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☆ 18 times US presidents told lies, from secret affairs to health issues to reasons for going to war
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( James Pasley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Every US president has told a lie — from war and taxes to health conditions and extramarital affairs. When Dwight D. Eisenhower was caught lying by Russia, he said it was his greatest regret in office. "Every president has not only lied at some time, but needs to lie to be effective," Ed Uravic, who wrote "Lying Cheating Scum," told CNN. From President James Polk lying to invade Mexico in 1846 to then-presidential candidate George H.W. Bush famously promising no new taxes, here are some of the most famous lies US presidents have ever made.

Persons: Dwight D, Eisenhower, Donald Trump, Richard Nixon, Ed Uravic, James Polk, George H.W, Bush Organizations: Service, CNN Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Cambodia, Mexico

"Further progress is likely to become more difficult as base effects fade, and supply-constraints could drive global energy and food prices higher again." Brent crude prices have risen 27% since mid-year and U.S. crude is up 30%, with U.S. retail pump prices already up almost 10% so far since June. Oil and inflation expectationsReuters GraphicsSLOWING DESCENTAnd alongside creeping worries about rising debt supply, the long end of bond markets has been rattled again by the oil price jump. And this has been a far bigger influence on the inflation trajectory than oil prices per se. Yet, restive crude prices will still cloud a messy and tricky battle with inflation expectations just as policy tightening cycles near an end.

Persons: Brent that's, Christian Keller, Akash Utsav, Andrew Goodwin, there's, George H.W, Jamie Freed Organizations: Brent, UBS, Organization for Economic Cooperation, Development, Barclays, Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of England, U.S, Treasury, Oxford, Monetary Fund, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Russia, tailwind, U.S, Europe, Britain, West, George H.W . Bush

☆ Live updates: Trump to surrender to Fulton County authorities in Georgia 2020 election case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Leinz Vales | Aditi Sangal | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The argument, filed as a third-party brief in proceedings where Clark and Meadows seek to move the Georgia state charges to federal court, musters support for keeping the entire case in state court. A judge is set to consider arguments from Meadows and potentially Clark on Monday on moving the case, after both have asked to do so. "The conduct charged here by the Fulton County District Attorney— interference by Mark Meadows and Jeffrey Clark with the 2020 presidential election in Georgia in order to aid Donald Trump’s candidacy—bore no connection to any duty of Mr. Meadows’s, Mr. Clark’s, or Mr. Trump’s office. "Removal would be perverse, as this prosecution arises from interference with state-government operations and seeks to vindicate Georgia’s voice in a federal election, the very contest from which federal authority flows." Trump could ask for similar protection as president but has not formally asked the court to consider moving his case at this time.

Persons: Mark Meadows, Jeffrey Clark, Trump, Clark, Meadows, Donald Trump’s, —, Meadows’s, Clark’s, Georgia’s, Michael Luttig, New Jersey William Weld, John Farmer Jr, Stuart Gerson, Reagan, George H.W Organizations: Getty, Trump, Department, Attorney, Republican Locations: Fulton County , Georgia, Georgia, Meadows, Atlanta, Fulton County, Massachusetts, New Jersey

☆ Fact check: Trump makes new false claim to support old false claim that he won Georgia in 2020
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Washington CNN —Former President Donald Trump keeps telling the lie that he won Georgia in the 2020 election. Numerous previous candidates have earned far larger margins of victory in South Carolina and Alabama than Trump did in 2020. We’ll outline some of the key distinctions between Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama in a moment. The facts about South CarolinaTrump won South Carolina in 2020 by about 11.7 percentage points. Before Roosevelt, Democratic candidates won South Carolina by more than 82 points in all eight presidential elections from 1900 through 1928.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, ”, “, ‘, –, Trump, Audrey Haynes, That’s, we’ll, Franklin D, Roosevelt, George W, Bush, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, Barry Goldwater, Woodrow, Biden Organizations: Washington CNN, Georgia, South, Trump, University of Georgia, North, South Carolina Trump, South Carolina, Democratic, Alabama Trump, Alabama, Trump . Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Alabama, South Carolina, Trump’s Georgia, States, Minnesota, North Dakota, George H.W ., Bush’s Alabama, Atlanta, White, Trump . Georgia

