#Christie: Trump is a ‘fool’ for calling Hezbollah smart

#Christie: Trump is a ‘fool’ for calling Hezbollah smart

Republican Presidential candidate Chris Christie called former President Donald Trump a “fool” over his remarks calling the militant group Hezbollah “very smart.” In a speech with his supporters Wednesday in Florida, Trump criticized Israel’s lack of preparedness for the attacks from the militant group Hamas. He critiqued the Israeli defense minister for issuing a warning…

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#Israel-Hamas war looms over slowing world economy

#Israel-Hamas war looms over slowing world economy

The outlook for the global economy is getting worse. International economic agencies are coalescing around slower growth projections after a year of interest rate hikes from central banks, even as the U.S. economy has so far defied a long-predicted downturn. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday said global growth will slow from 3.5 percent…

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#DeSantis: ‘I opposed McCarthy when it wasn’t cool’

#DeSantis: ‘I opposed McCarthy when it wasn’t cool’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) weighed in Tuesday on the speakership battle raging on Capitol Hill, noting that he was against Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) “when it wasn’t cool” during his time as a congressman.  “I opposed McCarthy when it wasn’t cool years ago,” DeSantis told Scripps News. “He’s really somebody that Donald Trump has backed and…

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#Ramaswamy campaign asks RNC to cut debate stage

#Ramaswamy campaign asks RNC to cut debate stage

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign is asking the Republican National Convention (RNC) to cut the number of candidates for the third debate down to the top four.  Vivek 2024 CEO Ben Yoho urged the RNC to limit the next debate to the top four candidates in national polling besides former President Trump in a…

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#DeSantis says he would not serve as Trump’s VP

#DeSantis says he would not serve as Trump’s VP

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a 2024 presidential candidate, said on Sunday that he would not serve as President Trump’s vice president if the former president asked him to be his running mate. “No, I’m running for president,” DeSantis said in an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” when asked whether he would accept a…

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#Ramaswamy slams House stopgap bill as a ‘deflection’

#Ramaswamy slams House stopgap bill as a ‘deflection’

Entrepreneur and 2024 GOP presidential primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy expressed his negative view of the recently passed stopgap funding bill to keep the government funded on Saturday. “My first reaction is the reaction it’s been for the last several days, which is this whole debate is a farce. It’s a deflection,” Ramaswamy told reporters following…

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#Trump’s rivals step up attacks as time runs out

#Trump’s rivals step up attacks as time runs out

Former President Trump’s GOP rivals are signaling more willingness to attack him as the Iowa caucuses approach and the front-runner’s lead shows few signs of shaking. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) was among those who let loose on the former president during Wednesday night’s debate — a notable shift from a candidate who had generally been cautious about alienating…

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#Abortion may not be a game-changer for Democrats in 2024

#Abortion may not be a game-changer for Democrats in 2024

Since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision was announced last year, there has been much discussion about the impact of the decision on the 2024 elections. Some have referred to the decision as a “political earthquake,” or asserted that the “political landscape has been altered significantly, with no reversal in sight.” Indeed, Democrats believe…

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