Johnson refuses to say Trump lost 2020 election to Biden

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Sunday refused to say former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden. During a heated interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, Johnson also declined to criticize comments from Donald Trump and Eric Trump implying Democrats helped fuel the assassination attempt against the former president in…

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FEMA boss Deanne Criswell criticizes Trump’s Hurricane Helene claims

With the federal response to Hurricane Helene becoming a major focus of the presidential campaign in the home stretch, President Joe Biden’s administration continued to push back Sunday against former President Donald Trump’s unfounded claims about storm recovery. Appearing on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell said her agency has…

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Trump, Harris are latest to deal with fallout

WASHINGTON – Another presidential election blown around by a hurricane. In terms of politics, Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden are hoping that recovery from Hurricane Helene will resemble the federal government’s response to Hurricane Sandy in 2012 – a fairly smooth process that did credit to the last Democratic-led White House in…

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‘I’m a knucklehead at times’

WASHINGTON – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he “misspoke” on longstanding claims that he was in Hong Kong in the spring of 1989 when the Tiananmen Square massacre left hundreds dead. Recently discovered news reports from Nebraska showed the Democratic vice presidential nominee was actually in the United States during that time and left for…

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