#Nikki Haley: Bernie Sanders is ‘exactly the reason’ mental competency tests are needed

#Nikki Haley: Bernie Sanders is ‘exactly the reason’ mental competency tests are needed

Nikki Haley: Bernie Sanders is ‘exactly the reason’ mental competency tests are needed MARION, Iowa — Presidential candidate Nikki Haley defended her proposal for mental competency tests here on Tuesday — in startlingly personal terms. Haley said that one critic of the proposal, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), was “exactly the reason we need it.” Sanders,…

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#Ohio senator: East Palestine residents ‘right to be skeptical’ after train derailment

#Ohio senator: East Palestine residents ‘right to be skeptical’ after train derailment

Ohio senator: East Palestine residents ‘right to be skeptical’ after train derailment Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) on Sunday said residents in East Palestine, Ohio, are “right to be skeptical” after a disastrous train derailment leaked toxic chemicals in the air, land and water near their homes. “Should the residents accept the assurances from the government…

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#Blinken says spy balloon was ‘unacceptable’ in first meeting with Chinese official, but ‘no apology’ offered

#Blinken says spy balloon was ‘unacceptable’ in first meeting with Chinese official, but ‘no apology’ offered

Blinken says spy balloon was ‘unacceptable’ in first meeting with Chinese official, but ‘no apology’ offered Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart on Saturday that the presence of a Chinese spy balloon in U.S. airspace was “unacceptable” in their first meeting since the balloon inflamed U.S.-China tensions earlier this month. “This was…

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#Blinken claims China ‘strongly considering’ providing Russia with ‘lethal assistance’

#Blinken claims China ‘strongly considering’ providing Russia with ‘lethal assistance’

Blinken claims China ‘strongly considering’ providing Russia with ‘lethal assistance’ Secretary of State Antony Blinken said China is “strongly considering” providing Russia with “lethal assistance” in its nearly year-long war with Ukraine. Blinken, who met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the margins of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, said he warned Beijing…

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#Republicans on Haley’s 2024 bid: Don’t rule her out

#Republicans on Haley’s 2024 bid: Don’t rule her out

Republicans on Haley’s 2024 bid: Don’t rule her out Republicans are warning against counting Nikki Haley out in the 2024 presidential race after a better-than-expected campaign rollout this week that offered an early lens into how she plans to take on former President Donald Trump. In her Wednesday campaign kickoff and a subsequent swing through…

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#Why Buttigieg is drawing so much GOP scorn

#Why Buttigieg is drawing so much GOP scorn

Why Buttigieg is drawing so much GOP scorn Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is increasingly in the eye of the GOP storm in the aftermath of a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that spilled toxic chemicals. The disaster, which came just a month after a series of embarrassing air travel issues that snarled plans for…

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#Ranking the GOP’s top 10 presidential candidates

#Ranking the GOP’s top 10 presidential candidates

Ranking the GOP’s top 10 presidential candidates Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley this week became the second major Republican candidate for president in 2024, joining former President Trump in a field that is sure to grow. Other potential candidates, including former Vice President Mike Pence and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, are hinting…

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