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Anti-Trump Republicans Plan Ultimatum for Their Party
GOP Names
to Threaten
Third Party
May 12, 2021 5:02 PM CDT

GOP Names to Threaten Third Party

Public letter will push the GOP to be rational again, organizer says

(Newser) - Christine Todd Whitman and Tom Ridge are among the more than 100 Republicans who have said they'll sign a letter demanding that the party change direction. If it doesn't, the group warns, the GOP can expect to be challenged by a third political party. The group is opposed...

Oldest Supreme Court Justice Under Pressure to Retire
Oldest Supreme Court Justice
Under Pressure to Retire
in case you missed it
May 8, 2021 2:30 PM CDT

Oldest Supreme Court Justice Under Pressure to Retire

Some want Stephen Breyer, 82, to clear way for younger liberal

(Newser) - President Biden could have a Supreme Court seat to fill come summer. There is "immense urgency" among progressive Democrats for liberal Justice Stephen Breyer, who was nominated to the court by President Clinton in 1994, to retire after the court wraps up its current term around the end of...

Cost of Secret Service for Trump Children Multiplies

Details' partial hotel and transportation bills the first month were $140K

(Newser) - Secret Service protection for former President Trump's adult children is off to an expensive start. The first month after Trump's term ended, which included multiple trips and vacations for the Trump children and their spouses, cost the government at least $140,000 for transportation and hotel rooms, the...

Twitter Blocks Account Trying End Run Around Trump Ban

It was tweeting verbatim posts from former president's new blog

(Newser) - Donald Trump is having an eventful week in regard to social media. A day after a Facebook advisory board kept his ban in place , at least temporarily, Twitter also moved to keep Trump-related content off its site. Coverage:
  • Suspended: Twitter on Thursday suspended a new account that attempted to circumvent
...

Liz Cheney&#39;s Possible Successor Weighs In
Liz Cheney's
Possible
Successor
Weighs In
the rundown
May 6, 2021 1:02 PM CDT

Liz Cheney's Possible Successor Weighs In

Rep. Elise Stefanik stresses her support of Trump amid GOP political drama

(Newser) - GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik has emerged as a leading contender to replace Liz Cheney in the No. 3 spot among House Republicans, and on Thursday she helped strengthen that case on her own behalf during an interview with Steve Bannon. Coverage:
  • The 36-year-old New York congresswoman stressed her support for
...

Trump: Social Media Firms 'Must Pay a Political Price'

He uses new platform to slam tech firms after Facebook ban upheld

(Newser) - Donald Trump has a new platform —and he used it Wednesday to attack tech companies after the Facebook Oversight Board upheld his suspension . "What Facebook, Twitter, and Google have done is a total disgrace and an embarrassment to our Country," the former president said, per Politico . He...

Trump Launches New Platform
New Trump
Platform Is Here
May 5, 2021 12:39 AM CDT

New Trump Platform Is Here

Though it's not a social media platform

(Newser) - On the eve of Donald Trump's Facebook fate being decided, the former president launched his own communications platform. From the Desk of Donald J. Trump, unveiled Tuesday and found here , features a timeline of messages from Trump and offers readers the option to share them to Facebook or Twitter,...

Judge Orders Trump Obstruction Memo Released

Justice Department has until May 17 to file any motion to stay the order

(Newser) - A federal judge has ordered the release of a legal memorandum the Trump-era Justice Department prepared for then-Attorney General William Barr before he announced his conclusion that then-President Trump had not obstructed justice during the Russia investigation, the AP reports. The Justice Department had refused to give the March 24,...

Trump Drops Big Hint About 2024 Run

He says supporters will be 'very, very happy'

(Newser) - Donald Trump dropped a very big hint Tuesday about his plans for 2024. The former president—who hasn't acknowledging losing the 2020 election yet—told Candace Owens at the Daily Wire that his supporters will be "very happy" with his decision about another White House run, the Hill...

Hot Mic Picks Up McCarthy Saying He's 'Had It' With Cheney

House GOP leader sounds like he has no quarrel with replacing conference chair

(Newser) - House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy made his frustration with Rep. Liz Cheney clear Tuesday, whether he realized it or not. He told Fox & Friends that his members have expressed concerns about Cheney remaining as conference chair after her criticism of former President Trump. She voted to impeach him after...

