The “invisible” 2024 primary to win the Republican Party’s presidential nomination is in high gear with a mini-bus full of wannabees not named Donald Trump. They are raising money, appearing on Fox News, speaking at GOP events — all the usual rituals expected from potential candidates in the permanent campaign more than three years from Election Day. However, there are uniquely historic circumstances surrounding this election cycle due to a question with multi-dimensional answers that every player is forced to contemplate: If the former president runs again, should I drop out or challenge him in a primary fight that could jeopardize my political career? One high-profile contender was quick to answer. On April 12, Nikki Haley Nikki Haley The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - All US adults now eligible for COVID vaccines Parade of 2024 GOP hopefuls court House conservatives Oddsmakers say Harris, not Biden, most likely to win 2024 nomination, election MORE , the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former South Carolina governor, announced , “I would not run if President Trump Donald Trump US gives examples of possible sanctions relief to Iran GOP lawmaker demands review over FBI saying baseball shooting was 'suicide by cop' House passes bill aimed at stopping future Trump travel ban MORE ran, and I would talk to him about it.” Does “it” mean Haley would interview to be his running mate? Probably yes, since Trump would strategically benefit from having a distinguished woman of color on his ticket. ADVERTISEMENT For now, the rest of the field ignores “the question,” turning the early horse race into an unprecedented, bizarre waiting game. Yet, the 2024 field is forced to acquiesce while a defeated, elderly, twice-impeached former president who presided over the GOP losing control of the White House and Capitol Hill decides whether to run again. (Sounds more like the lead character from ...
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Jana Kramer Files For Divorce From Mike Caussin Over Alleged Infidelity After He Came Out As Sex Addict
Country music star Jana Kramer filed for divorce from former NFL player Mike Caussin, according to People magazine. Kramer hinted Caussin’s sex addiction was the reason for the divorce in an Instagram post shared Tuesday. Caussin and Kramer have been outspoken about his sex addiction and the couple has previously split over his struggles. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jana Kramer (@kramergirl) “‘It’s time.’ As I try to make sense of a reality I never wanted to believe could be possible again, those words have now become a reality,” Kramer shared Tuesday on Instagram. “I’ve fought y’all. I’ve loved hard. I’ve forgiven. I’ve put the work in. I’ve given everything I have, and now I have nothing else to give.” (RELATED: Jana Kramer Opens Up About Her Husband’s Sex Addiction) “Please know that I still believe wholeheartedly in marriage, love, and rebuilding,” she added. “I just can’t fight any longer. It’s time to heal. Thank you for all the love, heart, and support, in many ways you have fought on this journey alongside me, and for that I am grateful. I’ll always encourage you to continue the good fight, but you can’t fight it alone.” While the reports of infidelity this time around have not been confirmed, Kramer has been outspoken about Caussin’s previous affairs . The two first married in 2015. ...
Tech companies duke it out at Senate hearing
The Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee turned into a Silicon Valley battleground Wednesday, with representatives from several app-based companies accusing Apple and Google executives at the hearing of stifling competition in their app stores and retaliating against those who speak out. The app companies lambasted the commission fees, of up to 30 percent, that the Silicon Valley giants impose on some apps, a practice that could influence senators weighing legislative proposals aimed at curbing alleged anti-competitive behavior. Apple’s chief compliance officer, Kyle Andeer, and Google's senior director of public policy and government relations, Wilson White, defended the app store policies as being competitive and helping to ensure data privacy and security. ADVERTISEMENT But the executives representing app-based businesses dismissed those arguments. “When the veneer of their safety security and privacy arguments shatter under the weight of scrutiny, Apple and Google respond that they built the platforms and should be able to decide what business models they use,” said Jared Sine, chief legal officer and secretary of Match Group. “Members of the committee, I submit that the railroad companies built the railroads. The steel companies built the steel mills. The telephone companies built the telephone lines. The creators of all of these incredible innovations each made the same argument at different times. It did not justify a monopoly then, and it should not today,” Sine added. Spotify’s head of global affairs and chief legal officer, Horacio Gutierrez, and Tile’s general counsel, Kirsten Daru, also testified at the hearing. Amid backlash to the commission fees, Apple and Google have revised their policies to cut commission fees to 15 percent for the first $1 million of revenue every developer earns each year. Apple announced the change in November, and Google followed last month. Senators from both sides of the aisle pressed ...
UK Parliament declares China’s treatment of Uyghurs a genocide
The U.K. Parliament unanimously voted to declare China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region a genocide, marking the latest country to impose the designation on China’s human rights violations in the area. The move follows similar designations from the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands, all of which have said the crackdown on the minority Muslim group amounts to a genocide. “Today Parliament has spoken with one voice and called out the Chinese Communist Party’s brutal oppression of Uyghurs for what it is: a genocide. The work does not stop here. We have a solemn obligation under the Genocide Convention to act to prevent further atrocities from taking place. History will not judge us kindly if we fail to do so,” Nus Ghani, a member of Parliament, said in a statement released by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China. ADVERTISEMENT “Today’s vote must mark a turning point. No one can still deny the scale of the abuses taking place in the Xinjiang region,” added Yasmin Qureshi, also a member of Parliament. "That this government is pursuing deeper trade ties with China while these abuses continue is unthinkable.” China has garnered international rebukes over its treatment of the Uyghurs, with some critics likening the conditions in Xinjiang to the holocaust. Beijing has denied that it is committing any crimes against the Uyghurs, maintaining what critics have said are reeducation and forced labor camps are only workforce training programs to help integrate the Muslim population. Then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Mike Pompeo Pompeo visits Hill to support GOP push for Iran sanctions Pompeo joins GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill to introduce Iran sanctions act House passes legislation to elevate cybersecurity at the State Department MORE in January declared that China is committing genocide against the Uyghurs. “While the [Chinese Communist Party] has always exhibited a profound hostility to all people of faith, ...
Pompeo joins GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill to introduce Iran sanctions act
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Mike Pompeo Pompeo visits Hill to support GOP push for Iran sanctions Pompeo joins GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill to introduce Iran sanctions act House passes legislation to elevate cybersecurity at the State Department MORE is putting his support behind Republican lawmakers aiming to block President Biden Joe Biden Cornyn, Sinema to introduce bill aimed at addressing border surge Harris to travel to Northern Triangle region in June Biden expected to formally recognize Armenian Genocide: report MORE ’s ability to lift sanctions on Iran. Pompeo is returning to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to join members of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) in unveiling legislation called the Max Pressure Act, with the goal to codify the Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign of sanctions against Iran. The top diplomat in the Trump administration is viewed as a potential 2024 presidential candidate and the sanctions campaign against Iran imposed during the Trump years is considered a key part of Pompeo’s legacy. ADVERTISEMENT The new legislation, introduced by Rep. Jim Banks (R-Indiana), comes as the Biden administration is participating in discussions in Vienna with signatories to the Obama-era nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), that former President Trump Donald Trump US gives examples of possible sanctions relief to Iran GOP lawmaker demands review over FBI saying baseball shooting was 'suicide by cop' House passes bill aimed at stopping future Trump travel ban MORE withdrew from in 2018. Pompeo will appear with Banks at a press conference outside the Capitol on Wednesday morning. Banks is chair of the RSC, the largest Republican caucus in the House with 154 conservative GOP members. Pompeo was part of the RSC when he served as a Republican congressman from Kansas between 2011 and 2017. President Biden has said he is ...
