Tag: presidential race

MSNBC President Signals Openness to a Trump Town Hall–With ‘Parameters’

MSNBC president Rashida Jones suggested her network would be open to hosting a town hall event for former Republican President Donald Trump if certain “parameters” were in place. “We’re having conversations with all of the candidates across our entire newsgroup about how to bring their point of view to the audience,” Jones told Axios reporter Sara…


Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd Launches 2024 GOP Presidential Run

Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump, announced Thursday that he’s running for president in 2024 as a Republican, entering an already crowded GOP primary field dominated by Trump. Hurd, a one-time CIA officer before entering politics, represented the state’s 23rd Congressional District—a massive district that stretches across the…


Trump Reveals What He Told Vladimir Putin to Halt Ukraine Invasion

Former President Donald Trump revealed what he told Russian President Vladimir Putin in what he says was an attempt to delay Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by several years. During an interview on Monday night with Fox News, Trump said that he told Putin several years ago that a potential invasion would be a “catastrophe” and…


Judge Sets Trial Date in Trump’s Classified Documents Case

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to go on trial in August, according to an order handed down on June 20. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon notified Trump, 77, and U.S. prosecutors of the scheduled date in a six-page order. “This case is hereby set for a Criminal Jury Trial during the two-week period commencing…


IN-DEPTH: Will the 2024 Election Be Secure? Presidential Candidates Weigh In

Ballot harvesting. Stuffing ballot boxes. Tampering with voting equipment. Stealing ballots. Censoring candidates. These were some of the concerns raised, notably by former President Donald Trump, in the aftermath of the 2020 election. As we approach 2024, how great a concern is election security for the 2024 presidential candidates? The Epoch Times submitted questions to…


South Carolina GOP Sets Feb. 24 Date for First-in-the-South Presidential Primary

COLUMBIA, S.C.—South Carolina Republicans have set Feb. 24 as the date of their 2024 presidential primary, a move that, if approved, the party says will give GOP White House hopefuls more time to campaign in the first-in-the-South state. The state GOP executive committee voted unanimously to approve the measure on Saturday, party executive director Hope…


Poll Shows RFK Jr. With Highest Favorability Rating of All Presidential Candidates

Dismissed as a longshot candidate by many political pundits, Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr. carries the highest net favorability of all 2024 presidential candidates, according to a recent poll (pdf) from The Economist/YouGov. Kennedy was viewed favorably by 49 percent of the respondents, which translates to a net favorability rating of 19 points. He was…


Biden and Democrats Already Face Uphill Battle for Florida’s Hispanic Voters in 2024

Over the past six years, Florida’s Hispanic and Latino voters appear to be abandoning the Democratic Party, and as the 2024 elections get closer, President Joe Biden, and all other candidates sporting the blue Democrat label, could be in trouble. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez recently noted a steady rightward trend among Miami-Dade voters over the…


RFK Jr. Says He’s ‘Aware’ of Possibility CIA Could Assassinate Him

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that he has to “be careful” in the midst of his 2024 campaign, seemingly making note of the deaths of his uncle and father. In light of the assassination deaths of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and President John F. Kennedy in the 1960s, podcast host Joe Rogan…


Federal Judge Issues Order on Trump’s Classified Documents Case

U.S. district judge Aileen Cannon handed down her first order since former president Donald Trump entered a not guilty plea to charges in connection with the Department of Justice’s case alleging he mishandled classified documents. Cannon, in brief Thursday order, instructed all parties involved to obtain security clearances for lawyers who will need them. The…