Новости за 02.02.2023

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu told CNN's Alisyn Camerota on Thursday that he would support former President Donald Trump if he was nominated for president again in 2024 — despite his own long history of publicly attacking the former president.

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday refused to commit to supporting the 2024 Republican presidential nominee — if he doesn’t win it. “It would depend. I would give you the same answer I gave in 2016,” Trump said in an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “It would have to depend on who the nominee was.” The GOP needs a unified base of support to unseat President Joe Biden, who is expected to announce his own reelection bid soon. The worst-case scenario for Republicans would... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Under the leadership of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Republicans have started an investigatory committee to dig into the Justice Department investigations into Donald Trump and the Jan. 6 attack. But after recent reports that former special counsel John Durham and former Attorney General Bill Barr were desperate to uncover corruption in Robert Mueller's probe, Democrats are looking for accountability too.

Republican lawmakers in Arkansas this week passed a bill barring transgender students who attend public schools from using bathrooms and locker rooms according to their gender identity. House Bill 1556 would require public schools and open-enrollment public charter schools to only allow students to use “multiple occupancy” restrooms or changing areas that correspond to the “student’s sex as identified on his or her original birth certificate issued at or near the time of his or her birth.” The bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Читать дальше...

Making good on a midterm election promise, Representative James Comer (R-Kentucky), the chair of the House Oversight Committee, has announced that next week the Committee will host a special hearing titled, "Protecting Speech from Government Interference and Social Media Bias, Part One: Twitter's Role in Suppressing the Biden Laptop Story."

Up to 20 hours of unreleased footage from the traffic stop that claimed the life of Tyre Nichols in Memphis have yet to be released, prosecutors say. The most notable aspect of the never-before-seen clips is the audio, which reveals comments made in the wake of the beating and after an ambulance took Nichols to the hospital, County prosecutor Steven Mulroy told CNN. Mulroy did not say when or to what extent the rest of the footage would be made public, noting that decision rests with the City of Memphis and its police department. Читать дальше...

Shortly before the Republican majority in the United States House of Representatives voted to oust Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) delivered a powerful speech defending Omar and denouncing the GOP's transparent xenophobia.

Players who took part in a reality TV game show based on the Netflix series Squid Game are complaining about the production, with one player saying it was scripted from the beginning, duping them into thinking they had a chance at winning when in reality they were just unpaid background actors, Vice's Motherboard reports.

The cruelty is the point.

That’s the only impression left after watching state Sen. Mike Thompson’s latest foul attack on LGBTQ people.

His new bill would classify drag shows as promoting obscenity and bar children from viewing them. Depending on the bill’s wording (text was conspicuously difficult to find Wednesday), it might make showing “Mrs. Doubtfire” a criminal offense. Performances of the family musicals “Hairspray” or “Peter Pan,” which feature crossdressing lead actors, could likewise be banned. Читать дальше...

A Canadian woodchuck cast a different type of shadow over "Groundhog Day" Thursday -- just hours before he was due to predict spring's arrival, Fred la Marmotte was found dead.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has reignited his fight with one of his state's largest employers: Disney.

From 2016 to 2021, nearly every state saw a spike in the number of young adults between the ages of 25 and 44 forming new households, a development with far-reaching implications for state populations, economic growth and infrastructure. For many millennials, the economic fallout of the Great Recession a decade and a half ago postponed what for many is a major milestone: leaving their parents’ house or housing shared with roommates to form their own household. But millennials began striking out... Читать дальше...

A New York woman was found murdered in her home after police were alerted to a "foul order" coming from her apartment.

A New York judge rebuked Donald Trump's lawyers for submitting unnecessarily long court filings in their case against New York attorney general Letitia James.

Former President Donald Trump took to his personal social media site on Thursday to complain that his coverage on conservative cable news isn't good enough.

The scandals keep piling up for Rep. George Santos (R-NY) and CNN reporter Manu Raju tried unsuccessfully on Thursday to get some answers.

It was announced on Thursday that Donald Trump's former White House press secretary, who now serves as the governor of Arkansas, will deliver the GOP response to the president's State of the Union Address.

A 30-year-old councilwoman from New Jersey was shot to death while sitting in her car near her home on Wednesday, My Central Jersey reports.

History is on the line at the 2023 Grammy Awards. Major music stars including Beyoncé and Bad Bunny could set new milestones at Sunday’s ceremony, while wins by Adele in coveted categories would put her in elite company. For the first time since 2020, the award show returns to its frequent home at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, formerly known as the Staples Center. The stage is set for a dramatic night with big-name performers and some of the industry’s top artists competing for song, record and album of the year. Читать дальше...

Scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is now facing multiple investigations into his campaign finances, and a new filing seems poised to add even more intrigue.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the FBI is planning to search for additional classified documents at former Vice President Mike Pence's home. The move comes as senior government officials come under increased scrutiny from authorities over the handling of classified information.

"The View" started the show by calling out Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and his performative request that the Judiciary Committee say the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of every committee meeting. But Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) didn't have it, demanding that if they're going to say the pledge that it not be led by those who attempted to overthrow the government.

Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) Chair Matt Schlapp granted one of his first interviews on Thursday after being accused of groping in a lawsuit.

By Ricardo Brito

BRASILIA (Reuters) -A Brazilian senator said on Thursday that a close aide to far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro had tried to persuade him to join a conspiracy to annul the October elections that Bolsonaro had lost.

Senator Marcos do Val said at a news conference that he was invited to a meeting on Dec. 9 with the then-president by Bolsonaro associate, former lawmaker Daniel Silveira. At the meeting, Silveira asked do Val to try to get the top electoral authority... Читать дальше...

Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar has been booted from the House Foreign Affairs Committee in a move she said was motivated by racism and revenge.