The Florida Supreme Court will consider a challenge to the state’s congressional map, which was championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in 2022. Activists argue the map violates the state constitution by not including a former black-majority district, which spanned much of the northern part of the state, in violation of the Fair Districts Amendment. […]
Former White House deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews responded to a threat about donating to Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley on Wednesday by donating to the former South Carolina governor. Former President Donald Trump warned Republicans that donating to Haley would result in a permanent ban from the “MAGA camp” in a social media post […]
Former Trump administration adviser Peter Navarro was sentenced on Thursday to four concurrent months in prison after being convicted on two counts of contempt of Congress, which stemmed from his refusal to comply with a subpoena from the now-defunct House Jan. 6 committee. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta handed down the four-month prison sentence during […]
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) will have to convince voters from her new district why they should send her back to Washington in Thursday’s first Republican primary debate. Boebert made the switch to the plains of Colorado‘s 4th Congressional District across the state from her mountainous 3rd District, which she is representing for a second term […]
Bridget Ziegler appeared at her first Disney World oversight board meeting on Wednesday despite being embroiled in her husband’s sex scandal, which resulted in his ousting as chairman of the Florida Republican Party. Attending her first in-person meeting of the year, Ziegler said, “I’m here,” regarding speculation that she’ll resign. The Moms for Liberty founder […]
The Republican Party continues to face many setbacks, mostly of its own doing, in several states heading into the 2024 elections. Many swing states where the GOP is relying on voters to help deliver a presidential victory are plagued by fractured leadership, financial troubles, and infighting. Most recently, Arizona Republicans have been hit with a […]
A bill filed by Iowa Republican Secretary of State Paul Pate would prevent any legal challenges attempting to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment, handing the former president a victory as he faces those efforts in other states. Trump won the Iowa caucuses last week and the New […]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has been pursuing a risky strategy for months to approve further funding for Ukraine. He’s demanded that Democrats negotiate a compromise on the border before Republicans greenlight that aid. The move reflects a political reality in the Republican-led House, where conservatives complain the United States should not be protecting […]
The state of Alabama is set to carry out the nation’s first execution via nitrogen hypoxia on Thursday, officials said. Kenneth Eugene Smith is set to be executed inside the William C. Holman Correctional Facility for the 1988 murder-for-hire killing of Alabama native Elizabeth Sennett, according to a report. The execution is slated to proceed […]
U.S. Marshals in New Jersey shot and killed one of New York’s most wanted fugitives on Wednesday following an arrest attempt related to armed robbery. Shamar Leggette was allegedly involved in the 2022 livestreamed robbery of Brooklyn bishop Lamor Whitehead, and he died after he opened fire on law enforcement at an MHO Inn and […]
