Politics

Casey DeSantis Claims Biden’s Economy Is So Bad That She’s Forced To Buy Her Kids $2 T-Shirts At Walmart

Florida Politics reports: During an event in Charles City, Casey DeSantis said the Joe Biden economy drove her need to patronize a certain big box department store in a way that has become part of the news cycle in recent months. “Guilty as charged. I shop at Walmart. Thank you Bidenomics, OK? Everything is so darn expensive and my children …

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McCarthy Suggests Gaetz Will Get Santos Treatment

Florida Politics reports: Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy said a House investigation could leave Rep. Matt Gaetz without his current relevancy. During an interview with Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo, the California Republican unprompted added further fuel to his ongoing feud with Gaetz. Bartiromo asked McCarthy about progress in the House since the transition, and the former Speaker suggested dissent within the …

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DeSantis Refuses To Condemn Musk’s Antisemitic Posts

“I did not see the comment. Elon has had a target on his back ever since he purchased Twitter, because I think he’s taking it in a direction that a lot of people who are used to controlling the narrative don’t like. I have no idea what the context is. I know Elon Musk. I’ve never seen him do anything. …

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Manchin Again Teases Independent White House Bid

The Messenger reports: Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., is strategizing potential plans to “mobilize the radical middle” as he continues to weigh entering the 2024 presidential race as an independent candidate, he said Sunday. Manchin, who has decided to not seek reelection to the Senate as he eyes higher office, was asked Sunday if he has “made up his mind” about …

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DeSantis Launches “Real Nikki Haley” Attack Website

The Hill reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) escalated his attacks on 2024 GOP presidential rival former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-S.C.) with the launch of the “The Real Nikki Haley” website. “Nikki Haley is not the conservative she pretends to be, so the Ron DeSantis for President campaign is launching a new microsite today shining a light on the real Nikki …

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No Labels Floats $100 Fee To Vote At 2024 Convention

The Associated Press reports: No Labels, a political organization that has alarmed some Democrats with talk of launching a third-party presidential candidate, has contemplated requiring a donation of at least $100 in order to cast a ballot at the group’s upcoming nominating convention, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. The idea, which breaks from longstanding norms, would raise …

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DeSantis Claims Trump Moved SCOTUS “To The Left”

Florida Politics reports: When it comes to the last Republican President’s Supreme Court picks, Ron DeSantis’ verdict is in. They don’t measure up to real conservatives like Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, he said Saturday in Pella, Iowa. The Governor noted that contrary to liberal picks from the past, Trump’s “Republican appointees are not in lockstep.” He saw Brett Kavanaugh …

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DeSantis: Bethlehem Is “Like A Pigsty” Due To Arabs

“If Israel was not in charge of those sites, you would not have the freedom to go celebrate at any of those sites. The Arabs would not allow that. In fact, Bethlehem is controlled by the Palestinian Arabs, and so there’s a church where you can go where they say is where, where Christ was born, and it’s a beautiful …

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Washington Post Sues To Get DeSantis’s Travel Records

Politico reports: A Florida law blocking Gov. Ron DeSantis’ publicly funded travel records from the public is unconstitutional and the state should be required to turn them over, asserts a legal challenge filed by The Washington Post. The Post’s lawsuit marks the first effort to challenge the law, which the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature passed just weeks before DeSantis officially announced …

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Accused War Criminal Hired To Train Florida State Guard

The Tampa Bay Times reports: To recruit and train members of a civilian military force under his control, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has hired a company that specializes in combat training and lists as one of its instructors a former U.S. Navy SEAL accused of war crimes. Previously unreported records reviewed by the Times/Herald show the state has agreed to …

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Univision Anchor Quits After Softball Trump Interview

The Los Angeles Times reports: León Krauze [photo], a veteran news anchor for Univision and its Los Angeles TV station, has resigned in the aftermath the Spanish-language network’s recent interview with former President Trump. Univision news personnel have reportedly been concerned in recent days over the network’s hour-long broadcast with Trump, where the contender for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination …

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Erik Prince On Trial In Austria For Arms Trafficking

The Associated Press reports: Five people including the founder of the Blackwater security firm went on trial in Austria on Thursday, accused of exporting two crop-spraying aircraft that were allegedly refitted for military purposes without required permits. Prosecutors say that two Ayres Thrush agricultural aircraft were equipped with armor, extra tanks and a special camera that could be used for …

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Aunt Lydia Charged State $13,000 For Football Party

The Arkansas Times reports: Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ kickoff party for the Arkansas Razorbacks 2023 football season cost over $13,000, according to public records obtained by the Arkansas Times. Sanders’ party – unironically dubbed the “Undefeated Party” – took place at the Governor’s Mansion on Sept. 1, the night before Arkansas’s football season officially started at War Memorial Stadium. The …

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Six-Term Dem Rep. Dan Kildee Won’t Seek Reelection

The Detroit News reports: Michigan U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, a Flint-area Democrat whose family has represented Michigan in Congress since 1977, said Thursday he won’t seek reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives. His retirement after six terms will present an opening for House Republicans to try to flip his highly competitive seat in Michigan’s 8th District that covers Genesee, …

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Arizona Senate Poll: Gallego +6 Over Vaseline Woman

The Messenger reports: A Noble Predictive Insights poll conducted via online panel October 25-31 among 1,010 registered voters found Democrat Rep. Ruben Gallego leading a hypothetical three-way Senate race with 39% support, followed by 2022 GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake at 33% and the incumbent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema at 29%. Sinema has yet to say whether or not she will …

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DeSantis Vows To Defund The “Morally Bankrupt” UN

“We will unequivocally support Israel, take names, make it clear those countries who are hostile to Israel risk their relations with us, and defund the UN. No longer should American taxpayer dollars support this corrupt, morally bankrupt hotbed of antisemitism that empowers our enemies and coddles dictators and the worst human rights abusers.” – Ron DeSantis, hours after Nikki Haley …

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Manchin: Trump Will “Destroy Democracy In America”

The Associated Press reports: West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, days removed from announcing he won’t seek reelection, said Wednesday that if the nation’s voters give former President Donald Trump another term in the White House, “he will destroy democracy in America.” Manchin, whose home state voters overwhelmingly backed Trump in the last two presidential elections, made the comment on a …

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Haley: I Will Defund The UN And Withdraw From Paris Climate Accord, WHO, And UN Human Rights Council

“If I become president, we will get out of the Human Rights Council. We would certainly not get back into the Paris Climate Agreement. The U.N., the only thing is we would defund the U.N. as much as possible. The only reason, Sean, you don’t get out of the U.N. is we’re one county of five that has a veto, …

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Trump Whistleblower Launches VA Bid For US House

Axios reports: Yevgeny “Eugene” Vindman, who along with his twin brother Alexander drew former President Trump’s ire during his first impeachment, is running for Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s seat. If he wins the primary, Vindman could help the Democratic party’s broader attempt to make the 2024 election a referendum on the former president and GOP presidential frontrunner. He is the …

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Senate Approves Stopgap Funding Bill In 87-11 Vote

NBC News reports: The Senate passed a stopgap funding bill Wednesday night, punting the GOP’s spending fight and the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays. The bipartisan vote was 87-11, with 10 Republicans and one Democrat — Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado — voting against the bill. “Because of bipartisan cooperation, we are keeping the government open …

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