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Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador tried to slam conservative media, claiming they will not report on the corruption investigation of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez. The Mexican president mistakenly claimed that conservative news outlets would provide cover for Menendez because he was a “Republican… from Texas.” The statements came during his Monday news conference where the Mexican politician briefly discussed the case. Video “These news outlets from the right, conservatives, are not going to say that they found gold bars,” Lopez Obrador said. “The Republican Senator Bob Menendez from Texas, he has always been against us. They are not going...

Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate will occur in the shadow of former President Ronald Reagan — making the setting a vivid reminder of how today’s Republicans have in a lot of ways abandoned his legacy. Reagan, president from 1981 to 1989, redefined not only the mission of his party, but the mission of the federal government. Taxes were cut dramatically. The military was strengthened. The president talked tough and won the Cold War. The role of government as an economic safety net began to erode. Social issues such as abortion rights became prominent federal issues. Today, former President Donald Trump, the...

Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador tried to slam conservative media, claiming they will not report on the corruption investigation of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez. The Mexican president mistakenly claimed that conservative news outlets would provide cover for Menendez because he was a “Republican… from Texas.” The statements came during his Monday news conference where the Mexican politician briefly discussed the case. “These news outlets from the right, conservatives, are not going to say that they found gold bars,” Lopez Obrador said. “The Republican Senator, Bob Menendez from Texas, he has always been against us. They are not going to...

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced on Friday that he is switching parties from a Democrat to a Republican. Johnson announced the change in an op-ed that was published in the Wall Street Journal on Friday. "Next spring, I will be voting in the Republican primary. When my career in elected office ends in 2027 on the inauguration of my successor as mayor, I will leave office as a Republican," Johnson wrote. Prior to being elected the mayor of Dallas in 2019, Johnson represented Dallas in the Texas Legislature for nine years as a Democrat. "I was never a favorite of...

In Texas, the Uber driver who killed Garrett Foster for pointing a gun at him at a BLM protest during the Summer of Floyd got 25 years in prison. If Garrett Foster had lived, he might have been compensated for his services. These people were PAID to riot by the liberal establishment. The Proud Boys, of course, have been getting anywhere from 18 years to 22 years in prison for shaking a fence, breaking a window or in Enrique Tarrio’s case being in custody and not even in DC on January 6. “The rule of law” isn’t a thing anymore....

A special grand jury recommended last year that Atlanta’s district attorney charge three current and former US senators for allegedly aiding former President Donald Trump’s attempts to reverse his 2020 election loss. The panel urged Fulton County DA Fani Willis to indict Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and former Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and David Perdue R-Ga.), according to its 28-page report, released Friday. Willis, an elected Democrat, did not immediately comment on her decision not to charge the trio when she indicted Trump and 18 alleged co-conspirators on Aug. 14 on charges including racketeering, historically used against organized crime.

MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace said Wednesday on her show “Deadline” that in the 2024 election, Democrats need to say the Republican Party was “the largest anti-democratic force on the planet.” Wallace said, “I want to say it carefully because I’m not trying to throw an elbow at people that have done good, but even Liz Cheney, who did heroic work on the select committee, is not out front in protecting democracy from fellow Republicans. Neither are the other Republicans, people in the primary like Asa Hutchinson and Chris Christie saying that Trump is clearly criminally compromised, if you will.”

Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “America Reports” that if the Republican Party were divided, it would leave Democrats in power, which could bring the United States down a “road to socialism.” Anchor Trace Gallagher said, “The next debate, GOP primary debate is coming up in a few weeks.” He asked, “What’s the strategy going forward, senator, for you to get more speaking time, for you to get your name out there more often?” Tim Scott said, “Great question. Substance will drive my debate performance. I will provide...

The polls continue to come in after the first Republican presidential primary debate, and it’s not looking too shabby for former President Donald Trump. A new poll suggests that while Republican voters seem to have a clear idea of which candidate performed the best, the overall population wasn’t all that impressed just yet. If this continues, the former president might have an easier time winning the GOP nod than it seemed previously. An Economist/YouGov poll paints a rather complex portrait of the GOP primary landscape after the candidates duked it out on the state last Wednesday. The numbers show that...

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has suspended his presidential campaign two months after its initial launch. Suarez, 45, formally jumped into the Republican primary race in mid-June and failed to gain steam throughout his short-lived run, which he teased weeks before. He did not make it to the Milwaukee debate stage on August 23 after failing to meet the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) criteria, despite expressing confidence in doing so less than a week away from the debate. ... “I’ve sort of always agreed with that. If you can’t meet the minimum thresholds, you shouldn’t be trying to take time and...

