Category: 2024 election

Vivek Ramaswamy Makes His Case in Q&A With Tucker Carlson at Crowded Iowa Forum

All of the top Republican presidential candidates, Donald Trump excepted, braved questions from journalist Tucker Carlson at a summit in Des Moines, Iowa. While some met with a lukewarm or, at times, unfriendly reception from the very Christian audience, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy was most definitely not among them. He even got a standing ovation….


Tucker Carlson, Mike Pence Spar Over Ukraine at Campaign Event

DES MOINES, Iowa—Former Vice President Mike Pence strongly advocated for additional military aid to Ukraine despite challenges from Tucker Carlson about religious freedom under the Ukrainian government and pressing domestic problems facing the United States. “Anybody that says that we can’t be the leader of the free world and solve our problems at home has…


Iowa Signs Abortion Ban for 2nd Time Amid Legal Challenges

In front of a huge crowd on Friday, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a measure banning abortion once cardiac activity is detected in the womb. It goes into effect immediately. “This is a worthy battle and one I will never concede,” said Ms. Reynolds, signing the measure at the Family Leadership Summit in…


House-Passed Defense Bill Unwinds Pentagon’s ‘Woke’ Agenda: Freedom Caucus

The House has adopted its version of the proposed $886.3 billion Fiscal Year 2024 defense budget and dispatched it to the Senate, where many of the “culture war” amendments conservatives successfully attached to the must-pass annual appropriations package are likely to be rejected by the Democrat-led chamber. Do so at your own risk, House Freedom…


2024 Candidates Differ on Possible NATO Membership for Ukraine

This week, President Joe Biden was at the NATO summit in Lithuania, where the topic of Ukraine being a future member of the 31-member alliance. The 2024 presidential candidates are split on that possibility. Mr. Biden, a Democrat, told CNN that Ukraine is not ready to join the Brussels-based group. “I don’t think it’s ready…


Republican-led Election Reform Bill Seeks to Avert a Repeat of 2020 Problems

The GOP majority in the U.S. House of Representatives is zeroing in on election reform heading into the 2024 presidential contest. According to party leaders, the Republicans’ major strategy to clean up election administration across the nation before 2024 is the passage of the American Confidence in Elections Act (ACE). To date, the House Committee…


DOJ Says Trump’s Motion to Delay Trial Until After Elections Is ‘Borderline Frivolous’

Justice Department (DOJ) special counsel Jack Smith, who was assigned to investigate Donald Trump days after the launch of the former president’s reelection campaign, has pushed back against Mr. Trump’s request to schedule the trial until after the 2024 elections. Assistant special counsel David Harbach wrote in the latest filing on Thursday that there was…


DOJ Says Trump’s Motion to Delay Trial Until After Elections ‘Borders on Frivolous’

Justice Department (DOJ) special counsel Jack Smith, who was assigned to investigate Donald Trump days after the launch of the former president’s reelection campaign, has pushed back against Mr. Trump’s request to schedule the trial until after the 2024 elections. Assistant special counsel David Harbach wrote in the latest filing on Thursday that there was…


Joe Biden’s Public Approval Falls Near Lowest Level, Polls Show

President Joe Biden’s approval among Americans has slumped to one of its lowest levels while public disapproval has shot up based on recent numbers. Mr. Biden’s approval among Americans as of Thursday was 40 percent according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. This is one of his lowest approval rates since becoming president. Mr. Biden’s disapproval rate…


IN-DEPTH: Florida, California GOP Push Back Against Claims of Anti-Trump Bias

Some supporters of former President Donald Trump are concerned that GOP rule changes in a pair of key states may hurt his bid to become the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nominee. The changes also could help his second-place challenger, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, gain ground, Mr. Trump’s allies allege. But Republican leaders in the two…