Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford said the president did not initially see it as disrespectful to hold his planned comeback rally on Juneteenth, a date which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. "He didn’t see it as disrespectful to be able to do it on Juneteenth," the Republican senator said Sunday on CNN’s…
Ben Carson calls for dialogue over insults
HUD Secretary Ben Carson urged Sunday morning for the country to "engage in dialogue" on racism, rather than hurling insults and demonizing each other. "What will help the national heal is if we engage in dialogue together," Carson said on CNN’s "State of the Union." "Let’s not make the solution be a Democrat solution or…
South Jersey Republicans’ choice: Demographics or Trump
Republicans in a crucial New Jersey swing district have a choice in the July primary: pick a millennial woman with organized labor ties or a middle-aged man with connections to President Donald Trump’s campaign. In choosing a candidate they hope will unseat freshman Democratic Rep. Andy Kim in the 3rd District, Republicans are either going…
Once Again, Democrats Are Caught In the Trump Trap
Former President Barack Obama since leaving office rarely wades into debates about his successor, but President Donald Trump’s performance during the pandemic compelled him to raise his voice. He was sharp by his standards, though hardly by Trump’s, in a rapidly leaked conference call with former employees in which he credited the incumbent with “an…