EXCLUSIVE — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will endorse state Rep. Derek Merrin for a competitive House race in Ohio, giving the local lawmaker’s campaign a boost among a crowded field of Republican candidates in the primary. Johnson’s endorsement gives Merrin support from the House’s top Republican as the party seeks to flip Ohio’s 9th Congressional […]
EXCLUSIVE — Two Republican senators are questioning the ability of the IRS to protect taxpayer information after a government watchdog found it had failed to remove TikTok from all agency devices. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), both members of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel on […]
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) announced the death of his wife Bobbi after a two year battle with cancer on Thursday. Barrasso, who serves as the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, said his wife died in Casper, Wyoming, after battling Glioblastoma brain cancer. “After a courageous battle with cancer, Bobbi is now at peace and […]
New home sales rose 8% from November to December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 664,000, according to a report Thursday from the Census Bureau, indicating that the lack of supply of previously owned homes is directing buyers to newly built units. Sales in December were 4.4% higher than in December 2022. The median sales […]
Former Attorney General William “Bill” Barr blasted left-wing groups for their attempts to block No Labels from achieving ballot access in all 50 states for the 2024 election, stating that the effort “extinguishes First Amendment rights.” In an op-ed to the Wall Street Journal, Barr said that the campaign to disenfranchise No Labels’ third-party initiative […]
Former President Donald Trump said those who contribute to former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley‘s presidential campaign would no longer be welcome to join his 2024 effort Wednesday, one day after his win over her in New Hampshire. “When I ran for Office and won, I noticed that the losing Candidate’s ‘Donors’ would immediately come to […]
Meta is changing its security settings so that users 18 or younger can no longer receive private messages from strangers by default, a policy change that comes in response to lawmakers and parents pressuring social media companies on teenage mental health. Facebook and Instagram’s parent company announced on Thursday that teenagers 16 or younger will […]
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was filmed recently participating in the famous “La Macarena” dance in Spain with the group responsible for the iconic song following a visit with the country’s foreign minister. Clinton reportedly met with Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister Jose Manuel Albares in Madrid last weekend before traveling to Seville. After arriving in […]
Maine’s high court declined to weigh in on whether former President Donald Trump can be disqualified from the 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment, upholding a judge’s decision that the situation must be put on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court reviews a similar case out of Colorado. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced […]
The economy grew 2.5% in 2023, defying fears of a recession and outperforming expectations despite a historic campaign by the Federal Reserve to limit the inflation that wracked the country for much of the year. The new data, adjusted for inflation, were published Thursday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis in its report for gross […]
