A Utah state school board member is facing widespread condemnation and calls to resign after she shared a post on social media that appeared to suggest a 16-year-old girl on her school’s basketball team is transgender. Natalie Cline, a member of the Utah State Board of Education, posted earlier this week on Facebook a flier […]
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Pelosi condemned for suggesting pro-Palestinian activists have ties to Russia
Supporters of a ceasefire in Gaza condemned comments made by the former House speaker Nancy Pelosi as “downright authoritarian” after the California Democrat suggested, without offering evidence, that pro-Palestinian activists may have ties to Russia and president Vladimir Putin. In an interview on Sunday, Pelosi called on the FBI to investigate protesters involved in the […]
Pelosi faces criticism for suggesting some pro-Palestinian protesters are connected to Russia
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing criticism after suggesting some pro-Palestinian protesters are “connected to Russia.” “We have to think about what we’re doing, and what we have to do is try to stop the suffering in Gaza … but for them to call for a ceasefire is Mr. Putin’s message,” she said Sunday […]
Speaker Johnson warns Senate against border deal, suggesting it will be ‘dead on arrival’ in House
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson took a strong stand Friday against a bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures with Ukraine aid, sending a letter to colleagues that aligns him with hardline conservatives determined to sink the compromise on border and immigration policy. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said that the legislation would […]
Trump pushes misinformation suggesting Dems would “infiltrate” GOP primary
Manchester, New Hampshire — Former President Donald Trump‘s closing message to New Hampshire voters contains falsehoods about the upcoming primary election, including a baseless claim that Democrats are planning to “infiltrate” the primary to support former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. “Nikki Haley is counting on Democrats and liberals to infiltrate your Republican primary,” Trump […]
Trump Keeps Suggesting People Who Aren’t White Aren’t Eligible To Be President
Donald Trump is fueling a lie on social media that Nikki Haley isn’t eligible to be president because she’s not a natural-born U.S. citizen ― the same lie he spread about former President Barack Obama, Vice President Kamala Harris and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas.). It’s almost as if there is something ― something! ― about […]
Nikki Haley denied suggesting the age of retirement is ‘way too low’ even though she said it in a recorded interview
In August, Nikki Haley said the age of retirement in the US is “way too low.” At a town hall hosted by Fox News, she denied ever saying it until presented with evidence. Both Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns are using the gaffe against her. Republican presidential candidate and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley initially […]
Trump shares bizarre video declaring ‘God made Trump,’ suggesting he is embracing a messianic image
Donald Trump shared a video declaring that God made him to lead the country. The fan-made video frames Trump as a messianic figure and a workaholic. Polls show many evangelical Christians believe God anointed him to rule. Former President Donald Trump shared a bizarre fan-made video on Truth Social, which declared that he was divinely […]
A Jan. 6 rioter praised Vivek Ramaswamy at his sentencing for suggesting riot was an ‘inside job’
WASHINGTON — A former California police chief convicted of a conspiracy charge in the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced Thursday to more than 11 years in prison after giving a speech that praised Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s suggestion the Jan. 6, 2021, attack could have been an “inside job.” Alan Hostetter, who prosecutors say […]