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In case you haven’t noticed, DONALD TRUMP has every intention of throwing his weight around in Republican primaries in 2022. And whether it’s for an incumbent looking to ward off an intraparty threat or a challenger aiming to knock off a sitting senator, his endorsement matters a lot. Even candidates in safe seats stand to raise a ton of money if they can manage to secure Trump’s imprimatur.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says the Biden administration needs to think long and hard about what they ve done and change course quickly before the problem gets worse.
Reps. Chip Roy and Henry Cuellar of Texas introduced a bill on Tuesday aimed at eradicating an invasive weed along the Rio Grande which makes it highly difficult for border patrol agents to navigate vast areas of the southern border.
The bill, first obtained by Fox News, is a far cry from a comprehensive immigration reform package that s dogged lawmakers for decades. Its chief purpose is to help destroy fields of carrizo cane that grow along the southwestern border and build more roads so law enforcement agents can better patrol the territory and apprehend illegal immigrants and smugglers.
FBI discovers that Proud Boys member was in contact with Trump White House associate in days leading up to MAGA riot at the US Capitol
Proud Boys member was in touch with associate in Trump White House in the days leading up to the deadly MAGA riot at US Capitol building on January 6
Law enforcement official told The New York Times that the contacts were uncovered thanks to cell phone and location data obtained by the FBI
Source told the Times that so far no evidence of communications between Republican lawmakers and MAGA rioters has been uncovered
Law enforcement officials said they re not probing conversation between Trump associate Roger Stone and Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio before Janury 6
Those officials who voted against certifying a valid democratic election January 6 and who had spent months playing Trump's dangerous game preemptively, ominously, casting doubt on the outcome well ahead of November 3 and then goaded his followers in the aftermath, helped promote the narrative that poured gasoline on the insurrection, writes Frida Ghitis.