Jimmy Williams In a significant shake-up, four top staff members of Mark Robinson’s gubernatorial campaign in North Carolina stepped down on Sunday, as the Republican candidate faces mounting pressure from within his own party to do the same. The resignations follow a CNN report alleging that Robinson made antisemitic and …
Read More »House to Vote on Three-Month Stopgap Funding Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown
Jimmy Williams The House of Representatives is set to vote this week on a three-month stopgap funding bill, which would keep the federal government open until Dec. 20, preventing a looming government shutdown that could occur without congressional action by the end of September. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced the …
Read More »‘Preventable’ and ‘predictable’: In Atlanta, Harris Addresses Deaths Tied To Georgia Abortion Ban
Jennifer Gerson Originally published by The 19th Vice President Kamala Harris told an Atlanta area audience Friday that “Trump abortion bans” were to blame for the “preventable” deaths of two Georgia women in the news this week, “and those are only the stories we know.” Friday’s event in this key …
Read More »Trump Pushes Nebraska to Change Electoral Vote Allocation Ahead of 2024 Election
Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump made a direct appeal to Nebraska lawmakers this week in an effort to change how the state allocates its electoral votes, a move aimed at limiting Vice President Kamala Harris’s path to winning the 2024 presidential election. In a phone call on Wednesday, Trump …
Read More »Trump Says Jewish Voters Would Be Partly To Blame For Election Loss
Shauneen Miranda, Missouri Independent Former President Donald Trump said Thursday night that if he loses the election in November to Vice President Kamala Harris, Jewish voters “would really have a lot to do with that.” As the first anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel nears and the war …
Read More »House Passes Controversial ‘End Woke Higher Education Act,’ Sparking Concerns Over Campus Safety and Free Speech
Jimmy Williams House Republicans narrowly passed the End Woke Higher Education Act on Thursday, a controversial bill that critics say could endanger public colleges’ ability to manage free speech on campus while ensuring student safety. The legislation, which passed 213-201, has ignited sharp opposition from Democrats and higher education groups, …
Read More »Georgia Board’s Trump Loyalists OK Rule To Require Ballot Hand Counts Despite Warnings By State AG
Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Three Donald Trump loyalist Georgia State Election Board members adopted a contentious rule Friday requiring the hand counting of paper ballots cast during the upcoming Nov. 5 election despite warnings from county election directors that it could lead to more delays with reporting results this fall. …
Read More »House Gears Up for Bipartisan Stopgap Funding Bill to Avert Shutdown
Jimmy Williams The House is preparing to vote on a bipartisan stopgap funding package early next week, as lawmakers aim to avoid a government shutdown before the Sept. 30 deadline. The bill, expected to be introduced after weekend negotiations, will extend current funding levels, with some adjustments, through Dec. 13. …
Read More »NAACP To Launch $20 Million Campaign to Boost Black Voter Turnout in Key States
Jimmy Williams The NAACP is investing $20 million in a campaign to encourage Black voter turnout across twelve states this fall, a critical effort ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The initiative aims to mobilize more than 14.5 million Black voters, especially in seven key battleground states, including Arizona, North …
Read More »Mark Robinson Vows To Stay In Race For NC Governor Following CNN Investigation
Rob Schofield, Clayton Henkel and Galen Bacharier, NC Newsline This is a developing story. Multiple news outlets reported Thursday that Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the North Carolina Republican Party nominee for governor in the November election, is under pressure from his party and individuals within the Trump campaign to withdraw …
Read More »Teamsters Decline to Endorse Kamala Harris or Donald Trump in 2024 Election
Jimmy Williams The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the nation’s largest labor unions, announced Wednesday that it would not endorse either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for president in the 2024 election. The decision reflects a deep divide within the union over which candidate best serves its members’ interests. …
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 »Fed Cuts Interest Rates in First Move Since 2019, Signaling Relief for Borrowers
Jimmy Williams The Federal Reserve reduced its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday, marking the first rate cut in over four years and lowering the key rate by 0.5%, to a range of 4.75% to 5%. This move follows a series of 11 rate hikes since March 2022 aimed at curbing …
Read More »House Rejects Johnson’s Funding Bill Tied to Voter Citizenship Proof Mandate
Jimmy Williams The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that would have temporarily funded the federal government while mandating that states require proof of citizenship to register to vote. The 220-202 vote highlighted deep divisions within the GOP and marked a key setback for Johnson …
Read More »Suspicious Packages Target Election Officials in Multiple States Amid High-Stakes Voting Season
Jimmy Williams Election officials in more than a dozen states, including Colorado, Georgia, and Massachusetts, received suspicious packages on Tuesday, prompting an investigation by the FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service. The packages, some of which contained an unknown substance, were mailed during a tense voting season ahead of the …
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