☆ Biden nods to Camp David history by inviting Yoon, Kishida
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Steve Holland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Most famously, President Jimmy Carter brokered the Camp David accords in 1978 between Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. The first foreign leader to visit Camp David, then known as "Shangri-La," was British Prime Minister Winston Churchill who was there for World War Two talks with Roosevelt. Eisenhower, who named Camp David for his father and grandson, would grill steaks for family and friends. One time George W. Bush hosted Russian leader Vladimir Putin at Camp David and introduced Putin to his Scottish terrier, Barney. The seemingly mundane at Camp David can sometimes erupt into major headlines, like the time President George H.W.

Persons: Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin, Biden, David, Camp David, Japan's Fumio, Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol, Franklin Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, Anwar al, Sadat, Menachem Begin, Winston Churchill, Roosevelt, Churchill, Nikita Krushchev, Dwight Eisenhower, Bill Clinton, Ehud Barak, Yasser Arafat, Arafat, Clinton, ” Clinton, “, ”, Harry Truman, Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump, Eisenhower, George W, Bush, Carter, Putin, Barney, George H.W, Marlin, Marlin Fitzwater, Steve Holland, Heather Timmons, Grant McCool Organizations: U.S, ., ROK, Works Progress Administration, Israeli, British, Cuban Missile Crisis, White, Camp, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Camp, Thurmont, WASHINGTON, Japan, South Korea, Maryland, U.S, Laurel Lodge, Aspen Lodge, Roosevelt . U.S, Catoctin, Soviet, Russian, Russia

☆ Mike Pence knocks President Biden over investigation into Hunter: When I was VP 'my son was flying an F-35
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mike Pence knocked Joe and Hunter Biden over news of a special counsel's investigation. Pence said when he was vice president, "my son was flying an F-35 for the Marine Corps." Hunter Biden was conducting business with foreign companies and struggled with substance abuse during Biden's vice presidency. "When I was vice president, my son was flying an F-35 for the Marine Corps defending this country. Then-Vice President Pence also spoke of his son during his eulogy for President George H.W.

Persons: Mike Pence, Joe, Hunter Biden, Pence, Joe Biden, Hunter's, Biden, president's, General Merrick Garland, David Weiss, Weiss, Hunter, Kevin McCarthy, Beau, James Comer, Michael Pence Jr's, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump Organizations: Marine Corps, Service, Fair, White, Republicans, Republican, Biden, Florida Gov Locations: Wall, Silicon, Iowa, Ukrainian, George H.W .

☆ Why a stalled Ukrainian offensive could represent a huge political problem for Zelensky in the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

And even if Trump is not the GOP nominee in 2024, ebbing public support for the war could hurt Biden. Therefore, for political, as well as strategic reasons, there is huge pressure on Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive this summer to produce significant battlefield breakthroughs. Any suggestion that Ukraine’s offensive has been bogged down will deepen that skepticism over a prolonged US commitment. Soon after the Russian invasion in February 2022, 62% said the US should do more to support Ukraine. The political dynamics in the House represent a rather precarious foundation for Ukraine’s vital US support, underscoring why a stalled offensive could represent a political disaster for Zelensky in the United States as well as a strategic loss for Ukraine at home.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky’s, Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Putin, Trump, Biden, CNN’s Jim Sciutto, bleakly, Ukraine’s, Zelensky, ” Zelensky, ” It’s, Mark Hertling, ” Hertling, darkens, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Kevin McCarthy, John Kirby, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, He’s, Chris Christie, Nikki Haley, Mike Pence –, there’s Organizations: CNN, GOP, Senior, Ukraine, Army, Republican, Democratic, Trump Republicans, National Security, New, New Jersey Gov, South Carolina Gov Locations: US, Ukraine, Moscow, United States, NATO, Russia, Kyiv, Washington, Boston, Saudi Arabia, Crimea, George H.W ., Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey

Goldman makes a big executive changeThe man who has been perhaps the most influential executive inside Goldman Sachs for more than a generation has begun to hand over some of his responsibilities. John Rogers, who over his quarter-century at the Wall Street bank has been known as a board and C.E.O. whisperer, will give his role as chief of staff to Russell Horwitz, his onetime deputy, Andrew and DealBook’s Lauren Hirsch are first to report. Rogers has an outsized influence and an intentionally understated public profile. He also wielded considerable influence outside the firm, helping Paulson become Treasury secretary in 2006.

