Category: former president donald trump

IN-DEPTH: DeSantis Seeks Campaign Boost in Deep Red Utah, Where Conservatives Are Wary of Trump

There is little doubt that a Republican will garner Utah’s six electoral votes in the November 2024 presidential election, but who that nominee will be is a question to be determined during the state’s March 5, 2024, GOP primary, one of 15 contests that will be staged nationwide on that “Super Tuesday.” Seven months before…


Judge Set to Issue Trial Date in Trump’s Classified-Records Case

A federal judge soon must make at least two key decisions that will set the stage for the historic Florida classified documents case against former President Donald Trump and his aide. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon held her first pretrial hearing in the case on July 18 in Fort Pierce, Florida. After listening to lawyers’…


Voter Turnout Drove GOP Gains in 2022 Midterms: Pew Report

Republican gains in the 2022 midterms were largely owed to an advantage the party achieved in voter turnout, according to an analysis by the Pew Research Center.  The report, published on July 12, found that “partisan differences in turnout—rather than vote switching between parties—account for most of the Republican gains in voting for the House last…


DeSantis Names 4 Federal Agencies He Would Dismantle

Ron DeSantis said if he’s elected president, he’ll look to eliminate four major federal agencies. And he’s got a Plan B if he can’t get rid of them. In an interview with DeSantis on June 28, Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum asked the Florida governor, “Are you in favor of eliminating any agencies? I know…


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…


North Carolina Lawmakers Move to Eliminate Gov. Roy Cooper’s Power to Appoint Members to Majority Democrat Election Board

North Carolina Senate Republicans have advanced a bill that would eliminate Gov. Roy Cooper’s power to appoint members to the majority Democrat state election board. Senate Bill 749, titled “No Partisan Advantage in Election,” seeks to transfer the administrative authority to appoint members of the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) to the Department of…


McCarthy Rips CNN for Hiring Clapper, McCabe in Response to Questions on Trump

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) slammed CNN on June 12 as he was being pressed about the indictment against former President Donald Trump over his handing of classified documents. “The idea of equal justice is not playing out here,” McCarthy told a group of reporters at Capitol Hill, referring to how Trump and President…


Hollywood Legend and Epoch Times Columnist Has the Latest on the Presidential Field

No one covers politics with the masterful elegance and lively wit of Roger L. Simon. The veteran screenwriter sees the drama in the big picture—another likely Trump-versus-Biden showdown. And as an award-winning novelist, he has a keen eye for the telling details that reveal the inner lives of the 2024 underdogs, like Vivek Ramaswamy and…


[PREMIERING NOW] Hollywood Legend and Epoch Times Columnist Has the Latest on the Presidential Field

No one covers politics with the masterful elegance and lively wit of Roger L. Simon. The veteran screenwriter sees the drama in the big picture—another likely Trump-versus-Biden showdown. And as an award-winning novelist, he has a keen eye for the telling details that reveal the inner lives of the 2024 underdogs, like Vivek Ramaswamy and…


[PREMIERING at 11AM ET] Hollywood Legend and Epoch Times Columnist Has the Latest on the Presidential Field

No one covers politics with the masterful elegance and lively wit of Roger L. Simon. The veteran screenwriter sees the drama in the big picture—another likely Trump-versus-Biden showdown. And as an award-winning novelist, he has a keen eye for the telling details that reveal the inner lives of the 2024 underdogs, like Vivek Ramaswamy and…