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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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, […]
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 […]
(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 […]
(The Center Square) – The federal judge overseeing the challenge to Illinois’ gun and magazine ban questioned what would have happened if Black victims of the East St. Louis race riot of 1917 had such firearms. Before Judge Stephen McGlynn is the question of whether Illinois’ Protect Illinois Communities Act, which bans the sale and […]
(The Center Square) – Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Frank Moskowitz ruled today that a proposition that would establish open primaries in Arizona will have the opportunity to be voted into law by Arizonans, even though almost 40,000 voter signatures have been invalidated. Even though ballots have already been printed with the proposition on it, […]
At a campaign event with Oprah Winfrey, Vice President Kamala Harris repeated that she is a gun owner and tried to convince voters she has flip-flopped on a gun confiscation plan with a new anecdote. Winfrey hosted a livestreamed town hall filled with celebrities from Michigan with Harris. There, Winfrey told her she was surprised […]