Persons: Goldman, Goldman Sachs, John Rogers, Russell Horwitz, Andrew, DealBook’s Lauren Hirsch, Rogers, David Solomon, Reagan, George H.W, Bush, ” Rogers, Jon Corzine, Hank Paulson, Lloyd Blankfein, Solomon, Paulson Organizations: Goldman Locations: Washington

☆ Fact Check-George H.W. Bush did not die at a Japanese state dinner in 1992
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Bush vomiting and then collapsing in his chair at a state dinner in Japan in 1992 does not show him dying on live TV, as is being claimed on social media. The video filmed on Jan. 8, 1992, shows Bush, then aged 67, falling ill at a state dinner hosted by Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa in Tokyo. C-SPAN footage from Jan. 10, 1992 shows Bush interacting with reporters aboard Air Force One on his return to the U.S. (here). The footage shows former U.S. President George H.W. Bush fainting, not dying, at a state dinner in Japan in 1992.

Persons: George H.W, Bush, Kiichi, Marlin Fitzwater, ” Fitzwater, Fitzwater, Jan, Read Organizations: Facebook, ABC, New York Times, Air Force, Washington National Cathedral, Reuters Locations: Japan, Tokyo, U.S, Texas

☆ A Rising Tide Lifts Many Boats, but So Far Not Biden’s
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Peter Baker | More About Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

It can take a while for the public perspective to catch up with improving conditions. By the time he came up for re-election in 2012, public confidence in the economy had improved and he secured a second term. Wages have begun rising faster than inflation — but only just begun. While illegal border crossings have dropped significantly since last year, they surged again in July. Likewise, gas prices remain below their peak but have inched up lately.

Persons: George H.W, Bush, Clinton, Biden Organizations: Fitch Locations: Siena

☆ Opinion: This throwback president is the kind of leader the GOP needs today
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Opinion Reverend Dr. Russell J. Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But I now find that the GOP leadership of today is unrecognizable when compared to the party I supported enthusiastically during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. A GOP that once welcomed character, decency and morality is sinking quickly into an abyss. How unlike Bush is the severely morally challenged GOP of today, with failings that eclipse even those of former President Richard Nixon. Wallace asked McDaniel whether the Republican Party would have a problem nominating a presidential candidate who is under federal indictment or who is a convicted felon. McDaniel and many other top-tier Republicans have missed their moment to offer moral leadership.

Persons: Dr, Russell J, Levenson, Jr, George H, Barbara Bush, CNN —, Thomas Hardy’s, Russell Levenson, Gabriel Oak, Oak’s sheepdogs, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Bush, Richard Nixon, Donald Trump, —, Ronna McDaniel, Chris Wallace, Chris Wallace ”, Wallace, McDaniel, “ It’s, They’re, Trump, shrugged, Nixon, “, ”, Facebook Trump, It’s, hurtling, Bush — Organizations: St, Martin’s Episcopal, CNN, Republican Party, GOP, Democrat, Republican, Twitter, Facebook, —, Republicans Locations: Martin’s, Houston , Texas, George H.W .

Long before moving into the White House, President Biden compared the relationship between the United States and Israel to that of close friends. For months, Mr. Biden refused to invite Mr. Netanyahu to Washington, which prevented at least some meetings between lower-level officials. Despite recognizing Israel, Mr. Truman refused to sell the new state offensive arms, as did his two successors. Mr. Biden’s relationship with Mr. Netanyahu has been scratchy going back years. “I don’t think the Jewish American community needs to be overly involved in this,” she said.

