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Month: January 2024

Aaron Rodgers doubles down on debunked conspiracies, does not apologize to Jimmy Kimmel

By Lisa Respers France and Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Rodgers, appearing on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” for the first time since he suggested late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s name might be among those listed in documents that identify Jeffrey Epstein’s associates, doubled down on debunked conspiracy theories Tuesday, declining to apologize to Kimmel for his remarks. “I said, that a lot of

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Polish police arrest 2 convicted politicians with former government who took refuge with president

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish police have arrested two politicians convicted of abuse of power who had taken refuge for hours in the palace of President Andrzej Duda. The arrests, reportedly made inside the palace, mark a dramatic escalation of a standoff between the new and previous governments. The prime

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DeSantis and Haley go head to head: How to watch the fifth Republican presidential debate

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The fifth Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election season will also be its first head-to-head matchup. The debate kicks off Wednesday, 9 p.m. Eastern time at Drake University and comes just five days before Iowa’s leadoff presidential caucuses. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former

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Campaign advocate for abortion rights makes plea for Kentucky lawmakers to relax abortion ban

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A woman who dominated discussion about abortion during Kentucky’s campaign last year has stepped forward again. She is now calling on lawmakers to relax the state’s near-total abortion ban. Hadley Duvall on Tuesday endorsed a bill that would add exceptions to the state’s anti-abortion law. The

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Abolish the IRS? How Republicans are keeping up attacks on the tax agency

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Congressional Republicans and some GOP presidential candidates are continuing to target the Internal Revenue Service – a longtime political punching bag – after Democrats bolstered the agency with billions in new funding meant to help modernize the nation’s tax collector. Most recently, Republican lawmakers secured a concession from

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DeSantis targets New York, California and Biden in his Florida State of the State address

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered messages about California, New York and President Joe Biden during his State of the State address. The speech that opened Florida’s annual legislative session Tuesday came as DeSantis is wooing Iowa voters ahead of next week’s presidential caucus. It was

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