Politics

Ramaswamy: Trump Doesn’t Need My Money [VIDEO]

Mediaite reports: Fox host Neil Cavuto asked, “You’re a very successful businessman, a biotech entrepreneur, and you’ve made hundreds of millions of dollars. We’re told that Donald Trump has asked Elon Musk for some support. I dunno if that’s true or not. Elon Musk made it clear that he’s not giving to either Joe Biden or Donald Trump. I’m just …

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DeSantis Rips Haley For Not Honoring RNC Pledge

“She had waged a campaign on the idea that you can somehow win the Republican nomination for president by getting the votes of mostly just non-Republicans, and that just doesn’t work. “I signed the pledge. You sign the pledge saying that you’re gonna not take your ball and go home, and so I honored the pledge and she’s gonna have …

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Pro-Haley PAC Relaunches As “Haley Voters For Biden”

Semafor reports: A super PAC that urged non-Republicans to cast primary votes for Nikki Haley is pivoting to November, urging Haley’s voters to support President Joe Biden. Starting today, Primary Pivot will become Haley Voters for Biden, and urge anyone who supported Haley in a swing state to stick with the president in November. “This is an effort from people …

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AL Governor Signs Bill Giving Protection To IVF Clinics

The Birmingham News reports: Alabama lawmakers gave final passage Wednesday night to a bill intended to give legal protection to in vitro fertilization clinics after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling caused some to pause services. Gov. Kay Ivey announced shortly after that she had signed the bill into law. Lawmakers have scrambled to provide immunity that would allow clinics to …

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Dean Phillips Drops Out Of Race And Endorses Biden

NBC News reports: Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., has suspended his campaign for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination, ending his longshot bid for the White House. “I’m going to suspend my campaign and I will be, right now, endorsing President Biden because the choices are so clear,” he said in a Minnesota radio interview on WCCO’s Chad Hartman’s show. Phillips, 55, …

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Musk: “I Am Not Donating Money to Trump Or Biden”

CNBC reports: Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday he will not donate to the campaigns of either President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump. “Just to be super clear, I am not donating money to either candidate for US President,” Musk said in a post on his social media site X. Musk’s tweet came a day after The New …

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LIVE VIDEO: Nikki Haley Announces End Of Campaign

The Greenville News reports: Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will drop out of the 2024 presidential race in a Wednesday address. Haley will make the announcement in a 10 am speech from Charleston, S.C. where her campaign has been based for the last year. She will not immediately endorse former President Donald Trump, who has been losing a not …

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Dean Phillips Lashes Out After Super Tuesday Wipeout

The Insider reports: Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota didn’t seem too happy after getting wiped out on Super Tuesday. “Congratulations to Joe Biden, Uncommitted, Marianne Williamson, and Nikki Haley for demonstrating more appeal to Democratic Party loyalists than me,” Phillips wrote on X on Tuesday after losing his home state to President Joe Biden by a landslide. Philips announced his …

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DeSantis Gets Bill Requiring Permit To Sleep In Public

Florida Politics reports: The Senate has passed a House bill creating a new financial obligation on localities by banning homeless people from sleeping in public, setting the stage for a Gov. Ron DeSantis priority becoming law. The measure from Rep. Sam Garrison (HB 1365), passed by a 27-12 vote after being substituted for the Senate version, would ban counties and …

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Rep. Colin Allred Wins Texas Dem US Senate Primary

The Texas Tribune reports: U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, will challenge Sen. Ted Cruz in November after defeating a crowded field of Democrats on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. Allred easily prevailed over state Sen. Roland Gutierrez of San Antonio who was also vying for the nomination. “I want every Texan to know, whether you’re a Democrat, an independent …

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Schiff And Garvey Advance In California Senate Primary

The Associated Press reports: Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey and Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff will compete in November for the U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Dianne Feinstein. It’s a rare opportunity for the GOP to compete in a marquee statewide race in this Democratic stronghold. The matchup also means that California won’t have a woman in …

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Haley To Drop Out Today, Will Not Make Endorsement

The Washington Post reports: Nikki Haley, a former U.N. ambassador and governor of South Carolina, will suspend her presidential campaign Wednesday morning, according to several people familiar with her plans, leaving Donald Trump with no major opponents left on his path to becoming the 2024 Republican nominee. Haley does not plan to announce an endorsement Wednesday, the people said. Instead, …

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Biden And Trump Score Easy Wins On Super Tuesday

CBS News reports: President Biden and former President Donald Trump won commanding victories across nearly all the states holding Democratic and Republican nominating contests on Super Tuesday. Both notched wins in delegate-rich states like California, Texas, Virginia and North Carolina, the largest prizes out of the 15 states and one U.S. territory reporting results. Nikki Haley denied Trump a clean …

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OPEN THREAD: Super Tuesday 2024 Exit Polls & Results

Use this post exclusively to share exit polls and results as they come in. Later tonight I’ll bump this post up to the top. Of most interest to Democrats is the California US Senate primary.   NBC News reports: The NBC News Exit Poll interviewed voters about their decision in three Super Tuesday states — California, North Carolina and Virginia …

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No Labels To Hold Event With GOP OH Senate Candidate

NBC News reports: In a Monday email obtained by NBC News, No Labels co-executive director Liz Morrison invited recipients to a Zoom call Tuesday evening with Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, who is running in a heated Republican Senate primary scheduled for March 19. LaRose, a former state senator, has been involved with No Labels programs in the past, …

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SCOTUS Seeks $19M For Personal And Home Security

USA Today reports: The Supreme Court has asked Congress for an extra $19.4 million for security to deal with “evolving risks” and a change in how the justices’ homes are protected, according to the office that administers the federal courts system. The office’s 2025 budget request for the Supreme Court includes 33 new positions to boost protection for the nine …

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Deep State Operative Urges Her Fans To Vote Today

NBC News reports: Taylor Swift urged fans in her adopted home state of Tennessee and other Super Tuesday voting jurisdictions to exercise their democratic rights by casting ballots today. The simple message to vote might not seem impactful, but this comes from the world’s most famous pop star — with 282 million Instagram followers. “I wanted to remind you guys …

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Ron DeSantis And His $168M Consolation Prize T-Shirt

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis is still fielding questions about whether he wants to jump back in the presidential race even as Donald Trump is close to locking up the Republican nomination. “Been there. Done that. Got the T-shirt,” DeSantis said in response to a friendly question from commentator Chris Nelson in Miami Beach. Looking back on a campaign …

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Florida Lawmakers Boost Budgets For Private Prisons

Florida Politics reports: The facilities run by The GEO Group — Blackwater River Correctional, Moore Haven Correctional and South Bay Correctional — will receive $1.6 million the Legislature for the sole purpose of raising correctional officer salaries “commensurate with salary increases for state correctional officers.” The chambers also both directed individual supplements for contract extensions at three prisons, two of …

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Federal Appeals Court Blocks Florida’s “Stop Woke Act”

The Washington Post reports: A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a ruling that blocked Florida from enforcing a law, backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, that restricts how private companies teach diversity and inclusion in the workplace. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled Monday that the “Stop Woke Act” “exceeds the bounds” …

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