Facebook Board Set to Issue Ruling on Trump Ban

Oversight board says decision will be out this week

(Newser) - In a a decision likely to stir up strong feelings no matter which way it goes, Donald Trump will find out this week whether he gets to return to Facebook. The social network’s quasi-independent Oversight Board says it will announce its decision Wednesday on a case concerning the former...

Liz Cheney&#39;s Anti-Trump Stance Is Coming to Head
Liz Cheney
Doubles Down
on Stance
Opposing Trump
the rundown
May 3, 2021 11:53 AM CDT

Liz Cheney Doubles Down on Stance Opposing Trump

High-ranking Republican may have to fend off another challenge to her leadership post

(Newser) - Earlier this year, Rep. Liz Cheney survived an attempt to oust her from her No. 3 position among House Republicans. It's beginning to look like the Wyoming congresswoman will have to fend off another challenge in the near future, again over her continued criticism of former President Trump. (Cheney...

Trump Talks Possible 2024 Ticket on Fox

If the former president runs, he says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would be considered for VP

(Newser) - Former President Trump hasn't committed to a 2024 run , but it's beginning to look more likely that he would ditch Mike Pence if it happens. In an interview with Marie Bartiromo of Fox Business on Thursday, the former president instead spoke glowingly of a different possible running mate—...

Trump Has a Statement On the Oscars
Trump Has a
Statement on the Oscars
Apr 28, 2021 3:20 AM CDT

Trump Has a Statement on the Oscars

Mocks the 'politically correct and boring' Academy Awards

(Newser) - Former President Trump has feelings about a certain awards show held Sunday night . "What used to be called The Academy Awards, and now is called the 'Oscars'—a far less important and elegant name—had the lowest Television Ratings in recorded history, even much lower than last...

McCarthy Speaks Out on Call With Trump During Capitol Riot

House minority leader wouldn't confirm GOP congresswoman's account of heated conversation

(Newser) - Kevin McCarthy confirmed Sunday that he did speak with then-President Trump on the phone during the peak of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, but it didn't seem to be the heated "shouting match" it was previously described as—at least not according to McCarthy's update. The...

Trump's Herschel Walker Support Stalls Georgia Race

Bigger GOP political names won't enter race until former football star decides

(Newser) - It might turn out to be a fake, but Herschel Walker's consideration of a run for Senate has frozen other Georgia Republicans in their tracks. Walker has hinted about entering the GOP primary so he can take on newly elected Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, who's running for a...

Trump Considering 2024 Run 'Beyond Seriously'

But former president doesn't commit in interview with Sean Hannity

(Newser) - Former President Trump is keeping his name alive as a potential 2024 candidate. "I am looking at it very seriously," he told Sean Hannity in an interview on Fox News on Monday night. "Beyond seriously. From a legal standpoint, I don’t want to really talk about...

Podcasters Track Descent of Alex Jones

As Infowars traffic falls, hosts who mock it wonder what they'll do next

(Newser) - Dan Friesen and Jordan Holmes are following Alex Jones closely on his way down, but they aren't fans. They are growing concerned, though, about the Infowars host hitting bottom. "He just feels less and less in control of what he's doing. The presentation is reckless and absurd,...

Chelsea Clinton Makes Request of Trump: 'It's Never Too Late'

Former first daughter wants former president to release pics of himself getting vaccinated

(Newser) - Chelsea Clinton appeared Thursday on The View, and she took the opportunity to make a request of Donald Trump while she was there. Speaking about the COVID vaccine and the apparent reluctance of white Republican men to get it, the former first daughter suggested the former president release photos of...

Democratic Pollsters: We Got It Wrong Again

5 firms admit 'major errors' in predicting 2020 outcome, have no definitive solution

(Newser) - Five of the Democratic Party's six biggest polling firms are admitting "major errors" in their 2020 polling data, with "no consensus on a solution." A Tuesday letter signed by ALG Research, Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group, GBAO Strategies, Global Strategy Group, and Normington Petts describes a months-long effort...

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