Tag: said

27 SEP

Russian Orthodox leader said Russian soldiers who die in the Ukraine war are committing a ‘sacrifice’ that ‘washes away all the sins’ as many citizens leave the country to avoid the draft

Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill I conducts Easter service at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on April 24, 2022. Sergei Vlasov/Russian Orthodox Church Press Service via AP Patriarch Kirill I said Russian soldiers who die in the war will be absolved of "sins." The Sunday sermin came days after Russia announced the […]

26 SEP

An advisor to the January 6 committee said Mark Meadows’ texts provide ‘irrefutable’ proof of a comprehensive plot to overturn the 2020 election

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks on a phone on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, before President Donald Trump's departure on Marine One. Patrick Semansky/Associated Press A former technical adviser to the January 6 committee discussed the investigation with "60 Minutes." Denver Riggleman said texts […]

24 SEP

Ted Cruz was booed by a Texas audience when he said his plan to end school shootings is putting more police officers in schools

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks during the America First Agenda Summit, at the Marriott Marquis hotel July 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Ted Cruz was met with a booing audience when he said his plan to stop school shootings is putting more police in schools. Cruz commented on gun control efforts and […]

23 SEP

Nazi sympathizer insurrectionist who said January 6 was ‘exhilarating’ gets 4 years in prison in ‘significant’ sentence

Images of Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, 30, sporting a Hitler mustache. These images were recovered from his cellphone by NCIS special agents. US Department of Justice A Nazi sympathizer who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021 was sentenced to 4 years in prison. Timothy Hale-Cusanelli in May was found guilty of five charges related to the […]

21 SEP

Ron DeSantis said the migrants he flew to Martha’s Vineyard ‘hit the jackpot’ — but immigration experts say the stunt more closely resembles a ‘different shade of family separation’

A mother and child spent some time outside the St. Andrew's Parrish House where migrants were being fed lunch with donated food from the community. Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended his decision to fly dozens of migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard. Over the weekend, he […]

11 SEP

Hillary Clinton said she’d sometimes have a ‘wry’ exchange with Queen Elizabeth about how ‘as a woman leader you always had to have your hair done’

The Queen And Prince Philip With President Bill Clinton And His Wife Hillary At Buckingham Palace. Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shared some of her memories with Queen Elizabeth II. Clinton said she and the late Queen had privately remarked on being women leaders. The late Queen's […]

07 SEP

Elizabeth Holmes is asking for a new trial after a star government witness allegedly went to her house last month and said he was losing sleep over his testimony that helped convict her

Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes leaves after a hearing at a federal court in San Jose, California, U.S., July 17, 2019. Reuters/Stephen Lam Elizabeth Holmes has requested a new trial. She was convicted of fraud and conspiracy in a months-long trial that ended in January. Her partner, Billy Evans, says one of the government's star […]

05 SEP

Trump bashed Fox News for ‘pushing’ the Democrats’ agenda and said if CNN ‘went conservative’ they’d be an ‘absolute gold mine’ and he’d help them do it

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Mary Altaffer/Associated Press Trump lashed out at Fox News and contributor Karl Rove, who criticized Trump having documents at Mar-a-Lago. Trump also said he would support CNN if the network decided to take a conservative approach. The comments come amid […]

04 SEP

Despite being out of office for a year and a half, Donald Trump said ‘weirdo’ Mark Zuckerberg joined him at the White House for dinner ‘last week’

Former President of the United States Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at a Save America rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on September 3, 2022. Kyle Mazza/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images At his first rally since the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago, Trump briefly fixated on the Meta chief executive. The comments are the latest in a series of […]

03 SEP

Trump lashed out at Bill Barr after the former attorney general said the DOJ was justified in raiding Mar-a-Lago

Former Attorney General Bill Barr says then-President Donald Trump did not have a "good idea" about what the roles of the DOJ and the President were. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Bill Barr said the Justice Department probably had "pretty good evidence" before the Mar-a-Lago raid. He also said Trump's request for a special master […]