Mike Pence Subpoenaed By Special Prosecutor Overseeing Donald Trump Investigations

Andrew Weissmann We are in a unique moment in American history. There are currently four criminal investigations into the former president of the United States: two federal, one in Georgia, and one in New York. This novel situation has led to a debate not just in the walls of academe but amongst the citizenry as to whether prosecuting a former president will reduce our country to a so-called banana republic, or whether the very act of not prosecuting the former president would lead to that result. And just as important, how will Jack Smith, the designated Special Counsel in charge of the federal Trump investigations, weigh this issue in deciding whether or not to bring charges? Will the collateral consequences to the country be considered at all, and if so, which way will they cut, for or against prosecution?

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries seized on the latest revelations from Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News, as they called on Rupert Murdoch to curb hosts from spreading election conspiracy theories.

Donald Trump‘s Make America Great Again movement “racist”.The Breaking Bad actor shared his thoughts on the former US president’s catchphrase on Who’s Talking With Chris Wallace.“The Make America Great again – my comment is, do you, do you, do you accept that that could possibly be construed as a racist remark? And most people, a lot of people go, ‘How could that be racist? Make America Great Again?” Cranston said..@BryanCranston explains to Chris Wallace why “MAGA” is a racist remark. (So well done, worth a watch.) pic.twitter.com/c3SdlyzFwe— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) February 25, 2023“I said, ‘so just ask yourself from, from an African-American experience, when was it ever great in America for the African-American? When was it great?'” he continued.“So if you’re making it great again, it’s not including them.”The actor went on to say that white people must accept the injustices of the past even if it may seem uncomfortable.“So it’s, it’s to teach us in the woke world to open up and, and accept the possibilities that our privilege has created blind spots for us,” he said.

Reuters exclusively reported, citing a memo sent out by OMB Director Shalanda Young.U.S. agencies must also determine if any vendors that work with the government are using TikTok within three months, and by the end of four months, must include a prohibition on the app in all new deals with outside contractors, Reuters said, citing Young’s memo.The moves reflect the concern that TikTok could be used to secretly collect information on U.S. government actions and to influence politics in the United States.

Bryan Cranston is telling it like it is — and thank goodness for that.

Prime News on Wednesday, Feb. 22, where he was asked to comment on the Biden administration’s handling of a train carrying hazardous materials that derailed in eastern Ohio earlier this month.The junior Trump said that “Joe [Biden] doesn’t give a crap” about the environmental turmoil and potential dangers facing the residents of East Palestine, Ohio — who were temporarily forced to evacuate the area after the derailment — and “couldn’t care less” about the situation on the ground.He then shifted the conversation to attack Buttigieg for his handling of the crisis.

Rupert Murdoch said in a recent deposition that he “would have liked us to be stronger in denouncing” Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 presidential election, conspiracy theories that the Fox Corp. executive chairman at once called “bulls— and damaging.”

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Bryan Cranston said in an interview with CNN’s Chris Wallace that Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan could be received as a “racist remark,” and he asked both Wallace and viewers at home if they’ve ever taken time to consider why that is the case. “The ‘Make America Great Again’ – my comment is: Do you accept that that could possibly be construed as a racist remark?” Cranston said. “And most people, a lot of people go, ‘How could that be racist? Make America Great Again?’ I said, ‘So just ask yourself from, from an African American experience, when was it ever great in America for the African American? When was it great?’”

Over the weekend, Chris Wallace asked Bryan Cranston on CNN about “a tussle” he got into recently about critical race theory on Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast. In the context of that conversation, Cranston told the host of Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? on Sunday that Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan can be seen as racist.

Former Republican House speaker Paul Ryan said he won’t attend the 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC) if former president Donald Trump is the party nominee. On Monday, the “Morning Joe” team wondered aloud why more Republicans can’t do the same.“It just looks so easy,” Mika Brzezinski said.

