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This Saturday, ex-President Donald Trump and his last standing opponent for the Republican nomination, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, will be out on the campaign trail.
On March 5, Super Tuesday, Idaho and Missouri will hold their caucuses while Mr. Trump will be focusing on North Carolina and Virginia, where primaries will take place.
On Saturday, Ms Haley will gather and energize supporters in Raleigh, North Carolina and in Needham, Massachusetts, which are both Super Tuesday states.
Following the declaration that the United States will be delivering humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip via air-drop, in response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis resulting from Israel’s conflict with Hamas.
On Friday, President Joe Biden announced that American military would team up with the Jordanian Air Force in their ongoing effort to airdrop essential items such as food, medicine, and supplies.
During a joint address in the Oval Office with Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, President Biden mentioned the devastating loss of over 100 Palestinian lives. These lives were taken on Wednesday when the Israeli army discharged gunfire at a group attempting to obtain food from a relief convoy. The president expressed his sorrow for the loss of life.
What is happening in Michigan?
On February 27th, Michigan Republicans participated in a primary. However, the majority of delegates will be granted after congressional district caucuses on Saturday, due to a conflict within the leadership of the GOP in the Granite State.
According to NBC News, Pete Hoekstra has been approved to lead the state’s GOP and will preside over a convention in Grand Rapids. Meanwhile, Kristina Karamo, the former party chair who was removed from her position, had plans to chair another convention in Detroit.
Republican organizations in two out of the 13 congressional districts were also preparing to host their own conventions during this upcoming weekend.
However, two individuals closely connected to Ms Karamo informed NBC News on Friday that her convention had been cancelled.
Ms Karamo uploaded a video on X, encouraging her supporters to continue their efforts and follow the recommendation of their district chair.
Jason Cabel Roe, a Republican strategist from Michigan, informed NBC that delegates have been receiving contradictory and perplexing emails for several weeks. These emails have been promoting various agendas, featuring different staff members, and advertising different conventions.
He emphasized the need to carefully monitor and identify the sender, as well as ensuring the authenticity of instructions and events.
During an aid announcement, Biden mistakenly mentioned Gaza instead of Ukraine on two occasions.
Mr Biden stated that they plan to collaborate with their friends in Jordan and other parties to facilitate airdrops of extra resources and provisions into Ukraine. They also aim to explore other options for entering Ukraine, such as a potential maritime route for delivering a significant amount of humanitarian aid.
Twice during an official announcement about aid, Joe Biden mistakenly refers to Gaza instead of Ukraine.
The Republican Party in the House of Representatives has decided not to obscure the identities of those involved in the January 6th riots in the surveillance footage.
Following the announcement that the individuals involved in the January 6 riot would have their faces obscured in order to prevent potential prosecution by the US Department of Justice, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson seemed to change his stance on Friday, citing delays.
In December, Mr Johnson acknowledged that House Republicans were providing protection to individuals who entered the US Capitol, stating that it was necessary to conceal some faces in order to prevent retaliation from the DOJ and potential legal consequences for those involved in the events of that day.
The office announced on Friday that they will not blur out the faces of the rioters in the 5,000 hours of raw footage that was released. This decision was made due to the challenges and time constraints involved in blurring the faces, and the priority of completing the work in a responsible and timely manner.
Alex Woodward reports:
Haley urges for Trump’s legal issues to be addressed before November.
Nikki Haley, the final contender from the Republican Party to challenge Donald Trump in the 2024 primary election, has urged for the resolution of all his court cases before the upcoming November election.
The previous governor of South Carolina has not yet won a state primary or caucus. She recently appeared on NBC News’ Meet the Press following a significant loss in Michigan, and stated that she believes all pending cases should be addressed before November.
“We must have knowledge of future events prior to the presidency, as afterwards, if the candidate is elected, I doubt that any of our concerns will be taken into account,” she stated.
Kelly Rissman reports:
Could North Carolina potentially change to a Democratic majority in the 2024 election?
Ariana Baio writes:
It is predicted that Joe Biden, the expected Democratic nominee, will win North Carolina for the Democrats by a slim margin of less than 1%.
The shift from red to purple in North Carolina has become increasingly noticeable. In the last election, Mr Trump only managed to win the state by a slim margin of 1.3 percent. In the 2022 midterms, Republicans narrowly managed to secure a Senate seat with a victory margin of just 3.2 percent.
The legislature is currently in the hands of the Republicans, while the governor is a Democrat. As the majority of voters are evenly divided between the two parties, neither can risk losing any support.
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A previous member of the Obama administration asserts that a famine in Gaza is unavoidable unless the US applies pressure on Israel to permit humanitarian aid.
A past member of the Obama administration has cautioned that Gaza will face famine unless President Joe Biden takes swift action to urge Israel to allow all aid deliveries into the region.
Jeremy Konyndyk served as the head of USAID’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance for a period of three years. During his time there, he focused on efforts to prevent famine in countries like Yemen and South Sudan. According to Konyndyk, the most crucial step in preventing famine in Gaza would be for Israel to grant full access to aid organizations. Unfortunately, Israel has been resistant to this.
Richard Hall reports:
Read the full transcript of Hunter Biden’s congressional testimony
The complete record of Hunter Biden’s testimony to House Republicans has been made public, after his six-hour questioning was conducted in a private session.
Please read the complete transcript provided below:
In case you missed it, a government shutdown has been avoided once again as Republicans aligned with Trump criticize the spending bill.
The government will remain operational until March 8th thanks to the continuing resolution. This legislation was included in a larger deal involving Mr. Johnson, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, and the leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. They have agreed to vote on six out of the 12 spending bills by March 8th.
The House passed the bill with 320 in favor and 99 against, with Republicans divided and Democrats providing the majority of support. Only two House Democrats voted against the bill. The Senate also passed the bill, with a vote of 77 to 13, and it now awaits approval from President Joe Biden.
Eric Garcia and Gustaf Kilander conducted research and prepared this report while they were visiting Capitol Hill.
Who is Katie Britt, the Republican chosen to give the State of the Union response?
Next week, the youngest woman in the US Senate to represent the Republican party will give the response to President Biden’s State of the Union address.
On March 7th, Alabama Senator Katie Britt will deliver a response speech to the president’s address, representing the opposing party. She has pledged that her speech will be an open discussion about the future of our country.
Mike Bedigan reports on the rising star in the Republican Party:
In a bold move, Biden invites Trump to “come on board” as he calls on Congress to approve the border legislation.
Andrew Feinberg reports:
Origin: independent.co.uk
