Walz decision to exit governor race intensifies calls from GOP lawmakers for his resignation: ‘Easy way out’

Democratic Gov. Tim Walz announced on Monday he is scrapping his re-election campaign for another term amid a massive fraud scandal in the state, but Republican lawmakers in Minnesota are calling the move an empty one.  ‘Don’t mistake Gov. Walz’s retirement for accountability,’ Minnesota state Sen. Mark Koran said in a statement to Fox News […]

Trump flips Democrats’ ‘no one is above the law’ mantra after Walz drops re-election bid

President Donald Trump flipped the script on Democrats’ ‘no one is above the law’ mantra after years of hearing it aimed at him, invoking the phrase after news broke Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz would not seek re-election as a sweeping fraud scandal rocks his state. ‘Governor Walz has destroyed the State of Minnesota, but […]

Florida GOP lawmaker blasts Democrats’ Venezuela response as ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’

A Florida Republican is arguing that Democrats’ largely negative response to the U.S. government’s operation in Venezuela is the ‘definition of Trump Derangement Syndrome.’ Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., represents a part of Florida that includes a significant chunk of the state’s central coastline. ‘It doesn’t take much research to find speech after speech of Democrat […]

3 key takeaways from Trump’s push to put US oil firms back in Venezuela

Following the dramatic capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the United States is now positioned to exert significant influence over the future of the world’s largest oil reserves. What President Donald Trump does next could reshape Venezuela’s energy industry, alter global oil flows and redefine the balance of influence among major powers long invested in […]

Lawmakers rip Biden after Trump-Maduro taunt resurfaces – call it baseless and politically charged

While many Democrats erupted at President Donald Trump’s decision to arrest Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, one particular prior taunt from former President Joe Biden resurfaced Sunday and promptly got ratioed. Responding to an Axios report on June 21, 2020, that Trump would consider meeting with Maduro after the despot […]