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Fox News
12 minutes ago
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- Fox News
AOC hosts far-left's new star Trump brands ‘communist' and more top headlines
1. AOC hosts far-left's new star Trump brands 'communist' 2. Senate Republicans advance $9B spending cut bill despite Democratic opposition 3. Late congressman's daughter wins Arizona Democratic primary DIGITAL GHOST HUNT – Any tie Bryan Kohberger has to 'Pappa Rodger' could become clear when gag order is lifted. Continue reading … TOXIC VOWS – Doctor accused of murdering wife confronts courtroom allegations of serial cheating. Continue reading … LOCKED UP – Details emerge after suspect in anti-ICE Texas ambush case gets captured by FBI. Continue reading … HOLLYWOOD HORROR – 'American Idol' exec, husband may have been killed days before bodies were discovered. Continue reading … SPIDER'S WEB – Customs officials left 'speechless' after finding what was crawling inside cake shipment. Continue reading … -- DIPLOMATIC DEMOLITION – Officials flag surprising revelations from deep State Department cuts. Continue reading … POLICY SHIFT AHEAD – Trump admin refines EEOC approach to transgender workplace discrimination claims. Continue reading … 'BALANCED APPROACH' – Bipartisan immigration bill offers legal status for migrants without citizenship path. Continue reading … CASH IN YOUR POCKET – Here's the money people in each state could pocket under Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill.' Continue reading … 'FEEL ANY REMORSE?' – Gavin Newsom drops F-bomb after he's surprised by Joe Rogan question on podcast. Continue reading … BLAME GAME – 'The View' co-hosts fire back at Obama: 'Pointing the finger at the wrong person.' Continue reading … MALE VOTE MATTERS – Former NBC host Chuck Todd rips Democratic Party for struggling with men. Continue reading … CAMPUS CRACKDOWN – Trump urged to create new contract with universities as voter trust plummets. Continue reading … SAXBY CHAMBLISS – If America doesn't shape the world, our rivals will. Continue reading … CHAD WOLF – Retailers caught red-handed using Trump's tariffs as cover for price gouging. Continue reading … -- RESCUE MISSION – Business owner offering one-way flights to get homeless out of California. Continue reading … NATURAL BOOST – The key to living longer could be tied to a surprising substance. Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ – Test yourself on space steps and racing roots. Take the quiz here … EPIC HISTORY – MLB All-Star Game gets decided in incredible swing-off. Continue reading … SKY'S THE LIMIT – Wellness advocate pushes to make America's air healthy again. See video … VIVEK RAMASWAMY – Trump will always put America first with immigration. See video … KATIE PAVLICH – Pam Bondi should do a press conference to answer some of these questions. See video … Tune in to the FOX NEWS RUNDOWN PODCAST for today's in-depth reporting on the news that impacts you. Check it out ... What's it looking like in your neighborhood? Continue reading… Thank you for making us your first choice in the morning! We'll see you in your inbox first thing Thursday.
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Donald Trump Taunts AOC And Jasmine Crockett — Then Undermines Himself In Next Breath
Self-described 'very stable genius' Donald Trump on Tuesday took aim at two of his most prominent critics in Congress — Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) ― with a demand that they take IQ tests. 'AOC, look, I think she's very nice. But she's very low-IQ, and we really don't need low-IQ,' the president told reporters. 'Between her and Crockett, we're going to give them both an IQ test to see who comes out best.' He continued: 'Now, I took my test. I took a real test at Walter Reed Medical Center and I aced it. I got every one of all those questions right. Now it's time for them to take a test.' But critics pointed out that Trump was appearing to reference not an IQ test but the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). The screening tool is used to detect early signs of cognitive decline, not intelligence. The test asks participants to remember a list of words, identify images and more. Trump last took the MoCA during a medical exam in April at Walter Reed. He infamously turned his 2018 taking of the assessment into a viral moment after claiming that doctors were amazed by how he remembered the words 'person, woman, man, camera, TV.' Trump has long claimed a high IQ but has never released actual IQ test results. Online, some mockingly floated the idea of all three — Trump, Ocasio-Cortez and Crockett — taking the same IQ test side-by-side on live television. Others suggested why he'd lobbed the IQ dig at those two lawmakers in particular: Fox News Star Stuns With Unreal Take On 'Nazis' And 'The Blacks' Paul Krugman Exposes The Flaw At The Heart Of Trump's Cruelest Policy Seth Meyers Stunned By What Trump Just Called His Supporters: 'Why Are You So Weird?!'
