A Former Prosecutor’s Take on the Rittenhouse Trial and Verdict

Could Kyle Rittenhouse face another trial? Does Rittenhouse have grounds to sue media outlets for defamation? What about the behavior of the prosecutors during the trial? The Heritage Foundation’s Zack Smith, a former prosecutor, joins Tim Doescher of “Heritage Explains” to answer these questions and more. Watch the full interview here or read, below, an edited and abridged transcript. Tim Doescher: The [Kyle] Rittenhouse verdict is in. Not guilty on all charges. Not guilty. Not guilty. Zack Smith: Good. Doescher: I did it right. OK, good. Yeah, that’s right. All…

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Schumer urges Biden to take skyrocketing gasoline prices seriously: ‘We need immediate relief’

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer is demanding that President Biden take unilateral action to lower gasoline prices, warning the White House is not taking seriously enough the consumer angst when filling up. Mr. Schumer, New York Democrat, said that skyrocketing prices at the pump were a consequence of the … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Inside the Red-State Plot to Take Down a Top Trump Ally

Updated at 12:30 p.m. ET on November 13, 2021. For many Utahns, the Trump rally was the breaking point. A few days before the 2020 election, Senator Mike Lee paced across a red, white, and blue stage in Goodyear, Arizona, microphone in hand, rhapsodizing about the president’s many virtues while he looked on. Lee’s talking points were mostly familiar. But then he arrived at a novel line of flattery, pitched to his coreligionists: He compared Trump to a figure from the Book of Mormon. “To my Mormon friends, my Latter-day…

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Donald Trump tells thousands at a rally in Iowa, ‘We’re going to take America back’ – Des Moines Register

Donald Trump tells thousands at a rally in Iowa, ‘We’re going to take America back’  Des Moines Register Former President Donald Trump endorses Chuck Grassley for U.S. Senate  UI The Daily Iowan Trump endorses re-election of Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley  Reuters Trump to hold rally in Des Moines, Iowa, potentially promoting 2024 run  Press TV Trump Iowa Rally: ’Republicans Have to Stay Strong, Fight, Bring Our Country Back’  Sputnik International View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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