Paris Hilton has revealed that she underwent an abortion in her 20s while sharing her support for the ongoing fight for women’s reproductive freedom. The Simple Life star, 42, spoke openly about her experience and admitted she held off discussing it publicly because there was “so much shame around” it. However, Hilton said it was “important” to speak about it following the overturning of Roe v Wade, which has led abortion to become illegal in parts of the United States.

Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” and explained how Donald Trump’s catchphrase “Make America Great Again” can be perceived as a “racist remark.”Wallace brought up Cranston’s recent debate on “Real Time With Bill Maher” as a “tussle” — a term Cranston seemed to find inaccurate — and asked the “Breaking Bad” star for his thoughts on media’s influence in political discourse. Cranston responded with a deeper explanation of why he believes American education must take a harder look at the prejudices and racist systems that led to inequality in the US and connect them to the roots of inequality in today’s society. “I think that Germany has looked at their history in involvement in the wars — one and two — and embrace it and say, ‘This is where we went wrong.

Ahead of the season 4 premiere of “Succession”, Brian Cox reveals the elaborate backstory he’s imagined for his character Logan Roy. He also opens up about how living his childhood in poverty has stayed with him throughout his life.

Christopher Vourlias Five years ago, South African director John Trengove’s feature debut, “The Wound,” scored coveted berths at Sundance and Berlin before being short-listed for an Academy Award — even as the powerful gay drama set in the secretive world of Xhosa initiation ceremonies faced angry protests in his home country. His sophomore effort, “Manodrome,” which plays in competition in Berlin, stars Jesse Eisenberg as a down-at-the-heels Uber driver and expecting father who begins to lose his grip on reality. He’s taken under the wing of a charismatic, self-styled father figure (Adrien Brody), who inducts him into a libertarian masculinity cult, even as his repressed desires — suddenly awakened — push him toward a terrifying descent into violence.

Yellowstone is known for its over-the-top plot lines and complicated family drama, but the show’s cast and crew has also been involved in plenty of offscreen controversy over the years.

Former US president Donald Trump has said the "wonderful people of Scotland are much better off" without Nicola Sturgeon in office.

Kellyanne Conway says Nikki Haley may struggle to win over the Republican Party and GOP voters due to her past working under former President Donald Trump. Coming up as Trump’s first GOP presidential opponent is Nikki Haley, who the 45th president appointed as the 29th United States Ambassador. Haley, who also served as the 116th governor of South Carolina, announced her bid for the 2024 presidency on Tuesday.

“Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough is sick of outsiders thinking they can run D.C., setting the record straight that they “don’t shake things up, they get shaken down.”As the “Morning Joe” panel discussed a new Morning Consult/Politico poll, which indicated that 38% of Republicans find it important that their candidate be “a political outsider,” Sam Stein noted this interesting figure. “Usually you get voters saying, yeah, I want someone who’s not part of this system; I don’t like the governing body of even my own party,” Stein said.“I don’t want an outsider in the White House,” Scarborough responded.

Ivanka Trump has taken to Instagram with a loving tribute to her husband, Jared Kushner.Donald Trump's daughter married Jared in 2009 and together they share three children together: Arabella, 11, Joseph, nine, and six-year-old Theo.WATCH: At home with the Trumps! She shared a snapshot showing her and Jared both on top of horses and leaning in to kiss. "13 years, 3 kids, countless adventures and so much love and joy!" Ivanka wrote."Endlessly grateful for my sweet Valentines! I love you so much Jared!"A post shared by Ivanka Trump (@ivankatrump) Ivanka's heartfelt message comes just days after she shared her upset upon hearing news about her youngest child.

suspected Chinese spy balloon on February 4, it was revealed that the US military shot down three more unidentified objects in US airspace the very next weekend. Little detail has been given about these objects, but when asked directly if extraterrestrial life had been ruled out in regards to these objects, the director of NORAD admitted “I haven’t ruled out anything at this point.”“I got to say — I never thought I would say this — this is one time I kind of wish Donald Trump was still president, just for like, one hour, because if it was aliens, he would blurt it out instantly,” Meyers joked.