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CPD co-founder says Biden campaign urged CNN to promise RFK Jr will not participate in debate

Commission on Presidential Debates co-founder Frank Fahrenkopf claimed that President Joe Biden’s campaign urged CNN to “promise that they wouldn’t let [Robert F Kennedy Jr.] in regardless” to its June 27 debate. Fahrenkopf also implied that Kennedy could file a lawsuit given a potential violation of Federal Election Commission rules. When asked if this constituted […]

DOJ joins TikTok in calls for ‘prompt’ Dec. 6 ruling on ban

The Department of Justice, along with social media platform TikTok, is calling for the appellate court reviewing the ban against TikTok to issue a decision before the law can go into effect. This pending law would pressure ByteDance to sell TikTok in order for the social media platform to be hosted by app stores in the United […]

South Carolina judge quashes Planned Parenthood challenge to heartbeat bill 

A South Carolina court has rejected Planned Parenthood’s challenge to the state’s “heartbeat” law. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic made a motion to move the legal cutoff mark for performing abortions from the current six weeks to nine weeks, which is when the organization says a baby’s heart is fully formed. Advocates of the heartbeat law argue […]

Workers at Alabama Mercedes plants break string of wins for UAW by rejecting unionization

Autoworkers at two Alabama Mercedes-Benz factories voted against a move to join the United Auto Workers union on Friday, breaking a string of unionizations in the South. Unionization failed 56% to 44% with a total of 4,687 votes cast and 7% of eligible voters abstaining. The National Labor Relations Board said both sides will have […]

Georgia Republicans plot 2024 comeback with Trump’s appeal to black voters

COLUMBUS, GEORGIA — Kelly Loeffler may not be a U.S. senator anymore, but she hasn’t strayed far from the center of Georgia politics. Loeffler made an appearance at the Georgia state GOP convention in Columbus Friday to talk about how Republicans can take back the Peach State. Flanked by conservative talk radio hosts Leo Terrell […]

Bob Menendez trial hears how he was responsible for halal meat monopoly

The price of halal meat exports skyrocketed after Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) helped give one company, led by a Coptic Christian, a monopoly in the market, a government witness testified Friday.  James Bret Tate, a U.S. diplomat based in Cairo, told a Manhattan federal jury how halal meat certification ended up in the hands of […]

Ukrainian forces enjoy artillery shell delivery milestone

An artillery ammunition shortage that haunted Ukraine’s troops throughout a hard winter’s combat with Russia has been eased, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “For the first time in years of war, none of the brigades complain that there is no artillery shell,” Zelensky told Ukrainian media on Friday. “And this has been happening for […]

Ex-disinformation chief told to ‘be as vague as possible’ amid board collapse: Transcript

Nina Jankowicz, the former face of the short-lived Disinformation Governance Board, revealed to Congress that the Department of Homeland Security was intentionally opaque in the face of overwhelming criticism that led to the board’s collapse. Jankowicz spoke to lawmakers during a deposition about the department’s internal decisions to address widespread concerns about the floundering board. […]

Fox News requests chance to host vice presidential debate at Virginia HBCU

Fox News has requested the opportunity to host a vice presidential debate at Virginia State University, an HBCU, after President Joe Biden ignored the proposal for a presidential debate on the network for Oct. 1. Anchor Bret Baier said former President Donald Trump has accepted the request on behalf of his future vice president, who […]

Sam Brown’s wife sounds off GOP rival’s ‘vile’ attack ad highlighting war veteran’s scars

The wife of Republican Nevada Senate candidate Sam Brown is criticizing his primary opponent after she believes his attack ads featured unflattering photos that accentuate scars on her husband’s face after he survived an explosion in Afghanistan. Amy Brown is condemning ads running across the state from Dr. Jeffrey Gunter’s campaign, claiming they feature effects […]
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