At an “alternate RNC” event in Las Vegas, local Republican leaders described a lack of resources from the national party to prepare for the 2024 elections and questioned the GOP apparatus’s leadership following electoral losses. Johnson County, Kansas, Republican Chairwoman Maria Holiday told Politico, “My county is going to flip to blue if we can’t […]
Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized more than $366,000 worth of cocaine Friday while monitoring Texas‘s Veterans International Bridge. CBP authorities were made aware of a suspicious vehicle, identified as a 2018 Nissan, driven by a 50-year-old male United States citizen attempting to enter the United States from Mexico, and they halted the […]
The number of job openings in the United States increased by 100,000 to 9 million in December, positive news for the labor market. The new numbers, including openings across all sectors for that month, were released as part of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, which was updated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday. The increase is a […]
With the 2024 election cycle kicking into gear this year, both parties are facing their toughest obstacles yet, with national Republicans seeking to protect their most vulnerable members in competitive contests from defeat in November. House Republicans, in particular, are facing many difficulties stemming from infighting and aggressive Democratic targeting that has resulted in a […]
One Democratic senator criticized President Joe Biden and his Democratic colleagues in the Senate for preparing to pass tougher legislation to secure the southern border. Asked if Democrats should be tougher on immigration, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) said, “I think people ought to be focused more on being smarter than looking tougher.” Padilla was disappointed […]
President Joe Biden purposely avoided using former President Donald Trump‘s name for three years, but the Republican’s surge in the polls and dominance in the primaries has caused Biden to change his tune. After years of referring to Trump as “the other guy” or “my predecessor,” Biden is making a point to say Trump’s name […]
President Joe Biden appears to have stopped his bleeding in the 2024 election polls, likely helped by indications the economy is also bouncing back. In a just-released Emerson College Polling survey, the president’s approval rating increased a point to 42%, and his disapproval rating fell 5, to 46% from 51%. His bumbled handling of the […]
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas may be the first Cabinet official to be impeached since 1876 as the House moves forward with proceedings against him. The House Homeland Security Committee is scheduled to mark up two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas on Tuesday. In the days leading up to the markup, Republicans and Democrats have […]
The judge overseeing a criminal case in Delaware involving President Joe Biden’s son Hunter unsealed information on Monday about warrants the Department of Justice used to obtain the first son’s data. Judge Maryellen Noreika ordered four warrants unsealed in response to a request from an independent journalist. The warrants revealed the specific dates on which […]
The campaign arm for House Democrats is providing “strategic guidance, staff resources, training, and fundraising support” for repeat candidates in 2024 who were part of a little-known “fellowship” paying them between runs, records show. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released a list Monday of 17 House hopefuls part of its “Red to Blue” program, which […]
