Politics

Politico: DeSantis Is Trouncing Trump On Fundraising

Politico reports: It’s been a tough stretch for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ putative presidential campaign, as chief rival Donald Trump racks up endorsements in the governor’s backyard and hammers him on the airwaves. But DeSantis has one big advantage heading into his likely White House bid: A heap of donor cash. As he prepares to enter the presidential race in …

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Nebraska GOP Fails To Pass Six-Week Abortion Ban

Courthouse News reports: An effort to advance a bill that would ban abortion around the sixth week of pregnancy fell one vote short of breaking a filibuster in the Nebraska Legislature today. This means the bill is unlikely to move forward this year, despite Republican Gov. Jim Pillen making a public call for just that. The Legislature adjourned immediately after …

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Appeals Court Upholds Florida Voter Restrictions

Politico reports: A federal appeals court sided with Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday when it overturned a lower court’s decision on a controversial voting law. That law, approved by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature in 2021, placed restrictions on the use of drop boxes and set new requirements for voter registration groups, among other things. A federal judge in March 2022 …

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BBC Chairman Resigns Over $1M Loan To Johnson

CNN Business reports: The embattled chairman of the British Broadcasting Corporaration (BBC), Richard Sharp, resigned on Friday after a report found he failed to disclose his involvement in facilitating a loan of almost $1 million to former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Sharp claimed the breach was “inadvertent and not material,” but said he was resigning to “prioritise the interests …

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Haley Predicts Biden Will Die During Second Term

CNBC reports: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Wednesday that President Joe Biden, 80, will likely die within five years and that his supporters would have to count on Vice President Kamala Harris if he were to win re-election next year. “He announced that he’s running again in 2024, and I think that we can all be very clear and say with a …

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Florida Bill Would Allow Razing Of Historic Buildings

The Miami Herald reports: A pair of related bills rapidly advancing through the Florida Legislature would eviscerate protections for historic buildings and districts in coastal areas across the state, allowing property owners and developers to bypass local regulations and bulldoze and redevelop much of Miami Beach, among many other places. That would include the iconic Art Deco hotel row on …

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WV Gov. Jim Justice Files To Challenge Joe Manchin

Politico reports: West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice filed paperwork to run for the Senate on Thursday and is expected to make an official announcement this evening. He is seeking the Republican nomination to take on the seat held by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin in what will likely be one of the most hotly contested and closely watched Senate contests in …

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South Korean President Sings “American Pie” At WH

NBC News reports: He was the guest of honor, but South Korea’s leader wasn’t supposed to deliver the performance of the night, too. President Yoon Suk Yeol stole the show at Wednesday’s White House state dinner with a rendition of his favorite song, “American Pie.” Wearing a black bow tie and tuxedo jacket with a South Korean flag pinned to …

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McCarthy’s Debt Ceiling Bill Squeaks By In House Vote

The Washington Post reports: House Republicans on Wednesday approved a bill that would raise the debt ceiling, slash federal spending and repeal President Biden’s programs to combat climate change and reduce student debt, defying Democratic objections in a move that inched the U.S. one step closer to a fiscal crisis. Ignoring repeated warnings that their brinkmanship could unleash vast economic …

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Asa Hutchinson Formally Launches WH Campaign

The Associated Press reports: Asa Hutchinson, the former two-term Republican governor of Arkansas, formally launched his campaign for president Wednesday with a kickoff in his hometown of Bentonville. The stalwart conservative, who announced in a television interview earlier this month that he intended to run, is a former congressman and official in President George W. Bush’s administration. Hutchinson has been …

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El Salvador President: They’d Kill Carlson If They Could

Breitbart reports: The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, published a message of support to journalist Tucker Carlson on social media late Monday following Fox News’ abrupt announcement that day that its most popular anchor would no longer work there. Bukele suggested that Carlson would soon face a “smear” campaign and attempted censorship as “they” could not kill him without …

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South Dakota Gov On 2024 WH Bid: “It’s Not A No”

Fox News reports: Sean Hannity pressed Noem on her prospects for a 2024 presidential run, as she has long been considered a potential Republican primary candidate. Noem replied she is “super focused here in South Dakota” but added the U.S. cannot afford another Biden term. When pressed further, Noem said her answer is “not a ‘no’,” but underlined she is …

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Roberts Refuses To Testify About Supreme Court Ethics

NBC News reports: Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday declined an invitation from a high-ranking Democratic senator to testify at a congressional hearing on ethics rules for members of the Supreme Court. In a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Roberts suggested that his participation could pose a threat to judicial independence. “Testimony before the Senate Judiciary …

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Sanders Won’t Run For WH Again, Endorses Biden

The Associated Press reports: Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said Tuesday that he would forgo another presidential bid of his own and instead endorse President Joe Biden’s reelection. The leading progressive, who was Biden’s chief rival in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, told The Associated Press that he would “do everything I can to see the president is reelected.” “The …

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Trump +37 Over DeSantis In National GOP Primary Poll

The Hill reports: Former President Trump has expanded his lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to 37 points, according to a new Morning Consult poll. The poll, released on Tuesday, found that 58 percent of potential GOP primary voters said they would support the former president, compared to the 21 percent who said they would back the Florida governor. …

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RNC Bashes Biden’s Reelection Bid With AI Video

Axios reports: The Republican National Committee responded to President Biden’s re-election announcement Tuesday with an AI-generated video depicting a dystopian version of the future if he is re-elected. The video features AI-created images appearing to show Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris celebrating at an Election Day party, followed by a series of imagined reports about international and domestic crises …

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Gorsuch Sold Property To Head Of Major Law Firm

Politico reports: For nearly two years beginning in 2015, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch sought a buyer for a 40-acre tract of property he co-owned in rural Granby, Colorado. Nine days after he was confirmed by the Senate for a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court, the then-circuit court judge got one: The chief executive of Greenberg Traurig, one of …

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ND Governor Signs Bill Banning Nearly All Abortions

The Associated Press reports: North Dakota on Monday adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country as Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the procedure throughout pregnancy, with slim exceptions up to six weeks’ gestation. In those early weeks, abortion would be allowed only in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency, such as ectopic pregnancy. “This …

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New Florida Amendment Targets Disney’s Monorails

Florida Politics reports: Sen. Nick DiCeglie sponsored the amendment onto SB 1250 that gives the state the power to set safety standards for private or public “fixed-guideway transportation systems” operating in independent special districts. The amendment appears to target Disney, noting the transportation systems must be located in two contiguous counties. Disney World takes up part of Orange and Osceola …

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SCOTUS To Decide If Public Officials Can Block Critics

Courthouse News reports: The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear two cases arising from public officials blocking critical commenters on their social media accounts, after the Sixth and Ninth Circuits reached different conclusions on whether the constituents’ free speech rights were violated. The first case involves two elected members of the Poway Unified School District Board of Trustees in San …

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