April 18, 2024

Trump backs TikTok as Congress considers bill to ban Chinese-owned social media app

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday signaled his opposition to a TikTok ban being considered in Congress, arguing that it would help Facebook, which he called “a true Enemy of the People!” “If you get rid of TikTok, Facebook and Zuckerschmuck will double their business,” Trump, 77, claimed in a Truth Social post, apparently referring […]

Koch-Backed AFP Backs Nikki Haley for President in Massive Setback for Ron DeSantis

The Charles Koch-backed group Americans for Prosperity Action (AFP) is backing former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) in the GOP presidential primary, marking a significant setback for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), whose campaign griped over the move.  ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonatan Karl first reported the news in a tweet Tuesday morning, which was quickly

Bernie Sandes Backs ‘Pause’ in Gaza, but No ‘Ceasefire’ with Hamas Terrorists

Kevin Dietsch / Getty Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) departed from much of the “progressive” left on Sunday morning when he opposed a ceasefire in Israel’s war against the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, though he supported a “pause” and criticized Israel’s bombing in Gaza. Sanders told CNN’s State of the Union that he opposed a ceasefire even

Trump backs Johnson for House speaker, urges Republicans to vote for him and ‘get it done fast!’

Former President Trump backed House Republican nominee Rep. Mike Johnson for speaker of the House, urging GOP lawmakers to vote for him during the floor vote Wednesday and to “get it done fast!” Before entering a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday morning for another day of proceedings as part of the civil trial stemming from New York […]

AFP Action backs 5 GOP House candidates in primaries

Michigan state Sen. Tom Barrett attends a campaign rally on Nov. 4, 2src22, in Benton Township, Mich. | Carlos Osorio/AP Photo A major conservative group is ramping up its push into congressional primaries and endorsing GOP candidates early in the hopes of avoiding the losses of 2src22. Americans for Prosperity Action, a super PAC established

Sen. Tommy Tuberville Backs Biden Impeachment Inquiry, ‘Shocked’ by the Evidence

Mariam Zuhaib, File/AP Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) announced his support for House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden on Wednesday. Tuberville claimed he was “shocked by the scale of the allegations and the strength of the evidence” after he and his colleagues in the Senate met with House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH)

Senator Tom Cotton Backs Biden Impeachment Inquiry 

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) announced his support for the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry about President Joe Biden on Tuesday. Cotton said Biden “lied repeatedly about his business dealings with Hunter, who has said ‘Pop’ demanded ‘half’ his shady, ill-gotten foreign income.” “He enabled Hunter to sell access to our enemies, including China,” Cotton added.

Meta loses as top EU court backs antitrust regulators over privacy breach checks

Meta Platforms on Tuesday lost its fight against a German data curb order that strikes at the heart of its business model as Europe’s top court backed the German antitrust watchdog’s power to also investigate privacy breaches. The ruling from the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) potentially hand antitrust authorities more […]

Report: Mitch McConnell Backs Kevin McCarthy’s Hand Ahead of Debt Summit Next Week

Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) backed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s support for ”substantive” budget cuts days before he is set to meet with President Joe Biden and other congressional leaders to negotiate on debt ceiling legislation.  The Hill reported that McConnell signed onto a letter sent to Democrat Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), led

GOP Quietly Backs Off Attacking Bud Light—Its Own Major Donor

The NRCC put out and then swiftly deleted a direct attack on Bud Light, whose parent company donated nearly $500,000 to its candidates in the most recent campaign cycle. Updated Apr. 15, 2023 5:04PM ET / Published Apr. 15, 2023 2:48PM ET exclusivePhoto Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images and NRCCThe National Republican Congressional Committee quietly deleted a fundraising page Saturday

Colts’ Shaquille Leonard backs Jeff Saturday, doesn’t appreciate ‘hate’: ‘Cut that out’

As the Indianapolis Colts search for their next head, one member of the team is throwing his support behind the guy who surprisingly was named the interim head coach in Week 10 of the 2022 NFL season.  Colts linebacker Shaquille Leonard spoke highly of Jeff Saturday on Friday, telling Pat McAfee that the interim head […]

Exclusive — Blackburn Backs Banks in Indiana Race: ‘We Desperately Need His Tenacity in the Senate’