BreakingNews.ie
2 hours ago
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
Catherine Connolly confirms presidential campaign
Independent TD Catherine Connolly has said she will seek to become the next President. The left-wing Galway West representative said she did not make the decision overnight and was doubtful enough about the move, but was convinced by the correspondence she got from people asking her to run. Advertisement She outlined the reasons why she decided to run and her vision for the presidency while speaking on RTÉ Raidio na Gaeltachta's programme Adhmhaidin. 'I was taken aback by the support I received, I wasn't expecting that level of support from people across the country, in English and Irish,' she said speaking in Irish. She said she was independent, was 'not afraid to speak out' and outlined her vision for the role. She added: 'I will give an ear to everyone, I worked as a clinical psychologist for seven years, and then I worked as a barrister. From that experience I can hear everyone's opinion.' Advertisement On Tuesday, Mairead McGuinness became the first official nominee in the presidential race to replace Michael D Higgins after his term comes to an end in the autumn. Ms McGuinness, who was a TV presenter and farming journalist before becoming an MEP and EU commissioner, is the nominee to become Fine Gael's presidential candidate. Prospective candidates need the support of 20 Oireachtas members to get on the ballot paper. Fianna Fáil, the party with the most TDs in the Dáil, has not clarified if it will run a candidate and is to make a decision in the early autumn. Advertisement Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has also refused to rule herself out of the running. Ms Connolly has received the backing of the Social Democrats and People Before Profit, with the Labour Party to 'very seriously' consider backing her. Left-wing independent Ms Connolly worked as a barrister and a clinical psychologist before becoming a councillor for 17 years and spending a term as Galway mayor until 2005. She resigned from the Labour Party in 2006 after being turned down to be a running mate of then incumbent TD Michael D Higgins. Advertisement She was first elected to the Dáil as an independent candidate for Galway West in 2016. Speaking on Wednesday, she said she did not 'fall out' with the Labour Party and said she understood that Labour and Sinn Féin were considering support her, adding she already had the support of more than 20 Oireachtas members. Asked about who would pay for her campaign, she said the parties that have backed her 'were happy' to give her any support she needs, but the details had not yet been worked out. She was also asked about her stance on the war in Ukraine – about the suggestion that she did not clap during Volodymyr Zelenskiy's address to the Dáil in April 2022 and whether Ukraine should be sent arms by other countries. Advertisement She said she had criticised Russia 'many times' and was despondent about the failure of diplomacy in relation to the conflict, but that does not give Russia 'any excuse'. Explained Explained: Who is presidential candidate Catherine... Read More She said she did clap for Mr Zelenskiy in April 2022 but said some journalists reckoned her applause 'did not go on long enough or was not strong enough'. She added: 'I want us to use our voice as a neutral country. I am very worried about the direction Europe, the US and other countries are going in. More war does not bring about peace, that is not the way. 'We're a small country with a particular history and we should use that experience and influence, not just in relation to Russia, but in relation to Israel and Gaza too.'
