Judge Tanya Chutkan granted special counsel Jack Smith‘s request on Friday to delay proceedings in his election interference case against former President Donald Trump. Chutkan postponed a hearing, initially scheduled for next week, until Sept. 5, according to a court order. The judge also pushed out the next deadline for court filings from Friday until […]
A new ad campaign launched by an anti-Donald Trump PAC is looking to hit the former president where it hurts: the size of his campaign rallies. In a new ad released on Friday by the Anti-Psychopath PAC, the video looks to compare some of Trump’s poorly attended rallies with the sold-out crowds attracted by Vice […]
Fulton Country District Attorney Fani Willis wants to move forward with her 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump while a Georgia appeals court grapples over whether she should be disqualified as the lead prosecutor. The racketeering case has been on hold since May, when the Georgia Court of Appeals agreed to review […]
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), the Democratic vice presidential pick, is being urged to address his National Guard service and clearly explain his time in uniform and departure after two decades. “The reality is if he said one or two things that turned out to be maybe a little bit sloppy, fix it,” Democratic adviser Van […]
The State Department may be required to track and disclose publicly all money given to foreign adversaries under a new bill being introduced by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) seeking to prevent U.S. tax dollars from going toward terrorist activity. Ernst filed an amendment to her Tracking Receipts to Adversarial Countries for Knowledge of Spending Act, […]
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) survived the primary and bested one of two GOP challengers endorsed by former President Donald Trump, moving to the general election with a Trump-backed Republican opponent. The Associated Press called the race for Newhouse and Republican Jerrod Sessler on Thursday, two days after the polls closed. Sessler, endorsed by Trump, led the way […]
State officials are concerned the Georgia State Election Board’s approval of a rule allowing for a “reasonable inquiry” before certifying election results could actually violate state election laws already in the books. In a 3-2 vote Tuesday, the board granted power to local election officials to conduct a “reasonable inquiry that the tabulation and canvassing of the […]
A Democratic state senator from California has switched her party affiliation to Republican, she announced Thursday. Now-Republican state Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil suggested she was dismayed by the state’s Democratic supermajority. “Since I’ve served in our state’s Capitol, I’ve had a front-row seat to witness the supermajority push California in the wrong direction, having a grave […]
Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s (D-MI) home was targeted in a swatting incident Thursday in Michigan. Michigan State Police confirmed they responded to a “false threat” at Slotkin’s home in Holly, Michigan. Swatting refers to someone making false emergency calls to prompt a heavy law enforcement response. A spokeswoman for Slotkin told the Detroit News that the […]
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot released her initial findings into her investigation of Dolton, Illinois, Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s spending, which has been at the center of controversy surrounding the town. Lightfoot, who is a former federal prosecutor, found that the town had not had an audit since 2021. Lightfoot was hired for $400 per hour […]