Joshua Roberts/Getty Images Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) notched an endorsement Tuesday from Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in the race for Indiana’s open Senate seat in 2024, Breitbart News has learned. The endorsement from Blackburn brings Banks’s total endorsements from U.S. senators — and potential future colleagues — up to half a dozen early on in

Mace backs McCarthy on GOP’s debt-ceiling strategy

President Joe Biden on Friday vowed that he “will not yield” to GOP demands that Democrats cut entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security in exchange for avoiding a debt-ceiling standoff. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Budget Committee, on Sunday backed Biden’s stance. Pressed by Tapper on the potential toll of such

Blob Wins: Just 38 Days in, New PM Truss Sacks Finance Minister, Backs Down on Key Pledges

Liz Truss is no radical and is certainly not a political outsider, but her very slight deviation from political norms and Treasury orthodoxy has been so harshly punished by the markets and the media just 38 days in we witness the unedifying spectacle of a brand new Prime Minister throwing her brand new Chancellor to

Nebraska lawmaker backs states right but also supports federal abortion ban ‘on principle’

“The voters get to decide. They get to decide by selecting representatives at the state and the federal level,” Don Bacon said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” | Nati Harnik/AP Photo Republican Rep. Don Bacon, up for reelection in a competitive seat in Nebraska, said Sunday he supports a federal abortion ban “on principle” after…

The Rainbow Conspiracy Part 14: Stealth Socialist Steve Phillips Backs David Garcia, Plots Turning Arizona Permanently Blue

Influential San Francisco lawyer Steve Phillips and his billionaire socialist friends have long been meddling with Arizona. Turning the Grand Canyon state blue is a key part of Phillips’ plan to give a socialist Democratic Party a permanent monopoly on power in this country – what he euphemistically terms the “New American Majority.” With an […]

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince slams Obama’s Iran nuclear deal, backs Israel’s right to exist

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, 32, said Israelis have a right to their ‘own land’ — and compared Iran’s Supreme Leader to Hitler — in a wide-ranging interview this week.  (Reuters) Saudi Arabia’s crown prince affirmed Israel’s right to exist and criticized former President Obama’s Iran policy in an interview published Monday, pointedly […]

White House backs omnibus spending bill.

President Trump on Wednesday threw his support behind a $1.3 trillion spending bill, defying House conservatives and handing a victory to GOP congressional leaders. The White House announced Trump’s backing after he discussed the proposed deal with Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). “The president and the leaders discussed their support for […]

National Sheriffs’ Association Backs Sessions in Push to Defund Sanctuary Cities.

The National Sheriffs’ Association came out in favor of the Department of Justice Thursday in Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ push to withhold funds from Chicago and other sanctuary cities. The sheriffs’ association—which represents more than 3,000 sheriffs nationwide—will file an amicus brief in support of the DOJ in ongoing litigation between Sessions and the city […]

SCOTUS Backs Trump, Dismisses Travel Ban Challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s travel ban late Tuesday, concluding that the ban’s expiration in September effectively ended the controversy. The development is a partial victory for the administration, which urged the high court to dismiss the case after the ban expired Sept. 24. Per the terms of […]

Watch our backs at the White House Today, President-elect Mr. Trump

Bring your signature savvy with you to the White House today, President Elect Donald Trump, and decline all offers of food and drink while there. The Community Organizer President is bending over backwards claiming hat he respects the millions who voted you in. That would be an overnight dramatic change from the eight years he […]

BREAKING: Trump Backs Out Of Fox News Debate [VIDEO]

Donald Trump says he will not participate in the Fox News debate on Thursday. Speaking at a campaign rally in Iowa on Tuesday, Trump said, “I’m not a fan of Megyn Kelly [one of the moderators]. I think she’s a third-rate reporter. I think she frankly is not good at what she does and I think […]

GOP Senator Backs Sanders Over Cruz

We all know that the Republican establishment hates conservatives, but rarely do these Beltway elites admit it like Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) did yesterday. According to the Associated Press, Senator Burr told folks at a private fundraiser that he would vote for Bernie Sanders (D-VT) for president before he would vote for Ted Cruz (R-TX). Senator Burr […]

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