Persons: Long, Biden, “, ”, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Netanyahu, Nathan J, Diament, Isaac Herzog, Robert B, Harry S, Truman, —, Israel —, Israel, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, Bush, State James A, Baker, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Donald J, Trump, Mr, “ Bibi, Biden’s, Netanyahu’s, Kamala Harris, ” —, Eli Cohen, Yair Lapid, Netanyahu “, Satloff, Thomas L, Friedman, Jake Sullivan, “ It’s, ” Mr, Sullivan, Chris Coons, James E, Diana Fersko, Rabbi Fersko Organizations: Israel, Orthodox Union, American Orthodox, Democratic, Washington Institute for Near East, State, State Department, Mr, New York Times, Aspen Security, Republican, Foreign Relations, Jewish, American Jewish, American Locations: United States, Israel, Washington, American, U.S, Egypt, Suez, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Manhattan

Long before moving into the White House, President Biden compared the relationship between the United States and Israel to that of close friends. For months, Mr. Biden refused to invite Mr. Netanyahu to Washington, which prevented at least some meetings between lower-level officials. Despite recognizing Israel, Mr. Truman refused to sell the new state offensive arms, as did his two successors. Mr. Biden urged Mr. Netanyahu “not to rush” his changes and “to seek the broadest possible consensus here.”Aides insist Mr. Biden is not trying to engineer a specific outcome in an ally’s internal politics. “I don’t think the Jewish American community needs to be overly involved in this,” she said.

Persons: Long, Biden, “, ”, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Netanyahu, Nathan J, Diament, Isaac Herzog, Robert B, Harry S, Truman, —, Israel —, Israel, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, Bush, State James A, Baker, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Donald J, Trump, Mr, “ Bibi, Biden’s, Netanyahu’s, Kamala Harris, ” —, Eli Cohen, Yair Lapid, Netanyahu “, Satloff, Thomas L, Friedman, . Biden, Jake Sullivan, “ It’s, ” Mr, Sullivan, Chris Coons, James E, Diana Fersko, Rabbi Fersko Organizations: Israel, Orthodox Union, American Orthodox, Democratic, Washington Institute for Near East, State, State Department, Mr, New York Times, Aspen Security, Republican, Foreign Relations, Jewish, American Jewish, American Locations: United States, Israel, Washington, American, U.S, Egypt, Suez, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Manhattan

Every president — even the most outspoken supporters of Israel — has quarreled with Israeli prime ministers at one point or another. Despite recognizing Israel, Mr. Truman refused to sell the new state offensive arms, as did his two successors. Mr. Netanyahu has been at the heart of many disputes in the last few decades. When he was deputy foreign minister, his public criticism of the United States in 1990 prompted an angry Secretary of State James A. Baker III to bar Mr. Netanyahu from the State Department. Once Mr. Netanyahu became prime minister, Bill Clinton was so turned off after their first meeting in 1996 that he asked aides afterward, “Who’s the superpower here?” using an expletive for emphasis.

Persons: Robert B, “, Harry S, Truman, —, Israel —, Israel, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, Bush, Netanyahu, State James A, Baker, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Donald J, Trump, Mr, Biden Organizations: Washington Institute for Near East, State, State Department, Mr Locations: Israel, United States, U.S, Egypt, Suez, Saudi Arabia, Iran

☆ Kansas Troopers ‘Waged War on Motorists,’ Federal Judge Finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Mitch Smith | More About Mitch Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They called it the “Kansas two-step.”When a mundane traffic stop was nearing its end, a state trooper would turn to leave. Perhaps the driver would say something the trooper deemed suspicious, or perhaps the driver would just agree to a search. But that two-step, which troopers used often against out-of-state drivers, was part of a “war on motorists” waged by the Kansas Highway Patrol in violation of the Fourth Amendment, a federal judge said in a blistering opinion on Friday. “The war is basically a question of numbers: stop enough cars and you’re bound to discover drugs,” wrote Senior Judge Kathryn H. Vratil of the Federal District Court. Marijuana is illegal in Kansas.

Persons: “, ”, Kathryn H, Vratil, George H.W, George H.W . Bush Organizations: Kansas, Patrol, Federal, Court, Marijuana Locations: Kansas, George H.W ., Colorado and Missouri

☆ Analysis: President Joe Biden just secured a big win from his Europe trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —President Joe Biden has already secured a powerful deliverable from his Europe trip – one that will weaken Russia’s strategic position in another detrimental consequence of its invasion of Ukraine. Once Sweden finally joins NATO, it will bolster Biden’s reputation as a US leader who reinvigorated and expanded the bloc. Biden had said before leaving the US that Ukraine was not ready to join. Erdogan’s move was also a severe blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “This really isn’t about Sweden, this is about the United States and Turkey and Turkey’s role,” she told Jake Tapper.