CBC
2 hours ago
- Politics
- CBC
Exodus of N.L. cabinet ministers challenges Liberal Party momentum, prof says
One by one, veteran Liberal Party politicians are bowing out of the campaign trail ahead of Newfoundland and Labrador's upcoming fall provincial election. The trail of resignations started in May 2024 when former St. John's South MHA Tom Osborne resigned from provincial politics after a 28-year career. Then, in September, former energy minister Andrew Parsons announced he wouldn't be running in the 2025 provincial election after a 14-year political career. He formally resigned in May 2025 following the change in the provincial Liberal leadership. Parsons' resignation followed that of former Premier Andrew Furey, who stepped down in February after serving for four and a half years. Furey has since returned to working as an orthopedic surgeon in St. John's, but has not ruled out a future in politics. Furey's resignation triggered a Liberal leadership race in March, which saw Windsor-Lake MHA John Hogan become premier in May. Five cabinet ministers out A formal provincial election must take place by October 2025. With the six-week campaign trail getting closer, five of Hogan's cabinet ministers, and one backbencher, have decided not to seek re-election. Seniors Minister John Abbott was the first to tender his resignation from provincial politics. Elected in 2021 as MHA for St. John's East-Quidi Vidi, Abbott attempted to become the Liberal leader twice. First up against Furey, then Hogan. He chose to resign at the end of the summer following a lawsuit over the controverted 2021 provincial election. Then on July 7, Finance Minister and Deputy Premier Sioban Coady announced that she will not seek re-election after spending a decade in provincial politics, and three years in federal politics between 2008 and 2011. A week later, on Monday, three cabinet ministers announced that they will also not seek re-election after spending a decade in provincial politics. The first was Industry, Energy, and Technology Minister Steve Crocker. Shortly after came Justice and Public Safety Minister John Haggie, and then Environment and Climate Change Minister Scott Reid. Lake Melville MHA Perry Trimper is also moving on. He announced his decision to leave politics in May. Liberal momentum challenged Political science professor Alex Marland told CBC the exodus of long-time Liberal politicians in the province is normal and healthy, as it paves the way for new faces in the House of Assembly. "Politics is draining," he said. "You just need energy." But with ridings opening up for new competition, Marland said those newly elected faces could belong to a different party and lead to a change in government. "It's ultimately challenging for the premier to show momentum, and politics is so much about momentum," Marland said. That doesn't mean Hogan can't win the upcoming provincial election, but Marland said losing big names poses a challenge. There is also a pattern in Newfoundland and Labrador. Since 1972, whenever the province's governing party elects its third leader, they lose in the following provincial election. "I immediately think of Paul Davis," Marland said. "There's a lot of factors at play, but the thing that is constant is the longer you are in government, the harder it becomes to stay in government." He said that's because the government develops a record, and people want change. Sometimes, change occurs when a new leader takes office with a new cabinet. It can also lead to a change in the governing party. With an eye on the PCs, Marland said a good strategy for the party would be recruiting star candidates who want to be part of PC Leader Tony Wakeham's caucus. Marland said star candidates are people with a public profile, and they are often mayors.
Free Malaysia Today
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
There's no need to entertain MCA, says Loke
Loke Siew Fook said he 'couldn't be bothered' with MCA and there was no need to entertain the party's views about DAP. PETALING JAYA : DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook has refused to be drawn into the latest spat with MCA following its accusations that his party betrayed the Chinese voters after the 2022 general election. Loke said he 'couldn't be bothered' with MCA and that there was no need to entertain the party's views, Sinar Harian reported. 'We'll just do our work, and let the people judge us for it. MCA doesn't need to evaluate us – that's not their job. The ones who will evaluate us are the voters and the people. Come election time, we'll see,' Loke was quoted as saying. A war of words broke out between MCA and DAP a few days ago after MCA Youth information chief Neow Choo Seong claimed that DAP had failed to defend the interests of the Chinese community. DAP national vice-chairman Syahredzan Johan dismissed the claims as baseless and advised MCA to focus on regaining public support. This prompted MCA vice-president Tan Teik Cheng to label Syahredzan as arrogant and said that the latter's party relied heavily on Chinese votes to win the elections but neglected the community after gaining power.
