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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Republicans who are seeking to lead their party in the 2024 presidential race are gathering in South Carolina this weekend with a goal at the forefront of their agenda: taking on “woke ideology.” On Saturday in North Charleston, Palmetto Family, which lobbies for what it considers to be “biblical values," is hosting Vision ’24, described by organizers as “casting the conservative vision" for the next White House race. More than 400 attendees are expected to hear from presidential hopefuls, including Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor who was Donald Trump's U.N. ambassador, and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Organizers expect issues such as gas prices and national security to get plenty of attention. But there also is an expectation that much of the focus will be on the pushback by some across the U.S. against what they perceive as affronts … [Read more...] about Haley, Ramaswamy among those taking on ‘woke ideology’ in SC

WASHINGTON - U.S. Capitol Police learned from the media that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had provided access to security footage of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot to television personality Tucker Carlson, and the police then were shown just one of about 40 clips before Carlson aired them earlier this month, the police department's lawyer said in an affidavit Friday. The police had asked House Republicans to let them review every clip that would be made public for security reasons, Capitol Police general counsel Thomas DiBiase said in the six-page declaration. But DiBiase said he viewed only a single clip. McCarthy (R-Calif.) gave Carlson exclusive access to roughly 40,000 hours of video, something Carlson had suggested as a condition of his support for McCarthy's long bid to win the speakership in January. Carlson has played down the deadly violence that occurred that day and claimed it was a "false flag" operation. The police department did not learn about it until Feb. 20, … [Read more...] about House GOP gave Jan. 6 footage to Carlson without telling Capitol Police, lawyer says

Former President Donald Trump held his first 2024 presidential campaign rally on Saturday at the Waco Regional Airport, where he and his supporters were joined by several Texas conservatives, including Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller , Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt from Houston. The timing of Trump's rally made waves because it coincided with the 30th anniversary of the infamous Waco siege that lasted from Feb. 28 to April 19 in 1993. Dozens of people were killed in the deadly standoff between the Branch Davidian religious group and federal agents. One Branch Davidian minister, speaking with Robert Downen from The Texas Tribune, claimed this was intentional on Trump's part. "He's making a statement, I believe, by coming to these stomping grounds," the man said in a video Downen posted on Twitter. "The government, the FBI, laid siege on this community just like they laid siege on Mar-a-Lago and went in and took his stuff." The man was referring to how … [Read more...] about Trump claims he ‘will prevent World War III’ at Waco, Texas rally

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 Last week began with three House Republican committee chairmen issuing a letter to the Manhattan district attorney demanding documents and testimony about his investigation of Donald Trump. It ended with a dozen House Republicans visiting prisoners at the D.C. jail who face charges from storming the U.S. Capitol two years ago in a bid to overthrow the 2020 election and keep Trump as president. Still more than 10 months until the first caucuses of the GOP presidential nominating contest, the House Republican conference appears more and more as if it has taken sides with the former president - even though the 2024 race is considered an open primary with a couple of already declared candidates and several more getting ready to enter the race. Trump has that way of making everything about him unusual and unprecedented, but these early moves by House GOP leaders would go … [Read more...] about House Republicans lining up to defend Trump, helping in GOP primary

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 For months, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis - an expected 2024 Republican presidential candidate - did his best to ignore former president Donald Trump, a declared 2024 Republican candidate. Then, on Monday, DeSantis pitter-pattered up to a sly and winking condemnation, supporting Trump by attacking Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg - who is closing in on a possible indictment of the former president - while also using the moment to note that allegations about "paying hush money to a porn star" are at the center of the investigation. And finally - faced with an onslaught of attacks and provocations from Trump and his allies - DeSantis got more direct in an interview with Piers Morgan set to air Thursday on Fox Nation. DeSantis implicitly criticized Trump's chaotic and ego-driven management style ("The way we run the government, I think, is no daily drama"), touted his … [Read more...] about GOP 2024 hopefuls grapple with how to take on Trump

Jaguar’s Mitch Evans held off Nick Cassidy and team mate Sam Bird on the final lap to win a hectic Sao Paulo Eprix. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free In a race filled with lead changes, Evans overtook Cassidy in the closing laps and then resisted the Envision driver’s attack over the final lap to win by two tenths of a second, with the top three covered by just over half a second at the chequered flag. At the start, Stoffel Vandoorne leapt out into the lead from pole position with Antonio Felix da Costa holding off Mitch Evans for second place. There was carnage between turns two and three, with Norman Nato, Edoardo Mortara and Andre Lotterer all suffering heavy damage due to the pack compacting before the hairpin, however all three cars continued with Nato recovering to the pits. On the second lap, Sebastien Buemi dropped to near the back of the field after colliding with Maximilian Guenther as they navigated the turn five-six chicane. Dan Ticktum missed … [Read more...] about Evans holds off Cassidy and Bird in final lap thriller in Sao Paulo · RaceFans

WASHINGTON — Six years ago, Ted Cruz was vulnerable. He was widely derided as Congress’ least likable Republican senator — by members of his own party. And in his home state, he was facing off against a barnstorming Democratic opponent so formidable that he was drawing GOP voters across the aisle. Today the conservative iconoclast still elicits the strong emotions and frequent ire for his bombast and penchant for division. He still remains unafraid to buck his own party leadership when he feels it’s being insufficiently conservative. But as he gears up for his second reelection bid in 2024, Cruz is facing a different political terrain than he did in 2018. He’ll run with more power in the Senate and more name recognition around the country. Trumpism has elevated combative lawmakers in Cruz’s mold within the GOP. And as his party has taken rightward turns over the past decade, Cruz steadily polls as one of the most popular figures among Texas Republicans. “Everybody comes here … [Read more...] about Why Ted Cruz’s next reelection path looks smoother with Beto O’Rourke behind him