Persons: Joe Biden, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Finland –, Ukraine –, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Biden, Erdogan’s, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Erdogan –, –, Russia’s, Erdogan, Jens Stoltenberg, ” Stoltenberg, Jake Sullivan, Ulf Kristersson, “, ” Sullivan, Chuck Schumer, ”, Stoltenberg, Sen, Bob Menendez, Menendez, National Intelligence Beth Sanner, Jake Tapper, Volodymyr Zelensky Organizations: CNN, NATO, European Union, Kremlin, West, East, NATO “, Swedish, New, New York Democrat, America, EU, Kurdistan Workers ’ Party, Senate Foreign Relations, The New, The New Jersey Democrat, “, National Intelligence Locations: Europe, Ukraine, Lithuania, Sweden, Turkey, Finland, George H.W ., Germany, Russia, United States, Washington, Syria, Madrid, Vilnius, ”, New York, Ankara, Eurasia, Turkish, Stockholm, Greece, The, The New Jersey, “ Turkey, Mariupol

☆ Opinion: The election that couldn’t happen in high school
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —In the classic 1999 film, “Election,” the high school student government vote has everything: naked ambition, campaign poster shredding, ballot manipulation, infidelity and more. But what the gifted writer Tom Perotta likely couldn’t imagine was an election in which two unpopular candidates square off for president. That doesn’t happen in high school, even in a satirical movie. The president supports stripping that state of its first-in-the-nation primary status in favor of South Carolina, the state that energized Biden’s 2020 campaign. “In the runup to the 2024 elections, Democrats plan to put the Supreme Court on trial,” wrote David Mark.

Persons: Reese Witherspoon, Tracy Flick, ” Matthew Broderick, Jim McAllister, Tracy, Tom Perotta, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Harry Enten, “, Julian Zelizer, ” Biden, Biden, specter, … ” Dana Summers, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, — Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, George H.W, Bush —, Kennedy, ”, MAGA, Sen, Lindsey Graham’s, Trump’s, Dean Obeidallah, Graham, Michael Flynn, Flynn, Peter Bergen, Erik German, Bill Bramhall, ” “ Flynn, ‘, America’s, …, Geoff Duncan, Drew Sheneman, Roe, Wade, David Mark, … ” Lisa Benson, GoComics.com, Biden romped, Jack Ohman, Kara Alaimo, Coles Whalen, ’, Alice Driver, Clay Jones, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Meta, David Zurawik, Victoria, Olesya Khromeychuk, Victoria Amelina, Andrei Kartapolov, Sharp, ” Khromeychuk, ” Don’t, Sheikh Mohammed Al, Issa, David A, Nicole Hemmer, Jill Filipovic, Sonia Pruitt, Lynda Lin Grigsby, Sara Stewart, Jharrel Jerome, Boots Riley, Holly Thomas, Phoebe Waller, Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford, He’s, goddaughter Helena, Archimedes, Jones, Waller Organizations: CNN, Capitol, Trump, Biden, Agency, Republicans, RFK Jr, New, ”, FBI, Economic, Republican National, Republican Party, GOP, Democratic, McKinsey & Company, Twitter, Facebook, Russian Duma Defense, Hollywood, “, Indy Locations: New Hampshire, South Carolina, ” Bergen, German, Davos, Georgia, California, “, Russian, Ukrainian, Kramatorsk, Ukraine, New York, Donetsk, Auschwitz, Here’s, Oakland , California

☆ Opinion: Biden has a Kennedy problem
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Julian Zelizer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —President Joe Biden might have a Kennedy problem. There are many reasons Kennedy might cause trouble for Biden. At the end of last year, Biden switched the Democratic primary schedule to put South Carolina first. As a result, Biden might not even appear on the New Hampshire ballot, effectively ceding the state to Kennedy and author and speaker Marianne Williamson. Many of Biden’s 2020 supporters are frustrated with the president, and any attacks Kennedy will unleash could damage Biden and provide a foundation for Republicans to go after him in the campaign.

