A Utah mayor is seeking to unseat Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, in the state’s 2024 election. Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs became the first Republican to launch a challenge against the incumbent Senator. “I love my children, and I’m worried about the country they will inherit if I sit on the sidelines,” Staggs told Fox News Digital. “For too long, we’ve allowed government bureaucrats to spend away the next generation’s future, and we need more voices willing to push back.” “He votes to impeach President Trump but then has the nerve to confirm a radical justice like Ketanji Brown Jackson and incompetent cabinet…
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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 recently launched PAC pressuring former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to run for president has gone silent after receiving a legal threat from Carlson’s lawyer. Carlson’s lawyer, Harmeet Dhillon, sent the PAC officers a cease-and-desist letter Monday. “Mr. Carlson will not run for President in 2024 under any circumstances, and therefore your misrepresentations are damaging to Mr. Carlson and defrauding his supporters,” Dhillon wrote in the letter, obtained by The Hill. “If you do not immediately cease and desist your efforts to solicit money to ‘draft’ Mr. Carlson, we will use every legal means at our disposal to vindicate…
NAACP President Derrick Johnson says it’s time to solve the DeSantis problem. On Monday, Johnson said that Democrats need to “get rid of” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) “once and for all” after the NAACP issued a formal travel advisory against the Sunshine State. During an interview with CNN, Johnson said the organization is actively working to change the political landscape in Florida over the Governor’s “hostile” policies. “The othering that we have seen, first by Trump, now by him, is not only un-American, it’s dangerous, and we have to right-size this landscape,” he added. “Florida is openly hostile toward African…
The 2024 Republican presidential primary is officially growing… On Monday, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott officially launched his presidential campaign during a campaign event in North Charleston, where he grew up. “Here’s a kid that grew up in North Charleston, South Carolina, mired in poverty, in a single parent household. To think about one day being the President of the United States just tells me that the evolution of the American soul continues to move toward that more perfect union,” the senator stressed. “There’s not a better place to have a conversation than on a campus with a spirit of…
The gloves are coming off… Donald Trump’s social media company Truth Social is suing Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post for defamation. The nearly $3 billion lawsuit alleges The Post published an article that harmed Trump’s company’s reputation and caused “enormous loss.” The suit alleges that the Washington Post article, “Trust linked to porn-friendly bank could gain a stake in Trump’s Truth Social” includes a series of “materially false” statements that accused the Trump-owned company of fraud and other wrongdoing. “WaPo’s false criminal charges exposed TMTG to public ridicule, contempt and distrust, and injured TMTG’s business and reputation,” the complaint states, while accusing…
The 2024 Republican field is about to formally see another challenger, and he’s already getting key Senate endorsements. South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds (R) has committed to supporting Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) in 2024. Rounds told the Washington Examiner on Wednesday that he has committed to backing Scott. The South Carolina Senator is expected to publicly announce his campaign for president Monday in Charleston, S.C. (RELATED: Tim Scott Enters 2024 Republican Presidential Primary) “I do,” Rounds said when asked whether he plans to endorse Scott. “I’ve already told him I would.” “I think he is the closest to Ronald Reagan…
The 2024 Republican primary field is growing. Popular South Carolina Senator Tim Scott has officially declared himself a candidate for the GOP nomination for president. Scott filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Friday, ahead of an expected formal campaign launch on Monday. Scott joins a growing primary field for the Republican presidential nomination against Trump, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, among the party’s most high-profile contenders. (RELATED: Sen. Tim Scott Announces 2024 Presidential Exploratory Committee) https://twitter.com/MegKinnardAP/status/1659502384068931587 https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1659536929661091840 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is widely expected to announce his…
Are the walls closing in on Donald Trump? A new letter from Georgia election crimes prosecutor Fani Willis reveals indictments are likely coming in August. The New York Times has more: The Georgia prosecutor leading an investigation into former President Donald J. Trump and his allies has taken the unusual step of announcing remote work days for most of her staff during the first three weeks of August, asking judges in a downtown Atlanta courthouse not to schedule trials for part of that time as she prepares to bring charges in the inquiry. The moves suggest that Fani T. Willis, the…
The Walt Disney Company is escalating its feud with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. On Thursday, the entertainment giant announced it is canceling its plans for a new Florida campus in Orlando that would have brought some 2,000 jobs to the state. The New York Times reported the new Disney venture was a nearly $1 billion investment. Fox Business has more: Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, told employees in a letter provided to FOX Business that the company is no longer moving forward with its office development in Lake Nona, citing “new leadership and changing business conditions.” Some…
This ex-Biden administration official is developing quite the rap sheet… Embattled ex-Department of Energy (DoE) official Sam Brinton has been arrested again as a “fugitive from justice” by Maryland police late Wednesday. A police spokesperson told Fox News the arrest was led by Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police, which is the lead law enforcement agency for both Washington, D.C., area airports. “Montgomery County Police assisted in the arrest of Sam Brinton,” Shiera Goff, a Montgomery County Police Department spokesperson, told Fox News Digital. “The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police are lead on this.” “Brinton was arrested at approximately 10 p.m.…