A Georgia state lawmaker is fed up with the Democrat Party. Mesha Mainor, a Democrat who has represented District 56 in the Georgia State House since January 2021, is switching her party affiliation to Republican. “Today I made the decision to leave the Democrat Party.” Rep. Mainor posted on Twitter on Tuesday. “I represent a blue district in the city of Atlanta so this wasn’t a political decision for me. It was a MORAL one.” https://twitter.com/MeshaMainor/status/1678794658615537670 “When I decided to stand up on behalf of disadvantaged children in support of school choice, my Democrat colleagues didn’t stand by me,” Mainor…
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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.
Donald Trump’s legal team is requesting Judge Aileen Cannon delay the upcoming trial concerning the former president’s alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving the White House. The Justice Department previously requested a Dec. 11 trial date. Judge Aileen Cannon had earlier set an initial August trial date, which Trump’s team requested she withdraw in the Monday filing. “The government’s request to begin a trial of this magnitude within six months of indictment is unreasonable, telling, and would result in a miscarriage of justice,” said Chris Kise, one of Trump’s lawyers. Trump’s legal team also argued that the trial will…
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson will host a Republican presidential forum later this week but one major figure will be missing: former president Donald Trump. Bob Vander Plaats, president and CEO of the Family Leader, which is hosting the forum along with Blaze Media, said on Tuesday the organization had learned Trump will not participate. A spokesperson for Trump’s campaign told The Hill that a scheduling conflict will prevent the presidential frontrunner from participating in the event. “President Trump was in Iowa last week and will be back next week,” a Trump campaign spokesperson told The Hill. “Unfortunately there is…
A New York judge delivered some costly news to former White House adviser Steve Bannon. New York Supreme Court Judge Arlene Bluth ruled Friday that Bannon must pay the law firm that previously represented him $480,487.87 plus interest in relation to four different legal matters, according to The Hill. Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP sued Bannon in February, saying he had only paid $375,000 of the roughly $850,000 in total that the law firm billed him. The firm said it had represented Bannon on numerous legal battles in regard to a subpoena sent by the House Jan. 6 committee, a criminal contempt…
A former CNN correspondent is suing the network for discrimination after she was injured while on assignment in the Middle East. Saima Mohsin is suing CNN for unfair dismissal, disability & race discrimination. According to The Guardian, Mohsin, who now works for Sky News as a freelancer, was severely injured while reporting from Jerusalem on the Israel-Palestine conflict. “Her cameraman ran over her foot in a car, causing severe tissue damage that has left the British-Pakistani journalist struggling to sit, stand and walk or return to work full-time,” the report continued. Mohsin has also posted separately about her injury on her…
A Republican has officially entered the race for Michigan’s soon-to-be-open House seat. Tom Barrett (R) filed to run with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) on Friday. Barrett is running for the seat being left by Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D) who is running for Senate. Barrett ran against Slotkin last cycle but lost to the Michigan Democrat by 5 points, according to The Hill. https://twitter.com/kirk_bado/status/1677317636785422338 The seat is rated as a “toss up” by the nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report, making the seat one of Republicans’ best pickup opportunities. READ NEXT: The Border Crisis Worsens Despite White House Narrative This…
The Biden administration’s latest attempt to avoid negative press is laughable. After cocaine was found in the White House over Independence Day weekend questions are still swirling as to whom the drugs belong to, with some pointing the finger at President Biden and his son Hunter. White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates was asked during a Thursday press conference whether the president can deny that he or his son owned the cocaine found at the White House – a charge leveled by former President Donald Trump. However, instead of giving a direct answer, Bates shocked experts by invoking the Hatch Act…
The conservative House Freedom Caucus has reportedly expelled Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from its ranks. Caucus board member Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) confirmed the vote to multiple news outlets Thursday afternoon. “A vote was taken to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House Freedom Caucus for some of the things she’s done,” Harris told Politico and CNN on Thursday. https://twitter.com/haleytalbotcnn/status/1677006693194948618 A spokesperson for the House Freedom Caucus would not confirm whether the group voted to remove Greene, pointing to its policy of confidentiality. “HFC does not comment on membership or internal process,” they said. Greene’s office also did not respond to an inquiry…
Former President Donald Trump’s valet, Walt Nauta, pled not guilty to obstruction of justice and other charges connected to the ongoing Mar-A-Lago classified documents case. Nauta, a former White House military valet, is facing charges on six counts in the case after he was spotted on security cameras moving boxes in and out of the storage room at Trump’s Florida residence according to The Hill. The indictment accuses Nauta of conspiring with the former president to conceal records that the former president had taken with him from the White House after his term ended. Court filings describe Nauta as moving boxes…
Special counsel Jack Smith has reportedly issued a subpoena to the Arizona Secretary of State’s office as part of his ongoing investigation into the Jan. 6th Capitol riot. A spokesperson confirmed to The Hill that the secretary of state’s office received two subpoenas, one for the previous administration and another for the current one. The subpoenas sought information related to lawsuits brought by the Trump campaign and the chair of the Arizona Republican Party about alleged errors in the state’s 2020 election results. President Biden won Arizona that year, flipping a longtime Republican stronghold. While Smith has subpoenaed multiple Arizona lawmakers in…