Persons: Julian Zelizer, Joe Biden, Kennedy, Robert Kennedy Jr, Joe Rogan’s, Biden, Marianne Williamson, Lyndon B, Johnson, Sen, Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota, Ronald Reagan, —, Gerald Ford, McCarthy, Estes, Harry Truman, Kefauver, Truman, Ted Kennedy of, Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy, Carter, Reagan, Patrick Buchanan, George H.W, Buchanan, “ King George ”, Bush, specter, Trump, Kennedy doesn’t Organizations: CNN, Princeton University, New York Times, America, Twitter, Democratic, New York Magazine, Biden, South Carolina, New, Republican, Tennessee, Facebook, Republicans Locations: New York, New, But New Hampshire, Granite, New Hampshire, Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, George H.W . Bush, Hampshire

☆ Ketanji Brown Jackson accuses Clarence Thomas of having 'an obsession with race consciousness' and relying on 'many more straw men' than can be listed in his affirmative action opinion
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ketanji Brown Jackson said Clarence Thomas's opinion showed "an obsession with race consciousness." In his own 57 page long concurring opinion, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas — a staunch conservative appointed by Republican President George H.W. "Worse still, Justice Jackson uses her broad observations about statistical relationships between race and select measures of health, wealth, and well-being to label all blacks as victims. "Given our history, the origin of persistent race-linked gaps should be no mystery," Jackson wrote. "Justice Thomas ignites too many more straw men to list, or fully extinguish, here," Jackson wrote.

Persons: Ketanji Brown Jackson, Clarence Thomas's, —, Clarence Thomas —, George H.W, Bush —, Joe Biden, Thomas, Jackson Organizations: Service, United States Supreme, Republican, University of North Locations: University of North Carolina

☆ Opinion: The Supreme Court justices picked by Trump were bad. DeSantis would be much worse.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Opinion Duncan Hosie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

DeSantis has appointed far more extreme justices to the Florida Supreme Court than Trump did to the US Supreme Court. But DeSantis’ appointees to the Florida Supreme Court embrace the Thomas-Alito wing of the organization. DeSantis’ appointees, in contrast, have jumped at entrenching conservative electoral domination and curtailing Black political power. Imitating Thomas and Alito, DeSantis’ appointees have rushed into gratuitous political controversies, writing opinions heavy on theory and light on practicality. Thomas and Alito are in this vanguard, as are DeSantis’ appointees and some of Trump’s lower court appointees, with which DeSantis is aligned.

Persons: Duncan Hosie, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Hugh Hewitt, DeSantis, Clarence, Thomas, Samuel, Alito, ” Duncan Hosie, –, Trump, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, George H.W, Bush, George W, Brackeen, Barrett, Kavanaugh, Gorsuch, decisis, – Thomas, Thomas ’, Wade, – Carlos Muñiz, John Couriel, Jamie Grosshans, Renatha Francis, Meredith Sasso, they’ve, Barrett aren’t, Roe, DeSantis playbook, DeSantis ’, Biden, Alito’s, Smith, He’s, ”, groupthink, It’s, Trump’s, haven’t Organizations: New York Times, Washington Post, Street, CNN, Florida Gov, Republican, Trump, Florida Supreme, Detroit, of Education, –, Oregon, Federalist Society, Covid, Employment, today’s, Federalist, Twitter Locations: Florida, Alabama, Black, City of Philadelphia, lockstep

☆ Conservative former judge calls Trump support 'colossal political miscalculation'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

There are few signs that Trump will face political consequences internally, which undermines rule of law and threatens the future of the party, Luttig said. "Building the Republican campaign around the newly indicted front-runner is a colossal political miscalculation, as comedic as it is tragic for the country," said Luttig, an appointee of Republican President George H.W. Since federal prosecutors unsealed a 37-count indictment against Trump earlier this month, most candidates in the crowded Republican primary field have come to his defense. Some have said as president they would pardon Trump, should he be convicted in the case. Polling shows Trump holding a strong lead over his Republican rivals.

