Judge reinstates gag order on Trump in federal election subversion case
US District Judge Tanya Chutkan has reinstated the gag order she placed on former President Donald Trump earlier this month in his federal election subversion case. Judge Chutkan first issued the order after prosecutors raised concerns that Trump could intimidate witnesses or encourage harm against prosecutors through his public comments. Trump criticized the order harshly over social media claiming it infringed on his freedom of speech. Visit CNN to learn moreImage Credit:Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)
House Speaker Mike Johnson played a key role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election
The new House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, played a key role in efforts by former President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Johnson was the GOP caucus vice chair at the time and led the amicus brief signed by over 100 House Republicans in support of a Texas lawsuit seeking to invalidate the 2020 election results in four swing states Biden won: Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The lawsuit drew harsh criticism from state attorneys general who described it
‘The man broke my heart’: Biden’s Arab-American boosters begin to leave his side
Maysoon Zayid, a Palestinian American comedian, supported President Biden adamantly in the 2020 election; she starred in comedy events boosting him and Biden’s election team even touted her endorsement in a press release. But following the President’s reaction to the events unfolding in Israel and Gaza over the past few weeks, Zayid says she cannot vote for him in 2024. Zayid is not alone, with many Arab-Americans pushing the President to call for a ceasefire amidst the increasing death toll of Palestinian civilians, including
Exclusive poll: Biden and Trump tie at 37% as RFK Jr. costs Trump a narrow lead
One year before the next presidential election Joe Biden and Donald Trump are tied, each receiving 37% of the vote in a new USA Today/Suffolk University Poll. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cost Trump a narrow lead; Kennedy won 13% of the vote, with Kennedy supporters saying by a rate of 2-1 that they would have otherwise supported the Republican candidate. Cornel West, who also plans to run as an independent candidate, is currently receiving 4% of the vote with his supporters saying
7 Republicans are running for House speaker. Only 2 of them voted to certify the 2020 election
Since House Republicans dropped Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio as their nominee for Speaker of the House, 7 new candidates have thrown their hat in the ring for the leadership position. The 7 candidates include House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La. and Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas.. However, of these 7 Representatives, only Emmer of Minnesota and Scott of Georgia voted to certify President Biden’s