Democratic U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel said Thursday he won’t seek reelection to Congress next year, the result of congressional redistricting by Republican state legislators this fall that’s likely to shift North Carolina’s delegation to the right. And he said he’ll consider a U.S. Senate bid for an election that would …
Read More »Virginia Democrats reveal 2024 agenda after Youngkin, GOP fall short in midterm election
Abortion and gun control are the top priorities for Virginia Democrats heading into the new year after their election wins earlier this month. Bills and resolutions to ensure abortion access and ban so-called assault weapons were filed Monday as Democratic leaders set the agenda for the 2024 legislative session. Democrats …
Read More »Trump brushes back Russia's Medvedev after 'war' warning: 'Watch his words'
President Donald Trump hammered back at former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s warnings about war with the United States, telling the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council to “watch his words.” “I don’t care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care,” …
Read More »New RNC chair Joe Gruters vows to 'ride the president all the way to victory' in midterms
EXCLUSIVE – New Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Joe Gruters outlined his mission as he took over steering the GOP’s national party committee. “The midterms are ahead, where we must expand our major majority in the House, in the Senate, and continue electing Republicans nationwide,” Gruters said as he addressed …
Read More »Facing negative narrative, Tim Scott touts he's got 'more money than any candidate in the race' except Trump
CONCORD, N.H. — Facing questions over the durability of his Republican campaign for president, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina insists “we’re actually great moving forward.” The super PAC aligned with Scott earlier this week canceled its massive ad blitz on behalf of the senator’s 2024 campaign. Trust In the …
Read More »Iraqi-born Muslim Republican running against Omar calls out 'Hamas Squad' amid criticism of Israel
An Iraqi Muslim immigrant who fled Saddam Hussein in 1993 and is now running as a Republican against Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called out the left-wing “Squad” member for her condemnations of Israel in the wake of Hamas’ bloody invasion. Omar previously referred to Israel as an “apartheid” state and …
Read More »Wisconsin GOP leader downplays pressure to impeach nonpartisan elections czar
Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader on Tuesday downplayed pressure he’s receiving from former President Donald Trump and fellow GOP lawmakers to impeach the state’s nonpartisan elections administrator, saying such a vote is “unlikely” to happen. Some Republicans have been trying to oust state elections administrator Meagan Wolfe, who was in her …
Read More »New Mexico Supreme Court upholds Democrat-drawn congressional map
The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld a Democratic-drawn congressional map that divvied up a conservative, oil-producing region and reshaped a swing district along the U.S. border with Mexico, in an order published Monday. All five justices signed a shortly worded order to affirm a lower court decision that the redistricting …
Read More »Appeals court refuses Louisiana's plea to reconsider House map ruling
A federal appeals court refused Friday to reconsider its ruling giving the Louisiana Legislature until Jan. 15 to enact a new congressional map after a lower court found that the current political boundaries dilute the power of the state’s Black voters. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a …
Read More »Colorado judges' decision to remove Trump from ballot is 'hot garbage,' says former prosecutor
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled to drop former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballots. While other states consider the same move, former federal prosecutor Francey Hakes ripped the “shocking” decision on “FOX & Friends” on Wednesday. COLORADO NIXING TRUMP ‘STRIKINGLY UNDEMOCRATICALLY’ UNITES EXPERTS AS EX-SCALIA CLERK DECLARES ‘LAWFARE’ …
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