Supreme Court to decide 'Trump too small' trademark dispute - Roll Call The Supreme Court will decide a case about an effort to cash in on a phrase about “diminutive” aspects of former President Donald Trump. Roll Call · Jun 5, 2023
Chris Christie just wants to ‘bludgeon’ Trump, Fox News’s Hannity complains Sean Hannity says ex-New Jersey governor lacks ‘inspiring agenda’ as he prepares new presidential run The Guardian - US · Jun 4, 2023
Chris Christie will reportedly announce 2024 presidential bid next week Former New Jersey governor, who ran for Republican nomination in 2016, intends a ‘more hopeful note’ as he takes on Trump The Guardian - US · May 31, 2023
‘A second job covered in glitter’: Meet the irreverent order of LGBT+ drag nuns that beat the LA Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers buckled under anti-LGBT+ pressure to disinvite the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from the team’s annual Pride Night celebration. Within days, the team reversed course amid a groundswell of support for the drag artists. Io Dodds explores who the Sisters are and what they stand for The Independent UK · May 29, 2023
Can Ron DeSantis beat Donald Trump? These Florida political veterans aren’t so sure The Florida governor has launched a presidential campaign, but many Sunshine State veterans tell Andrew Feinberg and Eric Garcia they aren’t sure he can best Donald Trump The Independent UK · May 26, 2023
COUNTERPOINT: Republicans falling into the same 2016 Trump trap A large field of qualified candidates is setting up the Republican primaries for a repeat of 2016. Tribune News Service · May 25, 2023
Can Ron DeSantis beat Donald Trump? These Florida political veterans aren’t so sure The Florida governor is poised to launch a presidential campaign, but many Sunshine State veterans tell Andrew Feinberg and Eric Garcia they aren’t sure he can best Donald Trump The Independent UK · May 24, 2023
China 'tried to keep Covid outbreak a secret' and first death earlier than believed A Senate investigation into the origins of Covid-19 has presented further circumstantial evidence linking the Wuhan Institute of Virology to the leak - though admits there's no "smoking gun" Daily Mirror · May 17, 2023
Republicans leery of Democrats' China competition plan - Roll Call Senate Republicans are open to working with Democrats on another China competition package but worry the majority may try to add new spending. Roll Call · May 4, 2023
Briefings on UAE-China ties revive lawmakers' worry about Mideast ally - Roll Call Lawmakers sound alarm bells about signs that the UAE, home to a U.S. Air Force base, is deepening its ties with China. Roll Call · May 2, 2023
Navy boss shames GOP lawmakers for attacks on non-binary sailor over poetry reading One Republican senator complained that he did not want another ‘Bud Light moment’ The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023
As Petro visits, White House threatens new pressure on Maduro without democratic progress President Joe Biden is open to increasing pressure on Venezuela if Nicolás Maduro fails to take concrete steps toward democratic elections, the Biden administration said on Thursday, as Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro visited the White House. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 20, 2023
Biden, Colombia's Petro to meet amid deep policy differences President Joe Biden is set to host Colombian President Gustavo Petro for talks at the White House later Thursday The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023
Gillibrand looks to bolster UFO office budget WASHINGTON — In a rare open hearing Wednesday on the Pentagon’s so-called UFO office, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., panned the Biden administration for not sufficiently funding the outfit’s research. Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023
Roll Call · Apr 19, 2023 Gillibrand looks to bolster UFO office budget - Roll Call Pentagon office tasked with monitoring UFOs should have a bigger budget, key senator argues following Chinese surveillance balloon incursion.
The Guardian - US · Apr 18, 2023 Chris Christie derides Ron DeSantis for being outfoxed by Disney Florida governor’s campaign against entertainment giant shows he is no conservative, says former New Jersey governor
Roll Call · Apr 17, 2023 Supreme Court to hear arguments on workplace religious protections - Roll Call The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could expand religious protections for workers under a law changed in 1972.
The Texas Tribune · Apr 11, 2023 Texas House votes to permanently stay on daylight saving time. But Congress won’t allow it — yet. The chamber voted 138-5 on Wednesday to approve a bill that seeks to end the practice of changing clocks twice a year. But that doesn’t mean the measure has an easy path to reality.
Bangkok Post · Apr 11, 2023 Macron stirs confusion with Taiwan comments PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron risks creating fresh confusion among his Western allies and encouraging China with his latest headline-grabbing foreign policy comments, this time on Taiwan, analysts say.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2023 Macron sparks anger by saying Europe should not be ‘vassal’ in US-China clash Alarm on both sides of Atlantic as French president warns against being drawn into any Taiwan conflict
Salon · Apr 4, 2023 GOP pushes back: Deny, reverse, attack In a blizzard of nearly identical tweets, Republicans accuse and threaten Alvin Bragg — though a few go rogue
Al Jazeera · Apr 4, 2023 Republicans and Democrats react to Trump’s New York arraignment Figures from across political spectrum weigh in on the criminal charges against former US President Donald Trump.
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023 Christie: GOP needs someone who can quickly take down Trump Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is mulling another presidential run, says Republicans need a candidate who can execute a quick takedown of Donald Trump
Orlando Sentinel · Mar 26, 2023 Trump’s 2016 targets say DeSantis faces dilemma of when to fight back ORLANDO, Fla. — Veterans of the 2016 Republican presidential primaries remember how Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio attempted to remain above the fray when it came to taking on Donald Trump directly, only to respond too little, too late to stave off defeat.
Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2023 DeSantis’ bad week shows beating Trump will be a difficult task Ron DeSantis isn’t officially running for president yet, but he just suffered through the kind of week a candidate for the highest office in the U.S. would love to forget.