Новости за 22.10.2023

The son of a Tennessee police chief is accused of shooting two officers at a Dollar General store, according to police.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga said his son was evacuated out of Israel earlier this month as the country waged war against the U.S.-designated terror group Hamas.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Reps. Jodey Arrington and Roger Williams announced Sunday they will not run for speaker of the U.S. House, leaving only one Texan in the mix to lead Congress’ lower chamber.

The Donald Trump fraud trial won't happen on Monday because there is a "COVID issue," according to New York Attorney General Letitia James' office.

MSNBC's Katie Phang reported Sunday that Donald Trump's lawyer Alina Habba will be the one to do the questioning of Michael Cohen in court on Tuesday. Habba was also the lawyer on the Trump team who interviewed Cohen for his deposition.

MSNBC host and former Florida prosecutor Katie Phang made a guest appearance on "The Alex Witt Show" on Sunday afternoon where she reported that Donald Trump lawyer Alina Habba has been tabbed to cross-examine former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen when he appears in court on Tuesday.

Cohen is scheduled to testify as part of the former president's financial fraud trial where New York Attorney General Letitia James is asking for a $250 million judgment against Trump and the Trump Organization. Читать дальше...

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani revealed over the weekend that former President Donald Trump sought to make him attorney general even though he wanted to be secretary of state.

Describing how he wormed his way into Donald Trump's circle of Mar-a-Lago admirers, Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt recounted how the former president confided he wanted Mar-a-Lago members to get a gander at his barely clothed wife Melania.

In a deep dive by the New York Times on Pratt's growing relationship with Trump that led to him being made privy to U.S. government intelligence, Pratt was heard in covert recordings obtained by “60 Minutes Australia” talking about conversations... Читать дальше...

Invited onto CNN to talk about the war between Israel and Hamas, Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH) was confronted by "State of the Union" host Jake Tapper to answer for the chaos engulfing House Republicans who can't get their act together and select a new speaker after booting Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

With Tapper prefacing his question with, "I hope you don't take this personally," Tapper continued, "Do you guys have any idea how clownish you look?”

Appearing nonplussed, Turner first grimly admitted... Читать дальше...

Fox News correspondent Kevin Corke revealed more House Republicans oppose former President Donald Trump's movement than were previously thought.

On Sunday morning, CNN "State of the Union" host Jake Tapper went on a mini-rant about the state of the Republican Party that is now tearing itself apart in a fight over who will be the next speaker of the House.

With former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) sitting across from him, he complimented her for sticking to her conservative principles by not backing Donald Trump -- which in turn cost her her seat in Congress.

As the CNN host noted, she's more conservative than Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) who replaced her as the no. Читать дальше...

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) blamed Democrats after he gave Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) the power to oust him.

Reflecting on the surprise plea deals accepted by attorneys Sindey Powell and Kenneth Chesebro in the Georgia racketeering case related to the 2020 presidential election, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance was asked on Sunday morning who will be the next to flip and possibly testify against Donald Trump.

Appearing on MSNBC with host Katie Phang, Vance singled out attorney Jenna Ellis, saying she has the most to lose and has already complained about the legal costs she has been running up. Читать дальше...

Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott said he does not regret claiming President Joe Biden has "blood on his hands" after Hamas attacked Israel.

It took a few days but Donald Trump finally got around to addressing news that Sindey Powell accepted a plea deal in the Georgia racketeering case where he is one of the 19 co-defendants.

On Sunday morning in a Truth Social post, where he once again misspelled "stolen" as "stollen," the former president also insisted, "MS. POWELL WAS NOT MY ATTORNEY, AND NEVER WAS."

In total, he wrote, "Sidney Powell was one of millions and millions of people who thought, and in ever increasing numbers still think... Читать дальше...

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) called President Joe Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan "the biggest mistake" the U.S. has made since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

During a series of phone calls with a New York Times journalist, Rep. George Santos (R-NY) claimed that his extended family was victimized by the Chinese Communist government which was behind the brief kidnapping of his niece.

According to a police official: it never happened.

In an extensive piece for the Times, journalist Grace Ashford detailed a history of receiving calls from the embattled lawmaker at all hours, where he alternately defended himself and complained about the turn his life has taken since entering Congress... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump's decision to bring attorney Sidney Powell into his inner circle is now coming back to haunt him in the worst possible way now that she has accepted a plea deal from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

Saturday Night Live jumped back into politics this week, landing with both feet on Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) -- played by Mikey Day -- with Donald Trump ridiculing him over his failed bid to become House Speaker.

James Austin Johnson's Trump popped into Jordan's office where the Ohio Republican sat fuming over his embarrassing public defeat, complaining, "All I want to do is get Congress back to work so I can shut it down again."

Moments later Austin Johnson's Trump shows up, entering with... Читать дальше...

The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday released new figures related to the 2023 budget that showed a troubling drop in the nation's tax revenue compared to GDP—a measure which fell to 16.5% despite a growing economy—and an annual deficit increase that essentially doubled from the previous year.

As I began to type this, the despicable Ohio Congressman, Jim (Gym) Jordan, made a third attempt to garner enough votes to become our 119th Speaker of the House of Representatives. By the time I was done, he lost, and our media continued to normalize this dangerous abomination and his anti-American political party.

Donald Trump is a nervous wreck after two of his former attorneys pleaded guilty in the Georgia criminal case that has also ensnared the ex-president, according to a former GOP strategist on Saturday.

Donald Trump's serious legal troubles are among several reasons why one former White House reporter says he doesn't think the ex-president will be the Republican party's presidential nominee for 2024.

IOWA CITY — As U.S. House Republicans continue to deal with chaos of designating a House speaker, U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks hosted presidential candidates Friday at an Iowa City fundraiser while defending decisions that some fellow Republicans have criticized.

Mike Lindell has recently been complaining about the money troubles of his pillow company, and it looks like his new product isn't faring any better.