(Washington/London): Vivek Ramaswamy, an Indian-American 2024 US presidential aspirant, has hinted that he may run on a joint ticket with former president Donald Trump as his running mate if he does not win the Republican nomination, according to a media report. The remarks by Ramaswamy came days after the 38-year-old multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur-turned-politician said he was “not interested” in any job other than president. Ramaswamy said he believed he could only “reunite this country” as president, but did not rule out running with 77-year-old Trump as vice president if the former president and frontrunner wins the nomination for a third...

Only two questions mattered going into Wednesday night’s GOP primary debate. Number one: Would any one viable candidate stand out among the crowd? Number two: If the answer to the first was “Yes,” would our champion distinguish themselves by acting as the absent Donald Trump’s proxy or by setting up a favorable contrast with the frontrunner? Trump’s decision to sit out the first forum of the 2024 primary season has been cast as a cautious, cowardly decision. It was undoubtedly the latter, but despite the illusion of political safety, the choice also came with considerable risks. If another candidate was...

Now that the Democrat Party has established that it’s fair game to “reimagine” the rule of law — in an attempt to jail a former president of the United States for a maximum sentence of 700 plus years — or Moses’s lifespan three times over, that benighted party should be fully prepared to accept the consequences, in the not so unlikely event that a Republican takes back the White House come January 2025.Here is what should occur with a new GOP administration post haste.A special counsel should immediately be appointed to investigate how the Biden family raked in millions of...

Governor Chris Sununu (R-NH) said Tuesday on “CNN Primetime” that former President Donald Trump can not win the presidential election in November 2024, and he will “crush the Republican ticket going down.” When asked to react to the Georgia indictment, Sununu said, “I’m not a lawyer. I will say, this is incredibly similar to the federal indictment that Jack Smith is doing out of DOJ. Other than, as you brought up, now 18 people involved. That’s a much bigger swath of individuals. Something that I think republicans need to take note of, this is a grand jury in a very...

FOX Business will host the second GOP presidential primary debate on September 27 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in Simi Valley, Calif. "FOX Business is proud to partner with Univision for the second Republican primary debate from the renowned Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to provide all Americans with an unparalleled opportunity to assess the candidates and their stances on critical issues ahead of the primary season," FOX News Media President and Executive Editor Jay Wallace said. The Republican National Committee has now picked FOX News media to host the first two debates of the critical 2024 election...

Police are searching for a woman after she allegedly threatened to blow up a Moore home because of the decorations in the homeowner’s yard. “I would say that is terrorism, but that’s just me,” said Jason Sumrall, a neighbor who was shocked when he saw the footage. Pascal Quintero owns a home in Moore near Southwest Second and Janesway Avenue said that he has always been looking over his shoulder since that day. Quintero said it began in the afternoon of July 8th when the woman walked up and rang their Ring Doorbell. Camera footage from the Ring Doorbell shows...

After Billy Graham, the famous preacher and presidential confidante, passed away in 2018, Luke Nichter was one of the first researchers to get a glimpse at previously unseen Graham diary entries kept at the evangelical Wheaton College. Nichter’s new book The Year That Broke Politics: Collusion and Chaos in the Presidential Election of 1968, out today, is the first to be based on Graham’s personal diaries. The entries reveal that incumbent Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson worked behind the scenes that year to help get Republican Richard Nixon elected. In a phone conversation on July 17, Nichter explained how the...

Months ago, businessman and presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy was a little-known political outsider. Now, he’s rising in several recent polls — putting him neck-and-neck with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as runner-up in the Republican primaries behind favorite Donald Trump. “To be honest, I’m pleased but not that surprised,” Ramaswamy told The Post. “We’re seeing a broader activation of momentum.” A recent Kaplan Strategies poll of primary voters found Ramaswamy tying DeSantis at 12%. Similarly, a Harvard Harris poll conducted last week found Ramaswamy breaking double digits with 10% of likely Republican primary voters, coming within a hair of DeSantis’ 12%...

[Image] Hank Kunneman (left), Vivek Ramaswamy (right), image via Amazon and Al Diaz / Tribune News Service / Getty 48 On Sunday (July 23), an American pastor and televangelist named Hank Kunneman went on an anti-Hindu tirade against Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy for running as a Republican candidate for the upcoming 2024 US Presidential elections. At about 51 minutes and 30 seconds into his programme, Kunneman claimed, “We are in danger as a country and listen to me Generation Z and millennials. Those of you, who are watching, may like this new young guy (referring to Vivek Ramaswamy). “If he...

Former Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD) said Friday on “CNN This Morning” that 50% of Republican primary voters did not want former President Donald Trump to win the GOP nomination. Anchor Abby Phillip said, “I want to ask you about Ron DeSantis, who is running second in the Republican primary for that nomination. You had said recently that DeSantis’ campaign was dropping like a rock and close to over. There has been a lot of talk about a potential reset there. Where do you think he stands now? Do you think he can turn things around?” Hogan said, “He, obviously, got...