Former President Donald Trump’s election interference case is set to resume as early as Friday in Washington, D.C., after sitting dormant for months while the Supreme Court mulled presidential immunity. The case’s anticipated revival could pave the way for dramatic pre-trial court proceedings in the coming months, serving as the only remaining case out of […]
Gas prices decreased again on Thursday, beginning the month of August slightly cheaper than at the beginning of July. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the country was $3.483 on the first of the month, according to AAA. This was a slight decrease from Wednesday, the last day in July. It […]
Sen. Joe Manchin’s (I-WV) ability to keep reporters and fellow senators guessing on his nearly every move is perhaps second to none. So when the Democrat-turned-independent declared last year he wouldn’t seek reelection against long odds in the ruby red state, reporters still sought to confirm he hadn’t had a change of heart long after. […]
Americans for Prosperity is wielding a seven-figure advertising campaign in an effort to flip two battleground senate races this November. AFP is funding a major initiative aimed at ousting vulnerable Sens. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Bob Casey (D-PA), according to a report from the Hill. AFP is a conservative political advocacy organization affiliated with billionaire […]
Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) suffered defeat in the recount for his June primary, making him the first House Republican incumbent to lose a primary challenge this election cycle. Good lost the recount to John McGuire, a former Navy SEAL, who won the primary by just 374 votes. The recount, which began Thursday morning, […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Thursday that the U.S. government is recognizing Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner of Venezuela‘s presidential election over incumbent Nicolas Maduro. In a statement on the U.S. government’s position on the Latin American country’s presidential results, Blinken said Venzueala’s National Electoral Council decision to declare Maduro the victor on Sunday […]
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) defeated his primary opponent on Thursday by a narrow margin despite a flood of outside spending from anti-Ogles groups who sought to capitalize on the freshman congressman’s controversies. The Associated Press called the race for Ogles at 8:24 p.m., just minutes after the polls closed. Ogles defeated Courtney Johnston, a member […]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) sailed to victory in her reelection primary, defeating her opponent by over 30,000 votes as of 8:23 p.m. The Associated Press called the race for Blackburn at 8:08 p.m. Eastern, just eight minutes after the polls closed. The senator received 92.5%of the vote compared to Tres Wittum’s 7.5% at the time […]
Ohio has removed hundreds of noncitizens from its voting rolls as the state conducts an audit of registered voters ahead of the November presidential election. On Thursday, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced county boards of elections are being directed to remove 499 noncitizen registrations from the state’s voter rolls. “I swore an oath […]
Former President Donald Trump‘s lawyers say the tweets prosecutors cited as evidence during his criminal hush money trial were covered by immunity protections, one of several points say should reverse his conviction. Trump attorney Todd Blanche argued that the Manhattan district attorney’s efforts to “rebut any presumptive immunity are deeply flawed,” arguing that the Supreme […]