Persons: J, Michael Luttig, Donald Trump's, Lutting, Trump, Luttig, George H.W, Bush, Mike Pence, Tyler Clifford, Scott Malone, Chizu Organizations: YORK, Conservative, Sunday, White, New York Times, Republican Party, Republican, Republicans, U.S . Capitol, Trump, Thomson

The president's son has worked as a lobbyist, lawyer, investment banker and artist, and has publicly detailed his struggles with substance abuse. Hunter Biden disclosed in December 2020 that Weiss's office was investigating his tax affairs. President Biden has long expressed support and pride in his son for overcoming his addiction. The corrupt Biden DOJ just cleared up hundreds of years of criminal liability by giving Hunter Biden a mere 'traffic ticket.' President Biden has two surviving children, Hunter Biden and daughter Ashley Biden.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Hunter Biden, David Weiss, Donald Trump, Trump, Christopher Clark, Hunter, Clark, " Hunter Biden, Biden, Ian Sams, Weiss, James Comer, Comer, Ashley Biden, Beau Biden, Naomi Biden, Aaron Crawford, Crawford, George H.W, Bush's, Neil, Richard Nixon's, Don, Howard Hughes, Sarah N, Lynch, Jeff Mason, Trevor Hunnicutt, Susan Heavey, Tom Hals, Moira Warburton, Doina Chiacu, Heather Timmons, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Democratic, Republican, U.S . Navy Reserve, Reuters, . Treasury, Republicans, Biden DOJ, University of Tennessee, Thomson Locations: U.S, Delaware, Ukraine, China, Washington, Wilmington , Delaware

☆ 5 Things to Know About Francis Suarez
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a speech at the Reagan Library in California on Thursday evening, brimming with callbacks to decades-old Republican catchphrases like George H.W. Bush’s “thousand points of light,” Mr. Suarez declared his candidacy with a reference to one more — and to his own catchphrase from a Twitter post he made in 2021 in response to a venture capitalist who suggested moving Silicon Valley to Miami. It needs a mayor. My name is Francis Suarez, and I am here to help.”Here are five things to know about Mr. Suarez. Mr. Suarez was elected as mayor in 2017 with 86 percent of the vote and re-elected in 2021 with 79 percent of the vote — striking margins made possible by the fact that he faced only token opposition.

Persons: Francis X, Suarez, callbacks, George H.W, Bush’s, Mr, “, ”, Francis Suarez Organizations: Republican Party, Reagan Locations: Miami, Cuban American, California, Silicon Valley

CNN —Pat Robertson, the prominent televangelist who founded the Christian Broadcasting Network, made the Christian right a powerful political force and unsuccessfully ran for president in 1988, died on Thursday, the network said in a news release. “Pat Robertson, longtime TV host, religious broadcaster, educator, humanitarian, and one-time presidential candidate died at his home in Virginia Beach early Thursday morning. Pat Robertson (right) hosted the show "The 700 Club" on his Christian Broadcasting Network from 1966 to 2021. Linda C. Culpepper/APRobertson helped transform the conservative evangelical movement into a political force on the American right that helped elect Ronald Reagan. His wife of 70 years, Dede Robertson, died last year at the age of 94.

Persons: Pat Robertson, “ Pat Robertson, Robertson, “, Academic Affairs William L, Hathaway, “ Dr, Jesus Christ, ”, ” –, Linda C, Culpepper, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, Bush, Bob Dole, Jerry Falwell, ’ ” Falwell, ” Robertson, Donald Trump, Trump, Gordon, Dede Robertson Organizations: CNN, Christian Broadcasting Network, Regent University, ” Regent University Executive, Academic Affairs, Southern Baptist, Republican, Christian Coalition of America, ”, ACLU, People, Trump Locations: Virginia Beach, Virginia, America, Haiti

☆ Pat Robertson, the televangelist who helped turn Christianity into a political force, is dead at 93
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Ben Finley | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Robertson was a televangelist who helped bring Christianity to the center of the Republican Party. Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson was born March 22, 1930, in Lexington, Virginia, to Absalom Willis Robertson and Gladys Churchill Robertson. Robertson was interested in politics until he found religion, Dede Robertson told the AP in 1987. Pat Robertson listens as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. But after President Trump lost to Joe Biden in 2020, Robertson said Trump was living in an "alternate reality" and should "move on," news outlets reported.

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