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Trump, Other GOP Presidential Candidates Respond to Historic Affirmative Action Ruling

Former president Donald Trump and other Republican presidential candidates–including two who are ethnic minorities–lauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision declaring that colleges cannot use race when considering which students to admit. Because of the ruling nixing this type of affirmative action policy, Trump called June 29 “a great day for America.” “People with extraordinary…


Trump: ‘Great Day for America’ As SCOTUS Rejects Affirmative Action in Colleges

Former president Donald Trump and other Republican presidential candidates–including two who are ethnic minorities–lauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision declaring that colleges cannot use race when considering which students to admit. Because of the ruling nixing this type of affirmative action policy, Trump called June 29 “a great day for America.” “People with extraordinary…


Trump Says He Didn’t Have Any Documents in Audio Recording: ‘It Was Bravado’

Former President Donald Trump said he was holding random sheets of papers, not revealing classified documents during an audio recording in which he was heard mentioning classified material. “I would say it was bravado, if you want to know the truth, it was bravado,” Trump told ABC News and Semafor in an interview on June…


DeSantis Vetoes Bipartisan Crime Reform Bill

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed a criminal justice reform bill that received almost unanimous support from both houses of the Florida state Legislature. The veto was issued without an explanation from the governor’s office. The bill in question, House Bill 605, aimed to modify the Florida statute related to the expungement of criminal…


ANALYSIS: Trump, Other Politicos Fight for Attention in Changing Media Landscape

News Analysis Big-name politicians—such as former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, and their rivals—are jockeying for positions amid a media landscape that looks a lot like the Wild West lately. High-profile shakeups have recently hit two major networks, Fox News and CNN, leaving candidates and viewers guessing the political direction each might take next….


McCarthy Says Trump in ‘Stronger’ Position Now Than He Was in 2016

Former President Trump is in a much stronger position to win the presidential race next year than in 2016, according to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). “Just look at the numbers this morning—Trump is stronger today than he was in 2016,” McCarthy told Breitbart News in an interview on June 27, referring to poll results…


Putin Breaks Silence as Biden Distances US From Russia’s Internal Conflict

President Joe Biden made his first public comments on the mutiny in Russia. What did he say, and what’s next in the short-lived rebellion by Wagner mercenaries? Did Attorney General Merrick Garland lie to Congress? That’s a question the GOP says could lead to an impeachment inquiry over the Department of Justice’s handling of investigations…


NTD Evening News (June 26): Putin Breaks Silence After End of Wagner Mutiny; Biden, Zelenskyy Discuss Russia Events Over Phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 26 broke his silence for the first time since the Wagner mutiny ended in an uncertain truce on Saturday, with the Russian leader pledging in a televised address that the leaders of the Wagner rebellion would be brought to justice. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told President Joe Biden…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (June 26): Putin Breaks Silence After End of Wagner Mutiny; Biden, Zelenskyy Discuss Russia Events Over Phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 26 broke his silence for the first time since the Wagner mutiny ended in an uncertain truce on Saturday, with the Russian leader pledging in a televised address that the leaders of the Wagner rebellion would be brought to justice. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told President Joe Biden…


LIVE NOW: DeSantis Reveals Details of His Border Security Plan in Texas

GOP presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visits Eagle Pass, Texas, and details his border security plan at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 26. …