A federal judge called out special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecutors for causing a delay in an unrelated hearing in a Jan. 6 criminal case. On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden sent a U.S. marshal to summon Smith’s prosecutors from a grand jury room to his courtroom as they where were reportedly interrogating a Trump-connected witness. The move reportedly triggered Thomas Windom, a leading prosecutor on Smith’s team investigating Trump’s effort to subvert the 2020 election, to march down the courthouse hallway and enter McFadden’s courtroom during an ongoing Jan. 6 proceeding. Politico has more: McFadden continued reading from…
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Nancy Jackson
Nancy grew up in the South where her passion for politics first began. After getting her BA in journalism from Ole Miss she became an arts and culture writer for Athens Magazine where she enjoyed reporting on the eclectic music and art scene in Athens, GA. However, her desire to report on issues and policies impacting everyday Americans won out and she packed her bags for Washington, DC. Now, she splits her time between the Nation’s Capital and Philadelphia where she covers the fast-paced environment of politics, business, and news. In her off time, you can find Nancy exploring museums or enjoying brunch with friends.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is denying claims he promised to hold a vote to expunge former President Donald Trump’s impeachments. Recent reports claimed Rep. McCarthy made the promise to Trump as a way of easing tensions between the two. “There’s no deal,” McCarthy told reporters Thursday, “but I’ve been very clear from long before when I voted against impeachments that they did it for purely political purposes.” “I support expungement but there’s no deal out there,” he added. https://twitter.com/RebeccaRKaplan/status/1682014609358635013?s=20 Those comments contradict a Thursday morning report from Politico Playbook that claimed the House Speaker promised Trump that the House would vote to erase…
Is Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) serious? The former House Speaker made a laughable statement while attempting to dismiss concern over President Joe Biden’s age as he heads out on the campaign trail. During an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Pelosi, who is 83 years old, joked that President Biden is “a kid to me.” President Biden would be 86 years old at the end of a potential second term and is already the oldest president in the history of the United States. https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1681662863444787201 “I think the president should embrace his age, his experience, the knowledge he brings to the job,” Pelosi said. “Actually,…
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report spelled out some bad news for popular Republican firebrand Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Thursday. The report shifted the competitive House district race from “lean Republican” to “toss up.” Cook senior editor David Wasserman said the change in the rating came after campaign disclosure reports revealed Boebert’s challenger raised triple in the second quarter. Boebert is preparing for a rematch against Adam Frisch, a Democrat who lost to Boebert in 2022 with a razor-thin margin. The Hill reported that in the latest second quarter campaign filings, covering April-June disclosures, Frisch raised an impressive $2.6 million while Boebert brought in…
On Wednesday, a judge rejected former President Trump’s bid to move his hush money criminal case to federal court. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein granted Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s (D) office’s request to keep the case in New York state court. Trump claimed Bragg’s prosecution was politically motivated because of Trump’s actions as president, citing it as another reason to move the case to federal court. “But there is no reason to believe that the New York judicial system would not be fair and give Trump equal justice under the law,” Hellerstein wrote. “The evidence overwhelmingly suggests that the…
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu (R) will not seek another term in office, officially capping off months of speculation. “After much consideration, I have decided not to run for another term as Governor in 2024. Be assured we will keep working and that the Granite State will continue to be our priority for the next 18 months,” Sununu tweeted on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/ChrisSununu/status/1681700866628124683 Last month, said in an interview that he’s “not leaning” toward running for a fifth term as governor but would make a firm decision later in the summer. (RELATED: Republican Governor Drops Strongest Retirement Hint Yet) The state…
Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) says he will introduce legislation to defund Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigations into former president Donald Trump. Gaetz made the comments defending Trump on his podcast a few hours after the former president was notified he’s a subject of the Justice Department’s Jan. 6th investigation and staring down a third potential indictment. “They are attacking our democracy and engaging in election interference right now,” said Gaetz, who vowed to “defund the Jack Smith investigation.” The pro-Trump Congressman said he knows President Biden (D) would not sign his proposal into law and that Senate Majority Leader “Chuck Schumer [D-N.Y.]…
A Washington, D.C. judge has announced the man accused of stabbing a staffer to Senator Rand Paul is not mentally fit to stand trial. Glynn Neal allegedly stabbed one of Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) staffers as they and a friend were leaving a restaurant in the city’s H Street Corridor neighborhood. The staffer was stabbed multiple times in the head and chest, suffering life-threatening injuries, but survived. Neal was charged with assault with intent to kill. (RELATED: Rand Paul Staffer Stabbed Repeatedly, Suspect Apprehended) According to reports from The Hill, during last week’s hearing, Neal’s sister told detectives that he “acted different” since…
The founder of the political organization No Labels says that the group will end its third-party push if the results are aiding former President Donald Trump. Despite the group’s aversion to the former president No Labels founder and CEO Nancy Jacobson declined to say what metrics the group would use to make that choice during an interview with NBC. “As a Democrat? Categorically, that will not happen,” Jacobson said in response to a question over concerns that a third-party ballot could take away votes from President Biden. “This effort will never — we’ll pull it down.” “We will not spoil for…
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) has no interest in facing off against Donald Trump for the White House. While speaking to CNN, Gov. Kemp said that while the Peach State is crucial to win the White House he has zero intention of launching his own bid. “In politics, there’s always doors opening and closing. I got a great job right now. I personally feel like having more people in the race does not help us win and beat Joe Biden,” Kemp told Kaitlan Collins on “The Source.” “So, you know, I’m certainly not running for president. But there’s always doors opening in…