2024 Elections

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) took a shot at his former boss, Donald Trump, on Sunday by suggesting the former president was not a "true conservative."

Pompeo made the suggestion while appearing on Fox News Sunday with host Shannon Bream.

NBC host Chuck Todd on Sunday pushed back against New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu's suggestion that all news networks lie to their viewers like Fox News did after then-President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.

During an interview on Meet the Press, Todd asked Sununu about what News Corp owner Rupert Murdoch could do to regain trust in his network that was lost when on-air personalities lied about the election being stolen from Trump by hacked Dominion voting machines.

Former Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD) revealed that he is not running for president because he does not want to help former President Donald Trump win a third nomination.

"I did give it serious consideration, and I talked to people everywhere, and I talked to my family, and it was a tough decision," Hogan told CBS correspondent Robert Costa in an interview that aired on Sunday. "I've decided that I will not be a candidate for the Republican nomination for president."

Former President Donald Trump has already promoted smears accusing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of being a "groomer," but apparently that's just the start of his all-out attack campaign against his potential top rival for the Republican presidential nomination.

Axios reports that Trump is plotting to ramp up his rhetorical assault on the Florida governor in the coming weeks on multiple fronts, ranging from his past support for raising the eligibility age for Medicare, to his support for arming Ukraine against Russian aggression, to his past as an apparent ally of former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI).

Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis is frequently found standing before a podium, facing the cameras, attacking "woke" Democrats while promoting legislation some call fascist and pursuing an authoritarian agenda. But when asked by a reporter how he would handle the war in Ukraine as President and Commander-in Chief, the far-right Republican was suddenly unable to offer a response.

The New York Times on Thursday detailed DeSantis' media strategy as he appears to ramp up a likely White House run: he is only talking to Rupert Murdoch's people.

The ex-Republican group Lincoln Project is up with a new video ridiculing Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for pulling out of CPAC. The organization is facing a lot of backlash from Republicans after the chair of the group was accused of groping a male staffer on Herschel Walker's Senate campaign.

During the 2022 campaign, the Lincoln Project said that DeSantis ran an "SNL-worthy" commercial promoting his military service, saying he would never "back down from a fight." But that's exactly what's happening at CPAC this week.

Sen. Ted Cruz will host a Thursday podcast at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

According to the CPAC schedule, Cruz was set to host his Verdict podcast on CPAC's main stage Thursday afternoon in Washington, D.C. Cruz's remarks were expected to begin at 12:10 p.m. ET.

Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Chair Matt Schlapp, who has been accused of fondling a male staffer, on Thursday interviewed Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), who has been implicated in a fondling scandal.

On the second day of CPAC's Washington, D.C. conference, Schlapp kicked off the event by inviting Jordan to the stage.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre pushed back on Wednesday after Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy suggested President Joe Biden was "afraid of China."

At a White House briefing, Doocy wanted to know why Biden had not punished China for Covid-19.

House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) suggested that he would seek contempt of Congress charges against Hunter Biden if the president's son does not comply with Republican demands for testimony, a deposition, or interviews.

On Wednesday, Comer told conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk that he would repurpose tactics the Jan. 6 Committee used by airing selectively edited interviews.

Georgia senators presented a last-minute change to a voting bill Tuesday night that would completely ban ballot drop boxes in the state.

Georgia Public Broadcasting reported that the state Senate Ethics Committee's omnibus election bill could also violate federal law.

Ron DeSantis and the Republican-led Florida legislature officially ushered in laws that remove any power or control that Disney has over the area of their park south of Orlando. Up until recently, Disney has been operating its own utilities, fire department and emergency services. Now, taxpayers will be forced to spend money to fund that.

It could end up costing taxpayers as much as $1 billion, because it passes the infrastructure debt onto the taxpayers instead of the corporation. The Florida bill (HB 9) tried to fix the problem by handing power to DeSantis to appoint a board of the taxing district. They would have the authority to levy property taxes and fees, issue bonds and provide services, the Orlando Sentinel reported this month.