes from Joe Biden. In a video posted to his Truth Social account on Thursday afternoon, the former president called Kennedy “much better than Biden.” “If I were a Democrat, I’d vote for RFK Jr. every single time over […]