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Trump Lawyer Tacopina to Newsmax: Cohen in Liar 'Hall of Fame'
Joe Tacopina, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, told Newsmax on Thursday that onetime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen is "in the hall of fame of pathological liars."
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Rep. Dunn to Newsmax: Surprising Bipartisan Support on TikTok Ban
Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., told Newsmax on Thursday he is surprised by the amount of bipartisan support there is behind the effort by federal lawmakers to ban the TikTok social media app.
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Rep. McCaul to Newsmax: State Dept. Must Share Afghan Dissent Cable
Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, told Newsmax the State Department has no standing to claim executive privilege for withholding a dissent channel cable in which 23 diplomats disagreed with the Biden administration's plan to withdraw from Afghanistan in 2021.
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Chang to Newsmax: US Company Must Buy TikTok
Author and China expert Gordon Chang told Newsmax on Thursday that a U.S. company must buy Chinese video sharing platform TikTok and control its algorithm to counter the current national security risk the app poses.
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Rep. Mast to Newsmax: TikTok CEO Couldn't Answer Spying Questions
Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., told Newsmax on Thursday that TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew could not answer basic questions on Chinese Communist Party espionage.
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Sen. Ted Cruz to Newsmax: Return to DirecTV 'Big Victory for Free Speech'
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, hailed the return of Newsmax to the DirecTV, DirecTV Stream, and U-verse platforms Thursday.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis to Newsmax: Forget Trump Ticket, I'm 'an Executive Guy'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is not making any presidential campaign announcements before the end of his state's legislative session, but he is sure talking like he will be throwing his hat in the 2024 GOP presidential primary race.
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Dershowitz to Newsmax: DA Bragg Could Put Self in 'Harm's Way'
Former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz suggested Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg could be putting himself in "harm's way" by pursing an indictment against former President Donald Trump for a payoff to quiet an alleged affair.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis to Newsmax: 'Our Own Border' More Vital Than Ukraine's
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and former President Donald Trump took Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis to task for saying Ukraine is not a "vital" national security interest to the U.S.
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Rep. Fitzgerald to Newsmax: Parents Rights Bill About Transparency
Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis., told Newsmax on Thursday that the Parents Bill of Rights being considered in Congress is all about "transparency" when it comes to what children are being taught in public schools.
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Rep. Steil to Newsmax: Bragg Won't Divulge Trump Probe Info
The American people deserve to know whether Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office is using taxpayer money to fund a partisan investigation, says Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis.
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Multiple States Taking a Page From Florida's Parental Rights Law
Florida's move to expand its prohibition on teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity in the classroom comes as Republican lawmakers in other states are pursuing their own versions of the Sunshine State's Parental Rights in Education law.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to Newsmax: Bragg Is Weaponizing Govt
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg warned House Republicans to stay out of New York City law enforcement Thursday, but Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., told Newsmax the Oversight Committee just cannot do that.
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Ex-AG Whitaker to Newsmax: Cohen a Liability in DA's Case Against Trump
Matt Whitaker, a former acting Attorney General in the Trump administration, told Newsmax on Thursday that the case against Trump centering on alleged hush money has "turned 180 degrees from last weekend."
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Lloyd Austin: Xi's Russia Visit Sends 'Troubling Message'
Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Russia sends a "troubling message, a message of support," says U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
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DeSantis Defends Fla. Defamation Reform Bills
Gov. Ron DeSantis doubled down on defamation bills proposed Thursday in the Florida Legislature, arguing for adjustment on anonymous sources protections and libel laws.
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Grenell to Newsmax: China 'Doing Diplomacy,' US Falling Behind
Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Rick Grenell told Newsmax on Thursday that "we're watching the Chinese completely muscle us out on the world stage" following Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent high-profile meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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1/6 Defendant Who Breached Pelosi's Office Sentenced
Riley Williams, a Pennsylvania woman who is among the highest-profile defendants of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison.
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Pentagon Warns Against Cuts: 'This Budget Prevents War'
Biden administration defense leaders are warning against cutting the Pentagon annual budget, saying it would jeopardize U.S. national security and military readiness.
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Illegal Immigrants Escape Border Patrol Bus
A group of 18 illegal immigrants from Venezuela broke out of a Border Patrol bus Wednesday in El Paso, Texas, and have not been found yet, reports the Daily Caller. Durango Ayala, the president for the National Border Patrol Council for the El Paso sector, told ...
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Gun Rights Hearing Interrupted; 'Is This an Insurrection?'
As protesters interrupted a Republican-led House committee hearing on Democrat-pushed gun control, Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, called out the obstruction of an official proceeding Thursday.
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IG Horowitz Seeks Authority to Investigate DOJ Lawyers
Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz asked members of Congress Thursday to upgrade his authority and allow him to investigate allegations of professional misconduct involving government lawyers who are involved in official investigations,
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Rep. McCaul Pushes Back on Blinken Withholding Docs
The House Foreign Affairs Committee chair, Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, on Thursday pushed back on Secretary of State Antony Blinken over his explanation for why his department couldn't comply with a subpoena.
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Rep. Arrington: House GOP Prep 'Term Sheet' for Debt Ceiling Vote
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on a "term sheet" of conditions they would want Democrats to agree to in exchange for voting to raise the federal government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling later this year...
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Bernie Sanders: Bill Keeps Bank Execs off Local Fed Boards
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Thursday introduced legislation to keep bank executives from serving as board members of the regional Federal Service banks that supervise their companies.