UK banking boss apologizes to populist politician Farage over the closure of his account
The chief executive of U.K. bank NatWest Group has apologized to populist politician Nigel Farage after he complained that his bank account was shut down because the banking group didnโt agree with his political views.
At CPAC, conservative Texans show Donald Trump loyalty and support for another presidential run
A straw poll conducted at the conference found that Trump is still the overwhelming favorite among attendees. Sen. Ted Cruz, who spoke at the conference on Friday, came in third with 2% of the straw poll vote, coming up short to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
GOP donor pays $1M to deploy South Dakota national guard
In a story June 30, 2021, about a billionaire Republican donor who is paying $1 million to help defray the cost of deploying the South Dakota National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the spokesman for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.
Another campaign? C-SPAN to air Iowa speech by Pompeo
(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)NEW YORK โ From the point of view of C-SPAN, the 2024 presidential campaign begins this Friday. The network is sending its cameras to suburban Des Moines, Iowa, to tape former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaking to a breakfast meeting of the Westside Conservative Club. Iowa traditionally holds the nation's first presidential caucuses, and it's never too early for potential candidates to let themselves be known. Believe it or not, C-SPAN has actually begun a presidential campaign cycle even earlier. In February 2005, the network aired speeches by Republican Mitt Romney in South Carolina and Democrat John Edwards in New Hampshire.
Dana Loesch, seeking Limbaugh fans, dislikes 'angry radio'
FILE - Dana Loesch, spokesperson for the National Rifle Association, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), at National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 22, 2018. Radio America announced Tuesday that it had signed Loesch to a multi-year contract extension. She's been doing a show in the same afternoon time slot that Limbaugh occupied since 2014, and is now on about 200 radio stations. On her show, which airs in nearly 200 radio stations, Loesch said she didn't want listeners to feel like they're being lectured to or yelled at. AdRadio America says it has added a handful of stations for Loesch since Limbaugh's death.
Former President Donald Trump returns to the spotlight with CPAC speech
3 House Republican, who has faced tremendous backlash in Wyoming for saying Trump should no longer play a role in the party or headline the event. โJoe Biden has had the most disastrous first month of any president in modern history,โ Trump said. โWeโll see what he says, but our focus is certainly not on what President Trump is saying at CPAC,โ she told reporters. โWe have the Republican Party. The conference's annual unscientific straw poll of just over 1,000 attendees found that 97% approved of the job Trump did as president.
Trump the dominant force at conservative conference
A conference attendee takes a selfie photo in front of a statue of former president Donald Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)WASHINGTON โ A conference dedicated to the future of the conservative movement turned into an ode to Donald Trump as speakers declared their fealty to the former president and attendees posed for selfies with a golden statue of his likeness. Trump on Sunday will be making his first post-presidential appearance at the conference, and aides say he will use the speech to reassert his power. โIf we do, we will lose the working base that President Trump so animated. Trumpโs eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., lit into Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. โAnd I assure you that it will solidify Donald Trump and all of your feelings about the MAGA movement as the future of the Republican Party.โ
Sen. Ted Cruz declares Trumpism among Republicans "ain't goin' anywhere" at Florida conference
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida on Feb. 26, 2021. Credit: REUTERS/Joe SkipperSign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Democratic president was set to be joined in Houston by the stateโs senior U.S. senator, John Cornyn, as well as Gov. Cruz led up to the declaration by referencing a report Thursday that an old intraparty nemesis, ex-U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, told Cruz to โgo f--k yourselfโ in an off-script moment while recording the audio version of his new memoir. AdโYesterday, John Boehner made some news,โ Cruz said. โHe suggested that I do something that was anatomically impossible โ to which my response was, โWhoโs John Boehner?โโ
Conservative gathering to feature Trump's false fraud claims
Trump himself is headlining the three-day session in a Sunday speech that will be his first public appearance since leaving the White House on Jan. 20. Trump has been keeping a relatively low profile since he moved from the White House to Palm Beach a month ago. โI think the broader point will be: Here's where the Republican Party and conservative movement and the America First movement goes from here," said senior Trump adviser Jason Miller. Here weโll see the president address the fact that the only divide in the Republican Party is between the elites and the conservative grassroots in the party." โIn opposition, when you donโt have the White House, there are many more voices that lead the party,โ Cotton said in an interview.
Trump to speak at CPAC in first post-White House appearance
FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2021, file photo President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally for Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and David Perdue at Dalton Regional Airport in Dalton, Ga. Trump will be making his first post-presidential appearance at a conservative gathering in Florida next weekend. Ian Walters, spokesman for the American Conservative Union, confirmed that Trump will be speaking at the group's annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 28. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)WASHINGTON โ Donald Trump will be making his first post-presidential appearance at a conservative gathering in Florida next weekend. Ian Walters, spokesman for the American Conservative Union, confirmed that Trump will be speaking at the group's annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 28. AdTrump has a long history with CPAC, which played a key role in his emergence as a political force.
Fox Business cancels 'Lou Dobbs Tonight' after a decade
FILE - Lou Dobbs, with Fox News, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), on Feb. 24, 2017, in Oxon Hill, Md. Fox Business Networks Lou Dobbs Tonight has been canceled. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)LOS ANGELES โ Fox Business Network's โLou Dobbs Tonight,โ whose host has trumpeted unfounded assertions of voter fraud in the 2020 election, has been canceled. In a previous statement, Fox News said it would "vigorously defend against this meritless lawsuit in court.โAdThe replacement for โLou Dobbs Tonightโ will be announced soon, Fox News said. An interim show, โFox Business Tonight,โ will air starting 5 p.m. Eastern Monday with rotating hosts Jackie DeAngelis and David Asman and repeat at 7 p.m. EST.
Herman Cain to be mourned at private funeral in Atlanta
FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2012 file photo, former presidential candidate Herman Cain addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. Cain has died after battling the coronavirus. Scott Applewhite, File)ATLANTA Herman Cain, the former Republican presidential candidate, businessman and close ally of President Donald Trump, will be mourned at a private funeral in Atlanta on Friday. Cain died July 30 of complications from COVID-19. A longtime Republican, Cain was a fierce advocate for conservative principles across the board, Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina tweeted.