Russian authorities have launched a criminal probe against Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military contractor, in response to his accusations against the Russian Defense Minister. Former President Donald Trump has criticized aid to Ukraine, while President Joe Biden has made continued aide a priority and has traveled to the wartorn country to underscore U.S. support. The investigation is the latest development in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with the outcome yet to be determined.
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At the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference in Washington, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) pledged that if he were to become President in 2024, his Supreme Court picks would be modeled after Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. He also vowed to defend both justices against “scurrilous attacks” from “the media and by left-wing groups”. DeSantis’ statement has been met with both praise and criticism from both sides of the aisle, and it remains to be seen how it will affect his chances of becoming President in 2024.
At the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in Washington, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) received a lukewarm reception after criticizing former President Donald Trump, one of his rivals in the 2024 presidential race. Christie used the opportunity to make the case for his White House bid, touting his record as New Jersey's governor and assailing the former president's record. He argued that Trump was a failed leader who was unwilling to take responsibility for his past mistakes, and advocated for the Republican party to move away from Trump’s brand of politics.
Key takeaways: Attorney General Merrick Garland has rejected allegations of interference by federal prosecutors in the investigation into Hunter Biden. Garland stated that David Weiss,…
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in favor of the Biden administration's policy to prioritize the deportation of immigrants deemed to pose the greatest risk to public safety or were picked up at the border. The policy, which was blocked by the Trump administration, will now be able to take effect, allowing immigration officers to focus their resources on those who pose the greatest risk to public safety. Conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the majority that the challengers did not have legal standing to sue over the plan.
Tensions between far-right representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO) boiled onto the House floor, resulting in Greene calling Boebert a "little b----". The House also voted to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and failed to pass a resolution to criticize Special Counsel John Durham. It's been a wild week in the House of Representatives, with more to come in the weeks ahead.
Will Hurd, a former Texas Congressman and retired CIA officer, has announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. He is the twelfth Republican to enter the race and is hoping to appeal to swing voters by presenting himself as a "common-sense Republican". Hurd has said that he would not pardon former President Donald Trump if elected, a question other GOP candidates have largely avoided.
The House of Representatives voted to formally censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, on Wednesday in a 213-209 party-line vote. The resolution was authored by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) and was the first time in history that a sitting member of Congress has been censured by the House. Speaker Kevin McCarthy read a verbal rebuke to Schiff on the House floor, to which a large group of House Democrats shouted “shame, shame!” in response.