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GOP presidential candidates slam FBI over Durham report

GOP presidential candidates slam FBI over Durham report

“THEY ARE SCUM, LIKE COCKROACHES ALL OVER WASHINGTON, DC”, former president Posted in Truth Social Tuesday morning. "Congratulations to John Durham on a Report that is being praised for its quality, importance and professionalism by friends and foes alike." Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has yet to announce a presidential run, said there is a "need to clean house on these agencies." “The Durham Report confirmed what we already knew: Armed federal agencies fabricated a bogus conspiracy theory about Trump-Russia collusion,” DeSantis said on Twitter. "It reminds us of the need to clean house on these agencies as they have…
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‘Succession’ provided us with an absolutely hellish electoral scenario.  How real was it?

‘Succession’ provided us with an absolutely hellish electoral scenario. How real was it?

The episode leaves a lot unresolved. But it also raises a troubling question: What if something like this actually happened? Here's what the Emmy favorite show did right, and what it did wrong. Election officials would have a pretty good idea of ​​which ballots were destroyed, but not to whom they were issued. On the show, the ATN decision desk nerd tells executives that election officials would have no idea which ballots were lost. "While in theory we know everyone who requested an absentee ballot, we don't know exactly how many turned them in, and there's nothing in Wisconsin law…
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Meet 5 AAPI Power Players Shaping Politics and Policies in America

Meet 5 AAPI Power Players Shaping Politics and Policies in America

We featured them in March in our annual Power List of 40 people with undeniable influence on key political battles, from abortion to environmental justice to elections to tense negotiations with geopolitical foes. kamala harris Selected on The Recast Power List for leading the White House's fight for abortion access during the midterm elections, the vice president herself pressured the administration to continue speaking out on the issue of abortion, arguing that it was a matter of personal freedom and would resonate with voters of any gender. . With Biden announcing his re-election bid last week, expect Harris to play…
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Brandon Johnson sworn in as Chicago mayor

Brandon Johnson sworn in as Chicago mayor

“There's enough space for everyone in the city, whether you're seeking asylum” or homeless, he told the applauding crowd at the University of Illinois at Chicago Credit 1 Arena. "We don't want the story of Chicago to be that we didn't invest in all of our people." However, the real refrain of his speech was "Chicago soul," which he used to address the importance of investing in underserved communities. “The soul of Chicago tells us that we will never close our doors to those who come here in search of a better life,” Johnson, a pastor's son, said in a…
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