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close Video Trump slams DeSantis’ as potential primary rivalry looms Trump boasted that DeSantis would not have been elected without the former president’s endorsement. Former President Donald Trump took aim at potential Republican primary foe Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a recent campaign event, with much of the criticism garnering little enthusiasm from those in attendance. During his Saturday campaign event in Waco, Texas, on Saturday, Trump argued that DeSantis had little chance of becoming Florida's governor without the former president's endorsement, with Trump breaking into an impersonation of DeSantis allegedly begging him for his support in the state's 2018 Republican primary. "So, he came, and he really wanted [my endorsement]. I said, ‘You can’t win, can you? How do you – can [you] win?'" Trump said, recalling the alleged conversation with DeSantis. "‘Sir, if you endorse me, I’ll win. Please, please, sir, endorse me,'" Trump … [Read more...] about Trump rally goes silent after he attempts to mock DeSantis

close Video Trump slams DeSantis as potential primary rivalry looms Trump boasted that DeSantis would not have been elected without the former president’s endorsement. A campaign staffer for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump who is leading the charge to blackball staffers for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis previously worked for the Republican governor. Justin Caporale, a former Trump White House adviser who helps lead the former president’s advance team, has declared that anyone who staffed a recent DeSantis book tour or previously worked for the governor will be considered "persona non grata," sources told RealClearPolitics last week. "It's a time for choosing," one of the sources reportedly said. "If you work for Ron DeSantis' presidential race, you will not work for the Trump campaign or in the Trump White House." The Trump campaign did not dispute the article when reached by Fox News Digital on Sunday. … [Read more...] about Trump staffer blackballing DeSantis aides used to be one himself

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 CHICAGO (AP) — Rejon Taylor hoped the election of Joe Biden, the first U.S. president to campaign on a pledge to end the death penalty, would mean a more sympathetic look at his claims that racial bias and other trial errors landed him on federal death row in Terre Haute, Indiana. But two years on, Justice Department attorneys under Biden are fighting the Black man's efforts to reverse his 2008 death sentence for killing a white restaurateur as hard as they did under Donald Trump, who oversaw 13 executions in his presidency's final months. “Every legal means they have available they’re using to fight us,” said the 38-year-old's lawyer, Kelley Henry. “It’s business as usual.” Death penalty opponents expected Biden to act within weeks of taking office to fulfill his 2020 campaign promise to end capital punishment on the federal level and to work at ending it in states that still … [Read more...] about Biden’s Justice Dept. keeps hard line in death row cases

BBC viewers were left scratching their heads after an embarrassing blunder saw a political image mistakenly shown instead of a rugby report. During the Five O'Clock News, the presenter Jane Hill tried to switch to a report by Ben Croucher on Ireland's Six Nations game against England, but a still from an Donald Trump rally in America was instead shown. After a few seconds, the cameras returned to the presenter who looked embarrassed and apologised to viewers. She said: "Goodness, I am so sorry," before stuttering: "That is er, absolutely not, er, the sort of story we don't want to be bringing you on a very big sporting weekend as it is. "I do apologise. I really hope we will have more much more for you on the Six Nations later on." And viewers were quick to flock to social media to call out the error. The presenter looked stunned at the error ( Image: BBC) Taking to Twitter one baffled user wrote: "Did bbc news just get hacked again?? make america great … [Read more...] about BBC News presenter red-faced as rugby report goes wrong before show abruptly ends

By MICHAEL TARM and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER (Associated Press) CHICAGO (AP) — Rejon Taylor hoped the election of Joe Biden, the first U.S. president to campaign on a pledge to end the death penalty, would mean a more sympathetic look at his claims that racial bias and other trial errors landed him on federal death row in Terre Haute, Indiana. But two years on, Justice Department attorneys under Biden are fighting the Black man’s efforts to reverse his 2008 death sentence for killing a white restaurateur as hard as they did under Donald Trump, who oversaw 13 executions in his presidency’s final months. “Every legal means they have available they’re using to fight us,” said the 38-year-old’s lawyer, Kelley Henry. “It’s business as usual.” Death penalty opponents expected Biden to act within weeks of taking office to fulfill his 2020 campaign promise to end capital punishment on the federal level and to work at ending it in states that still carry out executions. Instead, Biden … [Read more...] about Biden’s Justice Dept. keeps hard line in death row cases

LEGACY OF STRUGGLE Activist and peasant leader Jaime Tadeo leading a protest rally in 2012 together with farmers from Quezon province. —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Jaime “Ka Jimmy” Tadeo, the peasant leader, organizer and 1986 Constitutional Commission delegate who played a vital role in pressing for the inclusion of agrarian reform in the 1987 Constitution, died due to diabetes complications on Sunday, two days short of his 85th birthday. Tadeo passed away in his sleep at around 1:30 a.m. “It came as a shock to all of us,” his son, Jerome, told the Inquirer. “But we consider it fortunate that he did not suffer.” His wake will be held in his hometown of Plaridel in Bulacan province where his family plans to hold a vigil on Tuesday, his birthday. Born in Bocaue, Bulacan, on March 28, 1938, Tadeo was among the leading champions of agrarian reform in the country. In 1984, he formed the Alyansang Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luzon, which later joined up with other … [Read more...] about Jaime Tadeo, agrarian reform advocate; 84