The Republican political activist who accused Conservative Political Action Conference Chairman Matt Schlapp of sexual assault has dropped his case, clearing the influential conservative. Carlton Huffman, 40, had charged without proof that Schlapp groped him during a 2022 election trip while the accuser was working for Herschel Walker’s Senate campaign in Georgia. He sought to […]
Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) will be placed on the county line in a majority of New Jersey counties ahead of the state’s primary despite him filing a lawsuit to do away with the line. In the wake of New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy dropping out of the race to replace Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), […]
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court ruling that declared some delivery drivers for Amazon were employees as the state argued, not independent contractors as the online retail giant contended. The court, in a unanimous decision, said the appeal was “improvidently granted,” meaning the Supreme Court should not have reviewed the case. That […]
The Justice Department has secured 20 prosecutions in relation to threats on election officials in recent years, and the November election is expected to be fiercely contested in several races and states. The DOJ touted its efforts on Monday, announcing a prison sentence for a man who had threatened then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed the country’s most restrictive social media ban for minors on Monday. The bill faces legal opposition on the basis of the First Amendment. The bill, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2025, bars children under age 14 from having social media accounts and requires parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds to […]
A top Republican fundraising committee is warning GOP candidates not to focus their 2024 platforms solely on criticizing President Joe Biden, warning that tactic caused the party to underperform in the last midterm election cycle. In a memo sent to Republican candidates for state-level races, the Republican State Leadership Committee outlined several strategies to increase […]
President Joe Biden declined to comment Tuesday on the decision from Israeli government officials to back out of a series of meetings in Washington, D.C., surrounding the war in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pulled his country’s delegation out of those Washington, D.C., talks after the United States abstained from a Monday United Nations […]
Most voters are not impressed with President Joe Biden in his role as commander in chief, calling him weaker than other recent presidents. In the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shared with Secrets, just 23% called the aging chief a “stronger” commander than past presidents. By comparison, 53% called Biden a weaker commander in chief than […]
Comedian Kathy Griffin claimed Tuesday that supporters of former President Donald Trump are “crazed” over her, referencing the pushback and criticism she has received from Trump supporters over the last several years. Trump supporters have regularly criticized Griffin after she posted a photo of herself holding a fake severed head resembling the former president. Most […]
The Powerball jackpot increased to an estimated $865 million after no one won Monday night’s drawing, continuing a winless streak that dates to New Year’s Day. The numbers drawn were 7, 11, 19, 53, 68, and red ball 23. Since the last winner on Jan. 1, there have been 36 straight drawings without a big […]
