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Trump Campaign: We Didn't Like the Puerto Rico Joke

And more from Sunday's Madison Square Garden event

(Newser) - A comedian's speech at Donald Trump's Sunday night rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City was being widely described as racist by media outlets. As the Hill reports, Tony Hinchcliffe, whose stage name is Kill Tony, at one point said:
  • "I don't know if
...

Columbia Encampment Is Staying—for Now
Columbia Encampment
Is Staying—for Now
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Apr 24, 2024 8:50 AM CDT

Columbia Encampment Is Staying—for Now

Negotiations extended for 2 days after 'important progress' made

(Newser) - Columbia University gave student protesters until midnight Tuesday to agree to dismantle the pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. Shortly after that deadline passed, student protesters said they abandoned negotiations when school officials threatened to unleash the National Guard. But around 3am, Columbia said negotiations had been extended for 48 hours after...

Trump Eyes 2016 Rival as Running Mate: Report

Marco Rubio being looked at for vice president, national security position

(Newser) - Donald Trump's shortlist for running mate "remains on the long side" with enough names "to fill an entire season of The Apprentice," per NBC News , though a familiar name is reportedly moving up that list: Marco Rubio. The third-term Florida senator who ran against Trump in...

'Betting Favorite' Emerges in Trump VP Sweepstakes
'Betting Favorite' Emerges
in Trump VP Sweepstakes
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Jan 29, 2024 10:45 AM CST

'Betting Favorite' Emerges in Trump VP Sweepstakes

GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik is seen as the leading contender

(Newser) - Nikki Haley appears to be planning for a long primary campaign, with more than 10 fundraisers planned in the next two weeks, reports Axios . But former President Donald Trump's two early victories and his big lead in the polls already has plenty of stories circulating about his potential running...

Trump Yet to Pick a VP, but Friction Has Begun

Politico reports that MAGA is adamant that Nikki Haley not be the choice

(Newser) - There is, theoretically, a long way to go before the Republican nominee is cinched. But Donald Trump's formidable lead in the polls and his rout in Iowa already has stories in circulation about a potential running mate. At Politico , Jonathan Martin's focus is actually on who it might...

Stefanik Files Complaint on Jan. 6 Judge: 'Highly Inappropriate'

GOP congresswoman slams Beryl Howell, who has ruled on Capitol riot, Trump cases

(Newser) - Elise Stefanik filed a complaint Friday against a federal judge who's ruled on cases involving the Jan. 6 riot and former President Donald Trump, alleging the judge engaged in "judicial misconduct," reports the Hill . The GOP congresswoman is now calling for an ethics probe into US District...

Stefanik's GOP Clout Rises After Ivy League Resignation
'2 to Go:'
Ivy League
Scrutiny
Isn't Over
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Dec 11, 2023 10:45 AM CST

'2 to Go:' Ivy League Scrutiny Isn't Over

GOP's Elise Stefanik celebrates Penn resignation as House looks into antisemitism policies

(Newser) - "One down. Two to go." Those were the celebratory words of GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik over the weekend after University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned . Stefanik separately told the New York Sun in an interview that she expects Harvard President Claudine Gay and MIT President Sally Kornbluth...

Ivy League Presidents Face Backlash Over Comments on Israel

Penn president apologizes for focusing too much on free speech policies at House hearing

(Newser) - Presidents of three colleges faced a backlash Wednesday over their answers to questions on campus antisemitism at a hearing in Congress the previous day. The New York Times reports that the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania said they strongly opposed antisemitism and supported Israel's right...

Trump Ally Files Ethics Complaint Against Trump Judge

Elise Stefanik's letter echoes accusations of bias

(Newser) - Donald Trump has urged supporters to fight for him as he faces a civil fraud trial in New York. The result has included attacks in social media posts and on Fox News commentary against Judge Arthur Engoron and his family, the New York Times reports. On Friday, one of his...

For Elise Stefanik, a 'Bewildering and Sudden' Shift to Trump World
She Started Out
Moderate, Then
Went Full MAGA
LONGFORM
Jan 1, 2023 5:00 PM CST

She Started Out Moderate, Then Went Full MAGA

'WaPo' profile examines 'bewildering and sudden' shift of New York congresswoman Elise Stefanik

(Newser) - After Mitt Romney lost the presidency in 2012, Elise Stefanik, a budding young Republican from upstate New York who worked for his campaign, helped put together an "autopsy report, a document urging more inclusivity and openness in the GOP." So writes Ruby Cramer in her profile of Stefanik,...

