Politics

US Oil Production Has Broken Records Under Biden

The Washington Post reports: You won’t hear President Biden talking about it much, but a key record has been broken during his watch: The United States is producing more oil than any country ever has. The flow of huge amounts of crude from American producers is playing a big role in keeping prices down at the pump, diminishing the geopolitical …

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Appeals Court Unblocks CA Ban On Guns In Public

The Messenger reports: A federal appeals court on Saturday cleared the way for a California law that bans the carrying of guns in most public places. A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an administrative stay that allows the law to take effect at the start of of the new year on Monday. The decision put …

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Rep. Jaime Raskin: The 14th Amendment Is “The Most Democratic Disqualifier” To Run For President [VIDEO]

“Is it undemocratic that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jennifer Granholm can’t run for president because they weren’t born in the country? If you think about it, of all of the forms of disqualification that we have, the one that disqualifies people for engaging in insurrection is the most democratic because it’s the one where people choose themselves to be disqualified. “Donald …

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Ron Johnson Boasts Of Sabotaging Border Security Deal

Newsweek reports: Republican Senator Ron Johnson is leading efforts to block a deal on border security, the Wisconsin congressman recently said, adding that voters should be the ones deciding on the issue. Talking on Fox News’s The Ingraham Angle on Thursday about a border security deal reportedly in the works between Senate Democrats and Republicans, Johnson, who’s part of the …

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CO Sec Of State: Death Threats Won’t Intimidate Me

The Hill reports: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) said she received death threats in the wake of the lawsuit that was filed in her state that eventually led to former President Trump being kicked off the ballot in her state. “Within three weeks of the lawsuit being filed, I received 64 death threats. I stopped counting after that,” …

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Daughter’s New Memoir Claims Nancy Reagan Tricked The Future President Into Marriage By Getting Pregnant

The Daily Mail reports: Nancy Reagan convinced the future president, Ronald Reagan, to marry her after getting pregnant by him in 1952, their first-born, Patti Davis, reveals in a new memoir. “I tend to doubt that getting pregnant was a result of carelessness,” writes Davis in her new book, Dear Mom and Dad: A Letter About Family, Memory, and the …

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Maine Secretary Of State Gets Threats From The Cult

Rolling Stone reports: Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said in an interview that she has faced threats since issuing her decision to remove Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot on Thursday. “We have received threatening communications, those are unacceptable,” Bellows told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Friday. “I certainly worry about the safety of people I love, people around …

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Court Okays Bid By McCarthy’s Would-Be Successor

Politico reports: California Assembly member Vince Fong’s congressional hopes remain alive after a judge ruled Thursday he could proceed as a candidate to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). The ruling by Superior Court Judge Shelleyanne W.L. Chang caps off a chaotic start in the race to succeed the former House speaker. The decision rejects the argument by California Secretary of …

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DeSantis: I Won’t Let The Left Take Your “Good Meat”

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis is giving carnivores something to cheer about, as he promises to protect animal products from the left. “A lot of this ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance) movement has agriculture in the crosshairs. They don’t want people eating meat,” DeSantis said at a “meet and greet” event in Clayton County, Iowa. The Governor promised …

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Haley Won’t Rule Out Being Trump’s Running Mate

Yahoo News reports: While campaigning in New Hampshire, Nikki Haley refused to reject the idea of becoming former President Donald Trump’s running mate in 2024. During a town hall in Lebanon on Dec. 28, an attendee asked the former South Carolina governor, “Would you be able to say categorically that you will not accept being Trump’s vice president?” “I could …

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DeSantis: Maine Removed Trump For “Cheap Clicks”

“Well, obviously, to have one executive branch official unilaterally striking someone off the ballot is not an appropriate interpretation of the 14th Amendment. We could have in Florida, what are we going to have Biden struck off the ballot because he’s allowed an invasion of eight million people, including enemy nations, have sent people in. This could just end up …

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Miami Mayor Faces Call To Resign Over Saudi Work

The Miami Herald reports: The Herald investigated Suarez’s role in planning a March 2023 trade summit put on by the Saudi kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund. A review of city emails and the summit’s promotional materials show Suarez and a handful of city staffers helped make the event, at an exhibition hall in Miami Beach, happen. The …

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GOP Seeks To Stop Mail-In Early Voting In NY State

The Albany Times-Union reports: A state Supreme Court justice has rejected a request from U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik and the Republican Party to temporarily suspend a new state law that allows any registered voter in New York to cast their ballot early by mail. Republicans immediately appealed the ruling state Supreme Court Justice Christina L. Ryba. The case, in which …

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Cohen Gave Lawyer Fake Legal Citations Created By AI

The Hill reports: Michael Cohen, former President Trump’s ex-fixer and personal lawyer, said in newly unsealed court filings that he accidentally gave his lawyer fake legal citations concocted by the artificial intelligence program Google Bard. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman called three case citations into question earlier this month after they were used in a motion to end Cohen’s supervised …

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DeSantis Says He Would Fire Jack Smith On “Day One”

The Messenger reports: GOP presidential hopeful and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Thursday he would fire Special Counsel Jack Smith “on day one” is elected president in 2024. DeSantis accused Smith, who indicted Trump twice over his mishandling of classified documents and his attempt to overturn the 2020 elections, of “weaponizing the legal system.” “After you win the election, …

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Colorado GOP Rips Beetleboob For Switching Districts

“From a party perspective, we certainly don’t think it was the best move. We felt that she was best suited for Congressional District 3 and that she was in the best position to win reelection and retain that for Republicans. “Time will tell whether or not we’re right, but I think she’s got a serious challenge on her hands, trying …

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DeSantis Condemns Removal Of Confederate Statue

“I’m opposed to taking down statues. The idea that we’re going to just erase history is wrong. You’ve seen it now where they tried to take down Thomas Jefferson, they tried to take down George Washington off schools. It just gets so out of hand. So I don’t support taking down statues, particularly if you don’t have legal authority to …

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Haley Vows To Pardon Trump If He’s Convicted [VIDEO]

The Insider reports: GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she’d pardon Donald Trump if she wins in 2024. “I would pardon Trump if he is found guilty,” Haley said at a campaign event in New Hampshire on Thursday, per NBC News. “A leader needs to think about what’s in the best interest of the country,” Haley continued. “What’s in the …

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DeSantis Blasts Trump’s Removal From Maine’s Ballot

The New York Times reports: Former President Donald J. Trump’s rivals in the Republican race for president again lined up in his defense on Thursday after Maine barred him from its primary election ballot, the second state to do so. When the Colorado Supreme Court barred Mr. Trump from the primary ballot there last week, all of Mr. Trump’s opponents …

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Texas GOP Rejects 2024 Ballot Question On Secession

The Texan reports: The Republican Party of Texas (RPT) rejected a petition to place the question of Texas secession on the 2024 primary ballot — and the group behind the effort has promised a lawsuit. The Texas Nationalist Movement (TNM) — the foremost supporters of the idea referred to as “TEXIT” — turned in over 139,000 signatures earlier this month …

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