By Beth Reinhard, The Washington Post (c) 2024 In September 2018, as allegations of sexual misconduct against Brett M. Kavanaugh threatened his confirmation to the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump vowed that the FBI would have “free rein” to vet the claims. Trump said the FBI was “talking to everybody” and added on social media: […]
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FBI probe of Kavanaugh constrained by Trump White House, report finds
By Beth Reinhard, The Washington Post (c) 2024 In September 2018, as allegations of sexual misconduct against Brett M. Kavanaugh threatened his confirmation to the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump vowed that the FBI would have “free rein” to vet the claims. Trump said the FBI was “talking to everybody” and added on social media: […]
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Elon Musk says it would be ‘pointless’ to try to assassinate Kamala Harris
By Patrick Svitek, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Elon Musk, who owns the social media platform X and is a high-profile backer of former president Donald Trump, said in an interview that it would be “pointless” to try to assassinate Vice President Kamala Harris – once again publicly airing questions about why no one has […]
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Elon Musk says it would be ‘pointless’ to try to assassinate Kamala Harris
By Patrick Svitek, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Elon Musk, who owns the social media platform X and is a high-profile backer of former president Donald Trump, said in an interview that it would be “pointless” to try to assassinate Vice President Kamala Harris – once again publicly airing questions about why no one has […]
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Harris dismisses Trump’s comments that he’s a ‘protector’ of women
By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., The Washington Post (c) 2024 Speaking on a popular podcast aimed at young women, Vice President Kamala Harris took issue with former president Donald Trump calling himself a “protector” of women and responded to attacks on her stepfamily by Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Harris made the remarks on the “Call […]
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Harris dismisses Trump’s comments that he’s a ‘protector’ of women
By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., The Washington Post (c) 2024 Speaking on a popular podcast aimed at young women, Vice President Kamala Harris took issue with former president Donald Trump calling himself a “protector” of women and responded to attacks on her stepfamily by Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Harris made the remarks on the “Call […]
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Johnson won’t say Biden won in 2020, raising worries on 2024’s process
Mariana Alfaro, The Washington Post (c) 2024 House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) wouldn’t acknowledge Sunday that Joe Biden won the 2020 election when asked directly about the election denialism that former president Donald Trump continues to promote on the campaign trail. During a testy exchange on ABC News’s “This Week,” host George Stephanopoulos asked Johnson […]
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Johnson won’t say Biden won in 2020, raising worries on 2024’s process
Mariana Alfaro, The Washington Post (c) 2024 House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) wouldn’t acknowledge Sunday that Joe Biden won the 2020 election when asked directly about the election denialism that former president Donald Trump continues to promote on the campaign trail. During a testy exchange on ABC News’s “This Week,” host George Stephanopoulos asked Johnson […]
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Trump allies threaten Deloitte contracts after employee shares Vance chats
By Peter Jamison, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Republicans backing Donald Trump are threatening Deloitte, a consulting firm that is one of the federal government’s largest business partners, with the loss of billions of dollars in contracts because an employee shared messages from 2020 in which JD Vance, now the GOP vice-presidential nominee, criticized the […]
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Trump allies threaten Deloitte contracts after employee shares Vance chats
By Peter Jamison, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Republicans backing Donald Trump are threatening Deloitte, a consulting firm that is one of the federal government’s largest business partners, with the loss of billions of dollars in contracts because an employee shared messages from 2020 in which JD Vance, now the GOP vice-presidential nominee, criticized the […]