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Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) The governor of Alabama said Thursday that she will extend the state’s mask mandate through April 9 and then lift the order. Gov. Kay Ivey said the extension would give businesses time to implement their own policies and make any necessary […]

Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) President Biden on Wednesday criticized leaders in Texas and Mississippi for ending their statewide mask mandates before all Americans have access to a vaccine. Mr. Biden said it was “Neanderthal thinking” to believe that “in the meantime, everything is fine, take […]

Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday repeatedly shot down claims by Republican allies of former President Donald Trump and others that antifa activists participated in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. “We have not to date seen any evidence of […]

Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois shrugged off being placed on former President Donald Trump’s enemies list during a Monday appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. Host Joe Scarborough told Kinzinger that “Donald Trump putting you on his enemies list I think for a lot of […]

Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) A former aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo published a lengthy essay on Wednesday morning accusing the governor of sexual harassment and outlining several unsettling episodes, including an unsolicited kiss in his Manhattan office. The aide, Lindsey Boylan, described several years of uncomfortable interactions with […]

Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) After CNN finally covered bombshell sexual harassment leveled against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D., Thursday with a story leading with his denial, critics pointed out Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh didn’t receive the same treatment. CNN had been stone-silent about former Cuomo aide Lindsey Boylan’s […]

Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) A former top aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has accused him of intimidation and sexual harassment, expanding on allegations she first made in December. In an essay posted to Medium on Wednesday, the former staffer accused the governor of […]

Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said at a press conference Tuesday that New Yorkers should wear two masks until at least June as the city works to control the spread of COVID-19. The mayor said that the city would consider changing mask […]

Welcome to another edition of Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere Today’s Hot Topics: 1) Boris Johnson praised Joe Biden for putting the United States back as ‘leader of the free world’ – and snubbed Donald Trump by saying we are now ‘turning a corner’. Speaking to the annual Munich Security Conference virtually on Friday, President Biden used his first address […]