EXCLUSIVE — A Democrat running against Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) for Michigan’s open Senate seat is piling on to Republican criticism of the lawmaker’s alleged ties to a Chinese-linked company. Hill Harper, a black actor and long-shot primary opponent of the establishment-backed Slotkin, brought up accusations she signed a nondisclosure agreement to discuss a proposed […]
Endorsements from former President Donald Trump have become the most coveted currency in Republican politics, often being the deciding factor in primaries. Scoring a Trump endorsement is more complicated than simply praising or aligning with him, however, as seen by recent primaries in Nevada, Ohio, and Virginia. Trump has surprised many by choosing more centrist […]
The Oakland chapter of the NAACP has called on Mayor Sheng Thao to resign following the early-morning FBI raids on her home Thursday. The Oakland chapter said the city “has a cloud hanging over it today” and that Thao should step down from her post ahead of recall efforts to oust her. Thao has been missing in […]
More than a dozen witnesses have taken the stand in Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-NJ) corruption trial as the sixth week of testimony wrapped up Friday. So far, they’ve told New York jurors about how the Cuban-born lawmaker hoarded gold bars, played out scenes from gangster movies while holding court on his patio, as well as his […]
In an expensive and competitive Democratic primary for New York’s 16th Congressional District, a new organization is putting its pocketbook in the game. National Black Empowerment Action Fund founder and AIPAC alumnus Darius Jones said he believes Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s (D-NY) political leanings do not accurately represent the black voters in his district. As a […]
Judge Aileen Cannon grilled attorneys in Florida on Friday about how much independence special counsel Jack Smith had over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. Cannon’s questions came as part of hearing on a request Trump made in February that the case be dismissed on the grounds that Attorney General Merrick Garland […]
The main super PAC supporting President Joe Biden‘s 2024 reelection campaign was cut large checks recently from Michael Bloomberg, a group bankrolled by George Soros, and other left-wing megadonors, new records show. Future Forward, which can raise and spend unlimited sums to support Biden through advertising, hauled in $39.5 million in May, with roughly half […]
A judge ruled Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens does not have authority over the GOP caucus’s campaign fund, handing a win to the speaker’s colleague and rival, state Rep. Derek Merrin. Last October, Merrin filed a lawsuit against his Republican colleague in a bid to control $1 million in campaign funds. The campaign fund, called […]
Arkansas State Police arrested a shooter who left three dead and 10 wounded at a grocery store in Fordyce. The shooting occurred around 11:30 a.m. Friday outside a Mad Butcher grocery store, 65 miles south of Little Rock, Arkansas. Two law enforcement officers received non-life-threatening injuries while exchanging gunfire with the shooter Friday, according to […]
U.S. Olympics announced it will provide air conditioners for American athletes at the Paris Games, bypassing France’s ambitious green standards. “As you can imagine, this is a period of time in which consistency and predictability is critical for Team USA’s performance,” U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland said Friday. “In our conversations with […]
