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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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Bernie Sanders Isolates After Testing COVID Positive

The Hill reports: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Thursday he tested positive for COVID-19, amid a nationwide spike in infections. The 82-year-old Sanders, said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, he was experiencing “minimal” symptoms and will continue to isolate while working from his home in Vermont. The U.S. is seeing elevated levels of respiratory illness this …

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India Targets Apple For Warning About Govt Hacking

The Washington Post reports: A day after Apple warned independent Indian journalists and opposition party politicians in October that government hackers may have tried to break into their iPhones, officials under Prime Minister Narendra Modi promptly took action — against Apple. Officials from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) publicly questioned whether the Silicon Valley company’s internal threat algorithms were …

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Haley: Slavery Question Came From “Democrat Plant”

Mediaite reports: Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley defended her curious comments about the cause of the Civil War at a town hall on Wednesday night, claiming in an interview the next morning the question came from a Democrat “plant” who was out to get her. “It was definitely a Democrat plant,” she said. “When asked him, he didn’t want …

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Russian Lawmaker Dies In Mysterious Fall From Window

The Daily Beast reports: A Russian lawmaker from Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party has been found dead under mysterious circumstances at the age of 46. Russian state media confirmed his death. Vladimir Yegorov, a deputy of the Tobolsk City Duma in the Tyumen region, was found lifeless Wednesday in a courtyard in Tobolsk, according to Baza. Bizarrely, Baza reported that …

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Georgia Republicans Win Ruling On US House Map

Reuters reports: A federal judge in Georgia on Thursday upheld a Republican-drawn congressional map, rejecting arguments from voting rights groups and Democrats that the latest district lines illegally diluted the voting power of minority residents near Atlanta. The decision from U.S. District Judge Steve Jones likely ensures that Republicans will maintain their 9-5 advantage among the state’s 14 seats in …

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Sen. Rick Scott Reports That His FL Home Was Swatted

Florida Politics reports: Naples Police responded to a false report of a shooting at U.S. Sen. Rick Scott’s home. Naples Police spokesman Lt. Bryan McGinn confirmed police dispatch received a 911 call Wednesday, Dec. 27, at 9:02 p.m. claiming a shooting occurred. Police confirmed the alleged incident occurred at home on the street where Scott lives. “Within 15 minutes, we …

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CNN: Gas Prices Projected To Fall Again In 2024

CNN Business reports: Gas prices will fall in 2024 for the second year in a row, according to GasBuddy projections shared exclusively with CNN. GasBuddy, which had a forecast for 2023 that proved to be eerily accurate, expects US gas prices will average $3.38 a gallon in the key election year of 2024. That would represent a significant improvement from …

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Haley Scrambles: Yes, The Civil War Was About Slavery

The Messenger reports: Nikki Haley is in cleanup mode after her comments at a New Hampshire town hall in which she failed to mention slavery as a reason for the Civil War.Speaking to The Pulse of NH on Thursday, Haley declared to Jack Heath that “of course” the Civil War was about slavery. “Of course the Civil War was about …

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DeSantis: Haley Stepped In “Giant Mess” On Slavery

The Messenger reports: Former UN Ambassador and 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley is drawing criticism from her political opponents, including GOP White House hopeful and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s campaign after she made no mention of slavery as a cause of the Civil War at a town hall on Wednesday. “On today’s scoreboard, Donald Trump complained about his treatment in …

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Christie Rejects Calls To Drop Out In New Ad [VIDEO]

CNN reports: Chris Christie is directly pushing back on calls for him to drop out of the 2024 Republican presidential primary in a new seven-figure ad buy debuting in New Hampshire on Thursday, according to details shared exclusively with CNN. “Some people say I should drop out of this race. Really? I’m the only one saying Donald Trump is a …

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Haley Doesn’t Cite Slavery As Cause Of US Civil War

“I think it always comes down to the role of government and what the rights of the people are. And we will always stand by the fact that I think the government was intended to secure the rights and freedoms of the people. “It was never meant to be all things to all people. Government doesn’t need to tell you …

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Desperate Beetleboob Announces CO District Switch

The Denver Post reports: In a true Colorado political surprise, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert announced Wednesday night that she will abandon the congressional district she has represented for nearly three years — and seek her party’s nomination in 2024 on the other end of the state. Boebert said she will run to represent Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, vying to succeed …

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Dems To Spend $6M To Flip Back Santos’s House Seat

NBC News reports: The Democratic-aligned House Majority PAC is putting down $5.2 million in initial reservations for TV and digital ads to try to win the House special election to replace the expelled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., the group told NBC News. The group said it will spend $3.7 million on TV and $1.5 million on digital platforms, along with …

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Jacksonville Removes Confederate Monument [VIDEO]

Jacksonville’s NBC affiliate reports: Before first light on Wednesday, construction crews began the process of removing a Confederate statue in Springfield Park that has long been the subject of debate in Jacksonville. By 11 a.m., the monument had been taken down. Following a similar process undertaken in 2020 to remove a Confederate statue from what was then known as Hemming …

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Woman Must Pay $300K For Torching WY Abortion Clinic

The Associated Press reports: A judge has ordered a woman who set fire to Wyoming’s only full-service abortion clinic to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution, the full amount sought by prosecutors. Lorna Green is serving five years in prison for burning Wellspring Health Access weeks before the clinic was set to open in Casper in 2022. The fire gutted the …

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DeSantis: Trump Loves Weaponization Against Others, He Would Celebrate If I Got Axed From Colorado Ballot

Real Clear Politics reports: “Let’s just be clear,” DeSantis said, “Trump is fine with weaponization if it’s against people he doesn’t like.” For proof, he points to a complaint filed with the Florida Ethics Commission. It was “bogus” and quickly dismissed, but he notes that when the complaint was filed by Trump allies, they explicitly called “to have me ejected …

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