Jimmy Williams President-elect Donald Trump has announced Karoline Leavitt as his choice for White House press secretary, making the 27-year-old the youngest person to serve in the role. Leavitt, a longtime aide to Trump and seasoned communications strategist, has been a prominent figure in his inner circle, serving as national …
Read More »Supreme Court Revives Virginia’s Voter Removal Program Just Before Election
Jimmy Williams The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to permit Virginia to revive a plan targeting the removal of noncitizens from voter rolls, a decision that reinstates a program previously halted by a federal judge just days before Election Day. In a brief order, the court’s six conservative justices approved the …
Read More »JD Vance Defends Trump’s “Enemy From Within” Comment, Blames U.S. Issues on “Broken Leadership”
Jimmy Williams On NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, Ohio Senator JD Vance defended former President Donald Trump’s assertion that Democratic leaders pose a greater threat to America than foreign adversaries. Vance cited critical domestic issues like inflation, the border crisis, and the military’s recruitment struggles as symptoms of “broken …
Read More »FEMA Faces Armed Threat in North Carolina Amid Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts
Jimmy Williams As nearly 65,000 residents of Rutherford County, North Carolina, grapple with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, a reported armed threat against Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers has hindered relief efforts. The situation prompted FEMA to modify its operations, affecting recovery efforts in one of the state’s hardest-hit …
Read More »Trump Says He Will Restore Confederate Name To Military Base
Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump has vowed to restore the name of North Carolina’s Fort Bragg if he is reelected, less than two years after the military base was renamed to Fort Liberty as part of a national reckoning with Confederate symbols. Trump made the pledge during a town …
Read More »Key Filing Unveils New Evidence in Trump’s Election Interference Case
Jimmy Williams U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has released a crucial 165-page filing from Special Counsel Jack Smith, revealing extensive evidence in the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. The document provides the most detailed look at the case against Trump, who …
Read More »Biden and Harris Tour Hurricane Helene’s Destruction as Federal Aid Efforts Continue
Jimmy Williams President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris began separate tours on Wednesday to assess the catastrophic aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which has claimed at least 150 lives. The hurricane devastated parts of the southeastern United States, with major destruction across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and beyond. Biden …
Read More »NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted on Bribery and Fraud Charges
Jimmy Williams New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday on federal charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and bribery, marking a significant legal crisis for the former NYPD captain-turned-politician. The indictment, unsealed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan, alleges Adams accepted illegal campaign contributions and bribes from foreign …
Read More »Abortion is Quietly Driving The Voting Conversation in Georgia — Even If It Isn’t On The Ballot
Jennifer Gerson Originally published by The 19th Callie Beale Harper was 37 when she found out she was pregnant with twins. Already the mom to a four-year-old son, she and her husband were so excited to grow their family, they opted for noninvasive prenatal testing as soon as it was …
Read More »Speaker Johnson’s Shutdown Strategy Faces GOP Rebellion Over Voting Law Tied to Funding Bill
Jimmy Williams House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) effort to prevent a government shutdown by coupling a stopgap funding bill with former President Donald Trump’s SAVE Act—legislation requiring proof of citizenship to vote—is in peril. Several conservative Republicans have vowed to vote against the proposal, putting the government at risk of …
Read More »Vance Claims Trump Would Veto Federal Abortion Ban. Warren Responds: ‘Women Are Not Stupid’
Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Sen. Elizabeth Warren responded forcefully to Sen. JD Vance on Sunday after the Republican vice presidential nominee claimed that Donald Trump—who has repeatedly celebrated and taken credit for the Supreme Court decision that revoked abortion rights at the federal level—would veto legislation imposing a nationwide abortion …
Read More »Pelosi, House Dems Rally DNC Crowd To Take Back Control Of The Chamber
Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch Democratic members of Congress took the stage throughout the third night of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, urging voters to give the party control of the House during the November elections. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries were among the lawmakers …
Read More »Jenna Ellis, Former Trump Attorney, Cuts Deal With Prosecutors in AZ Fake Electors Criminal Case
Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror Conservative media personality and former Donald Trump campaign attorney Jenna Ellis has made a deal to cooperate with Arizona prosecutors in their case against the state’s GOP fake electors who sought to keep Trump in office even though he lost the election. Ellis, who was censured …
Read More »Senate Set to Vote on Children’s Online Safety Bills Amid Bipartisan Support
Jimmy Williams In a rare display of bipartisan cooperation, the U.S. Senate is gearing up to vote this week on two significant children’s online safety bills, just over three months before a heated presidential election. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced on Tuesday that he has scheduled a procedural …
Read More »Top Democrats Praise Biden, Endorse Harris for 2024 Nomination
Jimmy Williams After President Joe Biden announced his decision to end his re-election campaign, top Democrats lauded his accomplishments and some expressed their support for Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s 2024 presidential nominee. Conversely, many Republicans suggested that Biden’s decision implies he should not continue serving the remainder …
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