Marjorie Taylor Greene praises Melania Trump for being a good immigrant Ms Greene’s comments come as the Title 42 immigration order expires The Independent UK · May 11, 2023
CNN Averages Only 3.3 Million Viewers for Reputation-Wilting Trump Town Hall Performance soundly beat out Fox News and MSNBC, but it didn’t come close to Trump cable news appearances in the run-up to the 2016 election. Advocacy orgs call for the firing of CNN president Chris Licht Broadcasting & Cable · May 11, 2023
Trump turned his liabilities into laugh lines at CNN town hall, underscoring GOP rivals' challenge Former President Donald Trump’s defiant performance at the CNN town hall may ultimately hurt his standing with key groups of voters in next fall's general election The Independent UK · May 11, 2023
Activists call for public health funding, community programs in new ordinance Lonette Sims, chair of People’s Response Network, announced Thursday that the group had drafted an ordinance calling for greater funding for community-based public health programs. Chicago Sun-Times · May 11, 2023
Sen. Tuberville criticized for remarks on white nationalists: 'I call them Americans' Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is facing backlash for remarks he made about white nationalists in an interview about his blockade of military nominees The Independent UK · May 11, 2023
CNN CEO defends pro-Trump audience "While we all may have been uncomfortable hearing people clapping, that was also an important part of the story" Salon · May 11, 2023
Bill to outlaw discrimination based on caste clears California Senate The California Senate voted 34-1 Thursday in favor of legislation outlawing caste discrimination in California The Independent UK · May 11, 2023
Brandon Johnson fleshes out senior staff, shows continued influence of Preckwinkle, Chicago Teachers Union Annette Guzman, budget director for Cook County, will be city budget director under Johnson. Jennifer Johnson, chief of staff at the CTU, where Brandon Johnson has been a paid organizer, will serve as deputy mayor for education. Chicago Sun-Times · May 11, 2023
Trump calls police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt a ‘thug’ during CNN town hall Mr Trump called 6 January, 2021 a ‘beautiful day’ The Independent UK · May 11, 2023
Democrats need to make the U.S. Constitution work for them as the 2024 election looms U.S. President Joe Biden has launched his re-election campaign, and we can expect to hear a lot about the need to protect American democracy from the Donald Trump-led Republicans. The Conversation · May 11, 2023
CNN touts "masterful" Kaitlan Collins "You do not have to like the former president's answers, but you can't say that we didn't get them," CNN CEO says Salon · May 11, 2023
Kevin McCarthy flip flops on George Santos and says he won’t support indicted congressman’s re-election bid House speaker shifts position on embattled representative after previously standing by him The Independent UK · May 11, 2023
Donald Trump accused of sexual harassment by two ex-White House staff - 'countless cases' Alyssa Farah Griffin and Stephanie Grisham, who both worked in communications for the former President, made their accusations after a jury found Trump liable for sexually assaulting writer E. Jean Carroll Daily Mirror · May 11, 2023
Supreme Court sides with ex-Cuomo aide, others convicted of corruption related to 'Buffalo Billion' The Supreme Court has ruled for a onetime top aide to ex-New York Gov_ Andrew Cuomo and for others who were convicted of corruption related to an economic development project known as the “Buffalo Billion.” The Independent UK · May 11, 2023
Salon · May 11, 2023 CNN reporter rips "spectacle of lies" "It is awful. It's a Trump infomercial. We're going to get crushed," a CNN insider told The Daily Beast
The Independent UK · May 11, 2023 Why Biden doesn't just use the 14th Amendment to address the debt limit crisis — What to know President Joe Biden and his administration have been searching for ways he might act unilaterally to avoid an economic “calamity” if Congress can’t reach agreement to allow more federal borrowing
The Independent UK · May 11, 2023 Title 42 explained: Has the policy expired – and when did it pass? The Trump-era Covid policy is set to end on Thursday
The Guardian - US · May 11, 2023 US authorities ‘seeing large numbers of migrants at border’ before Title 42 expiration – as it happened Homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warns people against crossing border illegally in White House briefing
The Independent UK · May 11, 2023 Ron DeSantis’ super PAC slams Trump’s CNN town hall DeSantis has yet to announce his candidacy
The Independent UK · May 11, 2023 David Simon says CNN staffers should quit over town hall with ‘fascist’ Trump “Well, If I worked at CNN today, I would quit. Honestly,” Mr Simon says
The Independent UK · May 11, 2023 CNN praises Kaitlan Collins’ ‘tough’ questioning at Trump town hall amid furious backlash at network ‘You do not have to like the former president’s answers, but you can’t say that we didn’t get them,’ CNN CEO says during editorial call with angry staff
Salon · May 11, 2023 Experts: Trump "confessed on live TV" “All three ongoing criminal cases got new evidence tonight against Trump,” attorney says
Texas Observer · May 11, 2023 ‘We Have to Put These People Back in Their Place’: Gene Wu Explains White Supremacy, Reddit, and Life in the Minority "A lot of these little things had a very strong white-supremacist basis."
The Guardian - US · May 11, 2023 Schumer decries Republican senator’s ‘revolting’ remarks on white nationalists Senate majority leader speaks after Tommy Tuberville of Alabama appeared to defend white nationalists in US military
The Guardian - US · May 11, 2023 ‘What was CNN thinking?’: our panel on Donald Trump’s town hall Lies, ridicule and applause from a pliable audience – the ex-president gave the audience what they came for, much to the discredit of CNN