Tom Boggioni
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'Not something I particularly want': Trump's previous GOP rivals want nothing to do with him in 2024
With Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) still sitting on the sidelines and teasing a run for the Republican Party's 2024 presidential nomination, the only credible threat to Donald Trump's coronation is former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley's announced run.That is because Republicans who took their shot in 2016 ... → Read More
Trump is a 'greater threat today' to the Republican Party if they don't give him what he wants
With Gov. Ron DeSantis becoming a legitimate contender for the 2024 Republican Party presidential nomination, there is a growing concern that Donald Trump could run as a third-party candidate if only to exact revenge on the party for rejecting him.In his column for the Wall Street Journal, former Ge... → Read More
Kevin McCarthy will make moderates 'walk the plank' to avoid 'massive embarrassment': report
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is about to face his first major challenge, since it took fifteen ballots to get elected to his current leadership position, as he tries to come up with a budget package that looks like it will be unpopular with moderates in his caucus.According to a report from t... → Read More
Josh Hawley flattened for ignoring massive medical insurance fraud when he was attorney general
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) was raked over the coals over the weekend by his hometown newspaper which accused him of ignoring his duties when he was Missouri's attorney general because he was too busy working on raising his national profile.According to the editorial board of St. Louis Post Dispatch, Ha... → Read More
Georgia officials push to make tossing out bogus right-wing voter challenges easier
Election officials and lawmakers in Georgia are about to butt heads as the legislature looks to overhaul voting laws in the state where Donald Trump tried to contest the results of the 2020 presidential election.According to a report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the focus of new rules will... → Read More
Supreme Court conservatives using once-obscure doctrine to 'hamstring' government
With the decidedly conservative Supreme Court on the precipice of issuing another series of rulings, there is a distinct trend among the majority justices to rely upon a doctrine that has lurked in the shadows to tamp down on government programs that help the general public.Described as the "major q... → Read More
Ron DeSantis is 'high on his own supply' as he tests out his presidential campaign pitch: analyst
Although Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has yet to announce his bid to be the Republican Party's presidential nominee in 2024, he is hitting all the key states and meeting with locals in a manner that traditionally precedes an imminent announcement.However, as MSNBC's Sarah Posner wrote, he may need to a... → Read More
'Trump needs Fox News more than Fox needs Donald Trump' as his options dry up: DC insider
As the 2024 presidential primary season begins to heat up, Donald Trump is going to need a larger platform to keep all the focus on himself and off of his rivals which means his war with Fox News will have to be set aside because his options are severely limited.According to a report from the Guardi... → Read More
'A non-starter': Trump's key defense in 'imminent' Manhattan indictment slapped aside
Reacting to an assertion by Donald Trump that reported imminent indictment expected against him for paying hush money to an adult film star before the 2016 election should not be allowed to proceed, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade stated his argument is a "non-starter" for the former president'... → Read More
Trump is facing an 'amazing legal avalanche' starting this week: former prosecutor
Appearing on MSNBC early Sunday morning, a former federal prosecutor pointed to reports that Donald Trump is likely headed for an indictment in Manhattan based on a request to testify before a grand jury and that all of his legal problems are coming to a head at approximately the same time.Speaking ... → Read More
Jim Jordan is having a 'rough time' as his House committee hearings flop: analyst
Rep. Jim Jordan's brief tenure as the House Judiciary Committee chairman is not living up to the expectations of his conservative admirers as the Ohio Republican's much-heralded committee hearings going after a "weaponized" Department of Justice have failed to hit his intended targets in any meaning... → Read More
Jim Jordan is having a 'rough time' as his House committee hearings flop: analyst
Rep. Jim Jordan's brief tenure as the House Judiciary Committee chairman is not living up to the expectations of his conservative admirers as the Ohio Republican's much-heralded committee hearings going after a "weaponized" Department of Justice have failed to hit his intended targets in any meaning... → Read More
Maria Bartiromo may have placed Fox in more peril than other network personalities — here's why
Testimony given by Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo in Dominion Voting System's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit could punch a hole in the reported defense strategy lawyers for Fox News are using to stave off what one legal analyst called the possibility of a "financial death penalty."According to a... → Read More
Michael Cohen's testimony before Congress would be helpful in prosecuting Trump: legal expert
Should Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg decide to indict Donald Trump over his part in paying hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels prior to the 2016 presidential election, it is quite possible that the former president's former fixer, Michael Cohen, could be called as a witness agains... → Read More
Fox News faces potential 'financial death penalty' due to Dominion lawsuit
Should Dominion Voting Systems be successful in winning its $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, it could have a devastating financial impact that would cloud its ability to survive.In a column for MSNBC, former prosecutor and current host of her own show, Katie Phang, claimed the netwo... → Read More
Trump could face crippling court-ordered 'restrictions' after indictment: Former prosecutor
During an appearance on MSNBC on Friday morning, a former federal prosecutor claimed Donald Trump's ability to flit around the country and engage in campaign-related activities could be hampered if he is hit with one or more criminal indictments prior to the 2024 Republican primaries and general ele... → Read More
'Excommunicated' former GOP governor torches Republican Party in scathing letter
Reacting to a stern rebuke by Montanan Republican Party Executive Committee in late February, former Gov. Marc Racicot (R) lashed out at his former colleagues in a fiery open letter posted on the Daily Montanan's website.Racicot, who served two terms as governor before heading off to chair the Repu... → Read More
'Beer track' voters are the key to the 2024 GOP presidential nomination: analyst
The battle to win the Republican Party's 2024 presidential nomination will likely come down to who can capture the hearts and minds of what one political analyst has defined as members of the "beer track."In a column for CNN, longtime political observer Ronald Brownstein suggested that Donald Trump'... → Read More
Trump's 'evident emotional issues' aren't scaring off his fans – and that's dangerous
The hero's welcome that greeted Donald Trump at this past weekend's CPAC gathering in Maryland -- despite the fact that he tried to subvert the 2020 presidential election while inciting a riot at the Capitol -- should be a cause for concern over what it will take for his fans to abandon him.That is ... → Read More
Trump Org suddenly secretive about its financial situation
Two months after the Trump Organization was fined $1.6 million dollars over tax fraud, the company headed by Donald Trump has suddenly gone dark on its financial situation which could be a sign it is in trouble.According to a report from the Daily Beast's Jose Pagliery, a report that was released la... → Read More