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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 …

J. Patrick Coolican, Minnesota Reformer Gov. Tim Walz fused his everyman personality with an optimistic progressive message to win the most important audition of his political career the past few weeks, winning the quick admiration of Democratic activists — and Vice President Kamala Harris, who named Walz as her running …

Jimmy Williams Usha Vance, wife of Senator JD Vance, defended her husband in response to the resurfaced 2021 comments about “childless cat ladies” in a “Fox and Friends” interview. The remarks have drawn significant scrutiny and criticism, but Usha Vance insists that her husband’s intention was to highlight the challenges …

Jimmy Williams In a groundbreaking decision, the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., has ruled that Google illegally monopolized the online search and advertising markets over the past decade. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta issued a 286-page ruling, concluding that Google secured approximately 90 percent of the internet search market …

Jacob Fischler, New Jersey Monitor Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris interviewed contenders to be her running mate over the weekend, continuing a closely watched deliberation that is set to wrap up with an announcement Monday or Tuesday. Harris met with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz …

Jimmy Williams The Michigan Secretary of State’s office has launched an investigation into America PAC, a political action committee backed by billionaire Elon Musk. The inquiry focuses on the PAC’s efforts to collect voter data during the voter registration process. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has publicly stated …

Jimmy Williams The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), has filed a civil lawsuit against TikTok Inc., ByteDance Ltd., and their affiliates for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of …

Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder Former President Donald Trump came to Atlanta Saturday to deliver a sharp rejoinder to Vice President Kamala Harris’ high-energy rally four days prior — and to attack popular Georgia elected Republicans. “Your Governor, (Brian) Kemp, and (Secretary of State Brad) Raffensperger, they’re doing everything possible to …

Jimmy Williams If a voter in Michigan searches for voter registration information on Google, they might encounter a startling ad. This ad, produced by America PAC, begins with a young man lying in bed late at night when he receives a text: “Hey you need to vote,” followed by a …

Jimmy Williams Kamala Harris has been selected as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, securing enough delegate votes by Friday during a virtual voting process that commenced shortly after President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign. The voting, which will remain open until Monday evening, was organized ahead of the Democratic …

Jimmy Williams Kyle Rittenhouse, the well-known figure acquitted in a high-profile self-defense case, has announced that he will not be voting for Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election. This declaration has sent shockwaves through the MAGA community, sparking intense backlash from Trump supporters. Rittenhouse, who currently serves as the …

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday introduced legislation that would establish that the president and vice president don’t have immunity from prosecution—an effort to overturn the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Trump v. United States that grants presidents broad immunity when they break the law. The No Kings …

Ashley Murray, Arizona Mirror Senate Republicans and two independents blocked a bipartisan tax package Thursday that would have temporarily expanded the child tax credit and revived tax breaks for some business activities. The 48-44 procedural vote to advance the package was largely viewed as a messaging exercise by Senate Majority …

Jasper Scherer, The Texas Tribune While serving in the U.S. Senate, Vice President Kamala Harris said she sometimes felt the urge to hide when she saw Sheila Jackson Lee, the “unrelenting” Houston congresswoman, heading her way in the halls of Congress. “I knew whatever else may be on my mind, …

Jennifer Shutt, Kentucky Lantern The United States and Russia completed a multi-country prisoner swap Thursday that brought home several Americans, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan. The exchange included a total of 16 people from several countries who were detained by Russia, including …