Politics

Hungary Approves Sweden’s Accession To NATO

The Guardian reports: Hungary’s parliament has approved Sweden’s Nato membership nearly two years after the historically neutral country applied to join the western military alliance, bringing to an end months of limbo and diplomatic wrangling. The vote, which took place in Budapest on Monday, followed Friday’s meeting between the Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, and his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orbán, …

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US Airman Dies After Self-Immolation Outside Israeli Embassy In DC: “I Will Not Be Complicit In Genocide”

The Insider reports: An active duty US Airman on Sunday died after he lit himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, in an act of protest against the war in Gaza. Aaron Bushnell said in a live-streamed video on Twitch that his decision was to “protest against the genocide of the Palestinian people,” according to …

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Second-Ranking Senate Republican Endorses Trump

CNN reports: GOP Sen. John Thune, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, is endorsing former President Donald Trump as the party’s nominee, his office confirmed to CNN. The backing from the South Dakota Republican, who has been critical of Trump, is the latest indication of the former president’s grip on the party as he barrels toward the nomination. It’s …

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Koch Group Cuts Off Funding For Haley’s Campaign

The Washington Post reports: Americans for Prosperity, the organization backed by conservative billionaire Charles Koch, will stop its spending in support of Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign, officials with the group said Sunday. The organization — the Koch network’s flagship political group that set out last year to put its weight behind a Donald Trump opponent in 2024 — announced the …

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Gingrich Attacks RNC Member Over His “Destructive” Resolution Against The RNC Paying Trump’s Legal Bills

“Why has Henry Barbour, Republicans National Committeeman from Mississippi, become an ally of Joe Biden. Barbour’s two proposed RNC resolutions defy reality and only help President Biden. “It is ironic that Barbour would propose these anti-Trump resolutions as President Trump wins his fifth straight contrast (?) and is declared the winner in Nikki Haley’s home state one minute after the …

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No Labels: We’re “Definitely Interested” In Nikki Haley

“This has been a project to essentially give Americans another choice if they’re unhappy with the presumptive nominees. Which, you know, it appears it’s going to be Trump vs. Biden right now, but we don’t know. “Nikki Haley, she’s remaining in the race. You can’t count her out completely. And hats off to her for staying in and for sticking …

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Noem And Ramaswamy Tie In CPAC’s Veep Straw Poll

The New York Times reports: Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota and the entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy tied for the top choice to be former President Donald J. Trump’s running mate in a straw poll on Saturday at a prominent gathering of conservative activists. Ms. Noem and Mr. Ramaswamy each garnered 15 percent of the vote in the straw poll. Former …

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Haley Vows To Stay In Race After Losing Home State

NBC News reports: Nikki Haley reiterated that she plans to continue her run for president, even after her loss to Trump in her home state. “I’m a woman of my word,” Haley said. “I’m not giving up this fight when a majority of Americans disapprove of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden.” She said that the roughly 40% of the …

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German Lawmakers Vote To Legalize Recreational Weed

Courthouse News reports: A divided Bundestag on Friday voted to make Germany the first major European Union country to legalize the possession and purchase of small amounts of cannabis for recreational purposes. Starting April 1, people 18 and older will be able to grow up to three marijuana plants and possess up to 25 grams (about 1 ounce) of cannabis …

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Tennessee Rep: Vaccinated Veggies Should Be Labeled

“When you go into a grocery store, you should know as a consumer this head of lettuce is a head of lettuce, the head of lettuce right next to it could contain a vaccine in it. “All we’re saying is, if it does have the vaccine in it, make sure it’s listed as a pharmaceutical so people can get the …

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Phillips Floats “Bipartisan Unity Ticket” With Haley

“Wouldn’t all your listeners be maybe more compelled by Nikki Haley and Dean Phillips getting together on a unity ticket, and actually doing for the first time perhaps in our country’s history what most Americans actually want, which is cooperation, collaboration, participation, decency, common sense leadership. “There’s no way Nikki Haley will become the nominee in the GOP, and the …

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Man Says Phillips Operative Paid For AI Biden Robocall

NBC News reports: A Democratic consultant who worked for a rival presidential campaign paid a New Orleans magician to use artificial intelligence to impersonate President Joe Biden for a robocall that is now at the center of a multistate law enforcement investigation, according to text messages, call logs and Venmo transactions the creator shared with NBC News. Paul Carpenter says …

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Politico: Dobbs Ruling Continues To Backfire On GOP

Politico reports: If Republicans didn’t realize it when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, they sure understand now: The long tail of the Dobbs ruling just keeps whipping Republicans with thorny political consequences. The GOP’s latest nightmare scenario comes from Alabama, where the state’s high court found on Friday that the destruction of embryos constituted a crime under the …

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Haley: I Didn’t Say I Agree With Alabama IVF Ruling

“Well, first of all, I didn’t say that I agreed with the Alabama ruling. What the question that I was asked is, do I believe an embryo is a baby? I do think that if you look in the definition, an embryo is considered an unborn baby. And so, yes, I believe from my stance that that is. “The difference …

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WV Secretary Of State: The CIA Stole The 2020 Election

NBC News reports: The National Association of Secretaries of State Winter Conference is usually a cordial affair. It’s one of two occasions every year in which top election officials from most states gather to commiserate and share nonpartisan advice. But at this year’s conference, West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner drew rare groans from the crowd. During the question-and-answer …

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Alabama Plans Second Execution By Nitrogen Gas

The Associated Press reports: Alabama is seeking to put a second inmate to death using nitrogen gas, a move that comes a month after the state carried out the first execution using the controversial new method. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office asked the Alabama Supreme Court on Wednesday to set an execution date for Alan Eugene Miller. The state …

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Nikki Haley: Yes, Frozen Embryos Are “Babies” [VIDEO]

NBC News reports: Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Wednesday that frozen embryos created through in-vitro fertilization are “babies,” siding with a recent Alabama Supreme Court decision that raised concerns among doctors and patients about the future of the procedure. “Embryos, to me, are babies,” Haley told NBC News in an interview, adding that she used artificial insemination to have …

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FL Advances Defamation Bill That Even The Right Fears

Florida Politics reports: A third and final House committee has advanced a contentious defamation bill. But one critic testified the legislation will help its sponsor bring forward lawsuits against anyone criticizing his political allies. At a House Judiciary Committee meeting, Milton gun shop owner Chris Smith discussed a lawsuit filed against his business. Santa Rosa County Commissioner Sam Parker filed …

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Former CNN Anchor John Avlon Launches House Bid

The Hill reports: Former CNN Anchor John Avlon filed to run for Congress after leaving the news network two weeks ago. Avlon will be running as a Democrat in New York’s 1st Congressional District, according to Federal Election Commission fillings. His decision to run for the lower chamber comes after he announced on Feb. 8 his departure from CNN where …

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Georgia Gov Reveals He Was Interviewed by Jack Smith

CNN reports: Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who resisted intense pressure from former President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election results in his state, revealed Tuesday that he has been interviewed by special counsel Jack Smith’s office. “I basically told them the same thing I told the special grand juries: that I follow the law and the Constitution and …

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