Indictment alleges Trump’s ex-chief of staff Mark Meadows played key role in efforts to overturn election

by admin | Aug 16, 2023 | Politics

Alex Wong/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — Less than 10 months after taking on the role as Donald Trump’s right-hand man in the Oval Office, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows allegedly became the then-president’s key partner in a criminal...

Georgia’s Republican governor pushes back on Trump, and more campaign trail takeaways

by admin | Aug 15, 2023 | Politics

Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Following a pattern established by three previous indictments, former president and current 2024 White House hopeful Donald Trump was charged for a fourth time, this time in Georgia, late on Monday...

DeSantis takes a different tone on Disney fight: ‘Moved on’

by admin | Aug 15, 2023 | Politics

Rachel Mummey/Bloomberg via Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has “basically moved on” from his conflict with The Walt Disney Co., he told CNBC on Monday, contending that Disney should “drop the lawsuit” it filed claiming a...

Congressional leaders warm to idea of punting a looming government shutdown

by admin | Aug 15, 2023 | Politics

Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Congressional leaders in both parties are signaling an increased willingness to punt the deadline to fund the government to later this year, possibly delaying a looming government shutdown until the winter and buying...

How the Georgia pardon process works in light of Trump’s latest indictment

by admin | Aug 15, 2023 | Politics

Scott Olson/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — With former President Donald Trump indicted on criminal charges for the fourth time, the pardoning process in Georgia has come into focus. Trump and 18 other people were charged late Monday in a sweeping indictment under...