GOP debate lineup in flux as some race for spots, and other takeaways from the campaign trail

by admin | Aug 18, 2023 | Politics

Jeff Swensen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Several Republican candidates are clawing for a spot on next week’s presidential debate stage, while former President Donald Trump plans to skip the event altogether. With time quickly running out before...

Trump plans to skip GOP debate, considers interview with Tucker Carlson instead: Sources

by admin | Aug 18, 2023 | Politics

Scott Eisen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is planning on not attending the first Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee next Wednesday and is strongly considering sitting down for an interview with Tucker Carlson that day instead,...

Trump’s GOP rivals needle him about showing up to debate days after 4th indictment

by admin | Aug 18, 2023 | Politics

Bloomberg/Alyssa Pointer/Bloomberg via Getty Image(ATLANTA) — Just days after a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, indicted former President Donald Trump on charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, most of his GOP primary rivals...

Green Party candidate Cornel West owes more than half a million dollars in taxes and child support: Records

by admin | Aug 18, 2023 | Politics

Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Philosopher and presidential Green Party candidate Cornel West currently owes more than half a million dollars between unpaid taxes and unpaid child support, according to tax records. Records show West owes nearly $466,000...

Trump cancels press conference intended to dispute Georgia election interference charges

by admin | Aug 18, 2023 | Politics

Joe Raedle/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump’s press conference previously scheduled for Monday regarding Georgia’s 2020 election results — in which he was expected to provide more unproven claims about voter fraud...

Pentagon to make changes at military service academies to stem sexual assaults

by admin | Aug 18, 2023 | Politics

Digital Vision./Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The three U.S. military academies must implement changes to stem an increase in sexual assaults, according to a Pentagon study released Thursday that showed cadets and midshipmen were receiving “mixed...