Liz Cheney Unloads on House Leaders After Shooting

Ousted GOP bigwig says they have 'enabled white nationalism' with rhetoric

(Newser) - Liz Cheney unleashed a scorching tweet against House GOP leaders on Monday—a group she had been among before her split with Donald Trump. The tweet comes in the wake of the mass shooting in Buffalo , which authorities have called a targeted assault by a white gunman on Black victims....

House Republicans Give Stefanik No. 3 Post

New York congresswoman will replace Liz Cheney

(Newser) - Republicans vaulted New York Rep. Elise Stefanik into the ranks of House leadership Friday, electing an ardent Donald Trump defender in hopes of calming their searing civil war over the deposed Rep. Liz Cheney's unremitting combat with the former president. Stefanik, a moderate turned Trump loyalist who's given...

McCarthy Says He's Backing Stefanik

Liz Cheney could be ousted from her post as soon as Wednesday

(Newser) - The likelihood of Rep. Elise Stefanik becoming the No. 3 House Republican in the coming days got even higher on Sunday. In an appearance on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy gave his public backing to Stefanik as the replacement for Rep. Liz Cheney, saying "...

Stefanik Vote Is a Trump 'Loyalty Test'
Stefanik
Vote Is
a Trump
'Loyalty Test'
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May 7, 2021 10:09 AM CDT

Stefanik Vote Is a Trump 'Loyalty Test'

Conservatives don't like her voting record, but Trump's endorsement may make that irrelevant

(Newser) - House Republicans are on track to boot Liz Cheney from her leadership position next week, and the leading candidate to replace her is 36-year-old Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York. But Stefanik is now running into friction of her own from conservative groups who don't think she's conservative...

Liz Cheney's Possible Successor Weighs In
Liz Cheney's
Possible
Successor
Weighs In
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May 6, 2021 1:02 PM CDT

Liz Cheney's Possible Successor Weighs In

Rep. Elise Stefanik stresses her support of Trump amid GOP political drama

(Newser) - GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik has emerged as a leading contender to replace Liz Cheney in the No. 3 spot among House Republicans, and on Thursday she helped strengthen that case on her own behalf during an interview with Steve Bannon. Coverage:
  • The 36-year-old New York congresswoman stressed her support for
...

GOP Bid to Oust Liz Cheney Just Got Stronger
House's No. 2 Comes Out
Against Liz Cheney
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May 5, 2021 10:35 AM CDT

House's No. 2 Comes Out Against Liz Cheney

Rep. Steve Scalise backs Elise Stefanik to take Cheney's post

(Newser) - The tide turned more sharply against Rep. Liz Cheney on Wednesday with the No. 2 House Republican publicly calling for her ouster from her post over her continuing criticism of former President Trump . Rep. Steve Scalise, the House GOP whip, said via a statement that he's in favor of...

Trump Supporter Vying for NY Governor May Face a Giuliani

Andrew Giuliani expresses interest, while Rep. Lee Zeldin announces bid

(Newser) - A big-name Republican has thrown his hat in the ring to vie for governor of New York. Rep. Rep. Lee Zeldin announced his bid to challenge Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo in 2022 on Fox & Friends Thursday following weeks of pressure from allies of former President Trump, whom Zeldin staunchly...

Nikki Haley, George Conway Are in a Twitter Fight

Former ambassador calls out prominent Trump critic

(Newser) - It's a Twitter fight. This one features former UN ambassador Nikki Haley and George Conway, the increasingly high-profile Trump critic and husband of Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, reports USA Today . The spat began when Conway called Republican congresswoman Elise Stefanik , who has emerged as a staunch critic of the...

Meet Youngest Woman Elected to Congress

Republican Elise Stefanik is 30 years old

(Newser) - Among the newcomers to DC this year is Elise Stefanik, a Republican from upstate New York who made history last fall by becoming the youngest woman elected to Congress. How young? Glamour begins a profile by noting that Capitol Hill police stopped her as she arrived for freshman orientation—"...

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