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Winter weather wreaks havoc with GOP campaigns days before Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa — Forecasts of heavy snowfall have caused chaos for the schedules of 2024 Republican presidential candidates hoping to make their closing pitches to likely Iowa GOP caucusgoers one week before the primary‘s opening nominating events. Actress Roseanne Barr’s expected appearance this Tuesday in Boone with former acting Attorney General Matthew Whittaker for […]

Florida Republicans remove party chair amid rape allegation he denies

The Florida Republican Party removed party Chairman Christian Ziegler in a vote on Monday. He is currently under investigation for an allegation involving rape. Ziegler has denied the accusation, and he has not been charged, but the Sarasota County Police Department is investigating the allegation. Ziegler confirmed the sexual encounter with the woman took place, […]

Johnson administration fires Lightfoot holdovers in Chicago who complained about mistreatment

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration fired three city staffers following complaints that they had been mistreated by high-ranking officials, underscoring the rocky transition that took place between former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration and the current one.  Two days after Johnson was inaugurated in May, Jason Lee, one of his top advisers, allegedly walked into the press […]

State attorney suspended by DeSantis for not enforcing abortion law will not seek reelection

Former Democratic State Attorney Andrew Warren announced on Monday that he will not be seeking reelection to the position he was suspended from by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in 2022. Warren was suspended from his elected position as state attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida for saying he would not enforce some state […]

Biden slammed for stoking racial fears at Charleston church massacre campaign stop

South Carolina Republicans slammed President Joe Biden for what they say is a fear-based appearance in the Palmetto State designed to distract from his failures in office. Biden spoke Monday afternoon at Mother Emanuel AME Church, the site of a racially motivated 2015 shooting that left nine people dead, and he said that some on […]

Six charged after largest fentanyl bust in Minnesota state history

At least six people are facing charges related to the largest fentanyl bust in Minnesota state history. The suspects are tied in a drug trafficking conspiracy that led authorities to seize more than 280,000 fentanyl pills, according to a report announced Thursday. Identified as Cornell Chandler Jr., 24, Robiel Williams, 23, Quijuan Bankhead, 30, Stardasha […]

Senate Republicans schedule Wednesday briefing on the border

Senate Republicans will receive a briefing on the border on Wednesday as a bipartisan working group closes in on a deal to amend the country’s immigration laws. The conference meeting, requested by Senate conservatives before lawmakers departed for the Christmas recess, will be held at 3:30 p.m., according to a source familiar. Though negotiators are […]

Comedian Jim Gaffigan mocks Hollywood over links to Epstein amid new documents

Comedian Jim Gaffigan roasted the Hollywood crowd at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards on Sunday with a joke about Jeffrey Epstein amid the release of court documents revealing celebrity attendance of various parties linked to the businessman. “I can’t even believe I’m in the entertainment industry. I can’t. You know, it’s so unlikely,” he said […]

Jeffrey Epstein documents: Trump named in latest batch of released information

A batch of court documents relating to sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein were released on Monday, with one document alleging that former President Donald Trump had “sexual relations” with a woman’s unnamed friend at Epstein’s New York home “on regular occasions.” Sarah Ransome wrote about her unnamed friend in a batch of emails sent in 2016, […]

Special election to replace McCarthy scheduled for after state primaries

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has scheduled the special election to replace former Republican California Rep. Kevin McCarthy in the House for two weeks after the rest of the state’s primary races. The special primary election will be held on March 19 for candidates to compete to finish the rest of McCarthy’s term. Under state law, […]
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