Author: Randall Barranco

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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said there could come a time when the National Guard is needed to quell pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University and other universities experiencing unrest. The comments from Johnson came during a combative press conference the Speaker held with Republican lawmakers at Columbia University in New York City, during which…

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticized President Biden for giving Russian President Vladimir Putin a signal when the U.S. withdrew its troops from Afghanistan. McConnell appeared on Fox News’s “America’s Newsroom” on Wednesday following the Senate's approval of aid to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia after a long delay. He argued that one of Biden’s…

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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican lawmakers faced frequent and loud interruptions during a confrontational press briefing at Columbia University on Wednesday as they met to denounce antisemitism and the pro-Palestine protests happening on campus. Johnson, along with GOP Reps. Virginia Foxx (N.C.), Mike Lawler (N.Y.), Anthony D’Esposito (N.Y.) and Nicole Malliotakis (N.Y.), made the journey…

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President Biden and former President Trump are tied in the most recent average of national polls for a made-up three-way general election that includes independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Biden and Trump are at the same level with 41.3 percent support, while Kennedy has 7.7 percent, according to DDHQ’s average…

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