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San Francisco mayoral debate gets heated as rival tells London Breed to apologize for crime

Things got heated in San Francisco‘s mayoral debate Thursday night when Mayor London Breed touted that crime was down, and her political opponents responded by demanding she owe “an apology” to residents for letting crime get out of hand and “gaslighting” them into thinking the city was safer.  Public safety and crime are two of the […]

WATCH LIVE: Secret Service provides update on Trump assassination attempt investigation

The Secret Service is speaking about its findings from its Mission Assurance investigation of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in July. The briefing, led by acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe, will begin at 1 p.m. ET. In an excerpt of Rowe’s remarks, shared ahead of the briefing, he admitted that the […]

DNC launches ad campaign tying Trump to Mark Robinson following CNN report

The Democratic National Committee announced a new crop of billboard ads linking former President Donald Trump to controversial North Carolina Republican Mark Robinson, less than one day after CNN published a bombshell report about the gubernatorial candidate’s past comment on pornographic websites. The billboards feature the two men smiling beside one another, along with captions […]

Newsom backs out of fight against popular ballot measure toughening crime laws

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) indicated that targeting a popular ballot measure strengthening penalties for crimes and revamping treatment incentives for drug offenders would not be his top priority ahead of November.  During a Thursday afternoon press conference, the California Democrat said he was focusing on other matters, including stumping for Vice President Kamala Harris, over […]

Trump tells judge to dismiss Jan. 6 case, citing Supreme Court immunity

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump called for the immediate dismissal of the 2020 election subversion charges against him, arguing this week that the prosecution’s actions violate the Supreme Court‘s presidential immunity ruling and Trump’s due process rights. The filing, submitted close to midnight on Thursday after the government granted an extension to a 5 […]

House votes to increase Secret Service protections for Trump and Harris

The House voted unanimously to increase Secret Service protections for presidential candidates, giving them the same level of security as sitting presidents while traveling on the campaign trail.  Lawmakers passed a resolution in a 405-0 vote on Friday that would enhance protections for former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris with rare, widespread […]

How Jill Biden feels about her husband dropping out of the presidential race

First lady Jill Biden is opening up about how she feels about her husband, President Joe Biden, preparing for his final days in public life. She told NBC News that they are “totally at peace” with his decision to drop out of the presidential race, though there have been reports that the couple doesn’t feel […]

New York magazine correspondent placed on leave over alleged RFK Jr. relationship

New York magazine placed Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi on leave after allegedly revealing a “personal relationship” with a “former subject relevant to the 2024 campaign,” the magazine announced Thursday. CNN reported that the person Nuzzi had a relationship with was former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., something his spokesperson denied to the outlet, […]

Bipartisan duo works around GOP leaders to force vote on Social Security bill

Reps. Garret Graves (R-LA) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) overcame resistance from leadership to move legislation through Congress that repeals two long-standing programs affecting Social Security benefits for recipients across the country. The bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act earned the support of 128 members of Congress on Thursday, enabling it to be brought to the House […]

Texas Secretary of State requests citizenship data from feds to secure voter rolls

(The Center Square) – Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson has requested information from the Biden administration “to provide citizenship data to help Texas maintain secure voter rolls.” “Texas demands this information. The federal government must stop hiding the ball. We must have clean elections where only eligible voters cast votes,” Gov. Greg Abbott said […]
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