A former producer for Fox News’ primetime program Tucker Carlson Tonight is shedding some light on the “callous” nature of the network. Hours after Fox News announced a new primetime lineup with Jesse Watters officially taking over the role left by Carlson a former producer shared on Twitter that the network coldly fired the remaining staff from the old program. (RELATED: Fox News Reveals Powerhouse Primetime Lineup) Former producer Gregg Re slammed Executive Vice President of Primetime Programming Meade Cooper in a series of tweets after Mediaite reported on Monday evening that the eight remaining staffers from Tucker Carlson Tonight would be let go, but…
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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.
A Republican senator challenged a prominent union boss to a cage fight. Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin(R) is ready to fight International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien “anytime, anyplace” after the union leader slammed Mullin online. Sen. Mullin told Fox News that he gladly accepted O’Brien’s challenge, saying it’s “simple: he said ‘anyplace, anytime,’ so we accepted September 30th in Tulsa, Oklahoma.” “Too often, these big bully union bosses try to intimidate individuals and never get called out on it,” Mullin said. “I refuse to tolerate loudmouth bullies like O’Brien who got suspended over threats to his own union members, thinks unions…
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis unveiled his plans to address illegal immigration and the border crisis on Monday, marking the Florida governor’s first major policy platform rollout since he jumped into the Republican presidential primary last month. The Florida governor pledged to end birthright citizenship if elected to the Oval Office, similar to Republican rival Donald Trump’s own proposal. “We will take action to end the idea that the children of illegal aliens are entitled to birthright citizenship if they are born in the United States,” the plan, which is titled “No Excuses,” reads. “Dangling the prize of citizenship to…
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., signaled an interest in supporting an impeachment effort against Attorney General Merrick Garland on Sunday. McCarthy cited Garland’s “weaponization” of the Department of Justice and political bias along with an IRS whistleblower’s claims about tax crime investigations into Hunter Biden as reasons behind the potential impeachment inquiry. “We need to get to the facts, and that includes reconciling these clear disparities. U.S. Attorney David Weiss must provide answers to the House Judiciary Committee,” McCarthy tweeted. “If the whistleblowers’ allegations are true, this will be a significant part of a larger impeachment inquiry into Merrick Garland’s weaponization of…
The Supreme Court has just handed the Biden administration a major win in an immigration case. In an 8-1 ruling, the Supreme Court found that Republican states did not have standing to challenge a narrowing of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) priorities for arrests and deportations of illegal immigrants. Justice Samuel Alito was the sole dissenting justice. “In sum, the States have brought an extraordinarily unusual lawsuit. They want a federal court to order the Executive Branch to alter its arrest policies so as to make more arrests. Federal courts have not traditionally entertained that kind of lawsuit; indeed, the States cite…
The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed tragic suspicions that a debris field is the missing Titanic tourist submersible. All five passengers on board are presumed dead. Rear Admiral John Mauger, First Coast Guard District commander, said a remotely operated vehicle from the Vessel Horizon Arctic discovered the tail cone of the Titan submersible approximately 1600 feet from the bow of the Titanic. “The debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber. Upon this determination, we immediately notified the families on behalf of the United States Coast Guard and the entire unified command,” Mauger said. OceanGate Expeditions, the company behind the…
The gloves are coming off. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had a combative response when asked if he would support Donald Trump if he ultimately becomes the 2024 Republican presidential nominee. “What I would say is this. When you are saying that [former New York Gov. Andrew] Cuomo did better on COVID than Florida did, you are revealing yourself to just be full of it,” DeSantis said, responding to the question at a press conference on Thursday. “Nobody believes that,” he added to applause. “And you know why I know that? Because I remember in 2020 and 2021 when he was…
The Republican presidential primary field just gained an unexpected new entry. Thursday morning, former CIA clandestine agent Will Hurd announced he’s running for president. Hurd, a one-time CIA officer from Texas who served three terms in Congress before deciding against running for re-election in 2020. He officially declared his candidacy in an interview with CBS News and also filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run. “This is a decision that my wife and I decided to do because we live in complicated times and we need common sense,” Hurd told CBS News. “To be frank on this,…
Special Counsel John Durham testified before Congress that the FBI ignored key intelligence reports from 2016 linking the Hillary Clinton campaign to a scheme to tie then-presidential candidate Donald Trump to Russia. Durham testified publicly for the first time before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday, according to Fox News. His testimony comes just weeks after releasing a report that ruled the Justice Department (DOJ) and FBI erred in launching the Trump-Russia investigation. When asked about his findings, Durham said the FBI failed to “sufficiently scrutinize information it received” and also noted the agency applied a double standard to the opposing political campaigns. “The…
House Republicans have successfully censured Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) over his role in peddling claims former President Donald Trump colluded with Russia. The resolution passed 213-209 in a vote. This marked the second attempt in recent weeks to censure the California Democrat who is running for the Senate seat being left by retiring Dianne Feinstein. Immediately following the vote, Democrats gathered on the floor and chanted “Shame!” and “Disgrace!” as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) attempted to get the House in order. “As chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Adam Schiff launched an all-out political campaign built on baseless distortions…