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Mark Green looks ahead after reversing retirement from Congress: ‘Big, big things’

EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) initially intended to retire after accomplishing all the goals he originally ran on. But now the House Republican is eyeing even bigger wins after throwing his hat back in the ring.  Almost immediately after it was reported Green would not run for reelection, the three-term incumbent was flooded with […]

Jack Smith’s July trial date in Trump classified documents case ‘unrealistic’: Judge

A judge on Friday heard arguments about trial deadlines in the case against former President Donald Trump in Florida and signaled she may reschedule the trial to occur several months later than originally planned. Judge Aileen Cannon, who had set the trial to begin on May 20, said during a hearing in Fort Pierce, Florida, […]

Food stamps: Montana March SNAP payments worth up to $1,751 to begin Saturday

Montana’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin sending its March payments, worth up to $1,751, in one day. SNAP payments in Montana are distributed over five days every month. The payments start going out on Saturday and run through Wednesday. Recipients get their payments on days according to their SNAP case number, account number, Social Security number, or last name. To qualify for SNAP […]

‘We need to go after the Supreme Court’: AOC calls for investigation into the institution itself

“Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called for an oversight investigation into the nation’s highest court on Friday, especially if the Democrats win back control of the House in November. Ocasio-Cortez said the Supreme Court, which has faced accusations of lacking ethical standards, is a political institution that responds to political pressure despite claiming otherwise. “We […]

DeSantis vetoes bill banning social media accounts for minors

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) vetoed legislation that would have imposed a statewide ban on anyone under 16 joining social media, one of the most restrictive bills related to teenagers and social media platforms advanced across the country. DeSantis announced that he was vetoing HB 1 on Friday, the last day before it would have become […]

Lisa Murkowski endorses Nikki Haley over Donald Trump in 2024 GOP primary

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced on Friday that she was endorsing former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the 2024 Republican presidential primary ahead of Super Tuesday. Murkowski, a centrist who handily defeated a primary challenger backed by former President Donald Trump in her last reelection race, is the first Senate Republican to endorse someone […]

Wisconsin GOP candidate challenges Democratic rival in cold plunge: ‘Let’s really see who’s from Wisconsin’

Eric Hovde, the Republican businessman running for U.S. Senate, challenged his rival, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), with a cold plunge in the Wisconsin lake in an effort to put the carpetbagger accusations to bed.  The multimillionaire posted a video to X on Thursday showing him shirtless as he plunged through a thick layer of ice […]

Stephen A. Smith rages over clip of Biden’s fried chicken dinner with black family

ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith was enraged by a clip of President Joe Biden sitting down to a fried chicken dinner with a black family. Biden was seen in a video clip interviewing two teenage boys and their father over a meal. While the president and the father appeared to eat hamburgers, the boys had […]

Trump co-defendants seek Willis dismissal on ‘appearance’ conflict as judge’s ruling looms

Defense attorneys in former President Donald Trump‘s Georgia racketeering case on Friday sought to convince a judge that District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified based on an “appearance of a conflict of interest” as closing arguments commenced in the blockbuster case. Lawyers for the Fulton County DA office and defense attorneys clashed over whether, […]

Menendez co-defendant pleads guilty to bribing senator’s wife with Mercedes-Benz

A New Jersey businessman and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) co-defendant pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges Friday. Jose Uribe, a former insurance broker, is accused of bribing Menendez’s wife, Natalie Menendez, with a Mercedes Benz in exchange for the senator to negotiate in an insurance fraud investigation.  Uribe pleaded guilty to seven charges, including conspiracy […]
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