#Trump meets with Polish president at Trump Tower

#Trump meets with Polish president at Trump Tower

Former President Trump met Wednesday night with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the latest in a series of conversations the presumptive Republican nominee has held with foreign leaders. Trump hosted Duda at Trump Tower in New York City, where the former president is staying as he attends his criminal trial over an alleged hush money scheme….

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#Montana abortion rights group launches ballot initiative

#Montana abortion rights group launches ballot initiative

A reproductive rights group in Montana launched an initiative Tuesday to include a state constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights on the ballot in the general election this November. On Tuesday, Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights announced that it has officially launched its signature drive to get the required 60,000 signatures from Montanans by June 21 to…

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#March retail sales blew past expectations 

#March retail sales blew past expectations 

Retail sales in March surpassed expectations, according to new numbers released by the Commerce Department on Monday. The latest estimates from the Commerce Department show that retail sales in March increased by 0.7 percent — which is more than double the consensus estimates of a 0.3 percent increase for last month. While it surpassed expectations…

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#Tlaib, Bush form joint fundraising committee ahead of Bush’s upcoming primary

#Tlaib, Bush form joint fundraising committee ahead of Bush’s upcoming primary

Progressives Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.) have formed a joint fundraising committee, Tlaib’s office confirmed to The Hill.  The committee, dubbed “Sisters Saving Lives,” was filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Thursday.  Tlaib and Bush, both members who have been critical of Israel’s handling of the war against Hamas, started…

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#Zelensky says Ukraine will lose war without US funding

#Zelensky says Ukraine will lose war without US funding

Ukrainian President Vlodomyr Zelensky warned Ukraine “will lose the war” if U.S. lawmakers do not pass funding for the war-torn nation. “We need to tell Congress specifically … if Congress does not help Ukraine, Ukraine will lose the war,” Zelensky said Sunday during a meeting with the UNITED24, the Ukrainian government’s fundraising platform. “If Ukraine…

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#Former GOP rep says Trump ‘appeals to the worst of us,’ calls on Biden ‘to recognize the moment’

#Former GOP rep says Trump ‘appeals to the worst of us,’ calls on Biden ‘to recognize the moment’

Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh (Ill.) said that former President Trump “appeals to the worst of us” when discussing his rhetoric and called on President Biden to “recognize the moment” when appealing to voters heading into November.  Walsh, who served one term in the House, criticized Trump and called him an “evil demagogue.”  “I mean…

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#Trump campaign expects to haul in  million at fundraiser

#Trump campaign expects to haul in $50 million at fundraiser

Former President Trump is expected to rake in roughly $50 million at a Saturday night fundraiser, doubling what three Democratic presidents recently brought in for President Biden’s reelection campaign war chest, a campaign official confirmed to The Hill.  The private fundraiser will be hosted by hedge fund billionaire John Paulson in Palm Beach, Fla.  The…

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