Is this popular Republican governor entering the 2024 Republican presidential primary? Not today. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal’s Gerard Baker at the Milken Institute in Los Angeles, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) offered a simple “no” when asked about running for president. “I’m going to be working in Virginia this year,” Youngkin added. Is the governor leaving open the possibility of launching a bid in 2024? Only time will tell. https://twitter.com/NBCPolitics/status/1653254307620220928 Instead, Youngkin said he was concentrating on the legislative elections in Virginia. “I want to hold our House, and I’d like to flip our Senate. And I think…
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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.
More light is being shed on the complicated relationship between top Fox News officials and primetime star Tucker Carlson before his sudden exit. Newly leaked footage from the set of Tucker Carlson’s Fox Nation show revealed the former host trashing the network’s streaming platform. The footage was leaked to watchdog group Media Matters and shows Carlson on the phone with an unidentified person while on the set of his Tucker Carlson Today program. https://twitter.com/MattGertz/status/1653048571321565185 “I don’t want to be a slave to Fox Nation, which I don’t think that people watch anyway,” Carlson said on the call, which was on speaker phone. “We’re gonna — because,…
Revenge is a dish best served cold. The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board has announced that it will counter-sue Disney after the company filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). “Disney sued us, we have no choice now but to respond,” Martin Garcia, chair of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, said Monday, according to Fox News. “The district will seek justice in state court here in central Florida where both it and Disney reside and do business.” On Monday, the DeSantis-backed board convened and passed a motion to take legal action against Disney, which will be filed in state…
High-profile House Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has reportedly decided on a potential 2024 Senate run. Lauren Hitt, Ocasio-Cortez’s spokesperson, told Politico Sunday that the representative will not throw her hat into the ring in 2024. “She is not planning to run for Senate in 2024,” Hitt said. “She is not planning to primary [Kirsten] Gillibrand.” Earlier this month, AOC teased a potential fight for the Senate seat. (RELATED: AOC Teases Challenging Vulnerable Democrat Senator In 2024 When AOC was asked about the possibility of a future Senate run, she replied, “don’t ask me that question,” before telling the publication to…
A political action committee supporting a potential White House bid by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis targeted presidential candidate Nikki Haley following what appeared to be a veiled jab over his aggressive approach to Disney’s increasingly woke antics in the state. In a video posted on social media, Never Back Down responded to Haley’s appearance on Fox News in which she invited Disney to move its operations to South Carolina, the state where she was once governor, from Florida. The video included what it said were clips of Disney “officials” touting the company’s use of “LGBTQIA characters,” a “not at all…
A federal appeals court has rejected former President Donald Trump’s bid to block his former vice president, Mike Pence, from testifying. A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order Wednesday denying the former president’s last-ditch effort to prevent or limit Pence’s testimony. The order remains sealed to protect grand jury secrecy. Pence’s team previously signaled it would follow the orders of the court. It’s unclear if Trump intends to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court or the full bench of the D.C. Circuit. While Trump argued that Pence’s testimony should be barred or limited…
Fox News will share additional documents from the recent case it settled with Dominion Voting Systems to Smartmatic, a second voting systems company that is also suing the network for defamation. “We will produce the materials as quickly as we are able to,” Winn Allen, a Fox lawyer said during a hearing in New York, CNN reported. According to The Hill, Smartmatic is suing Fox News for over $2 billion, alleging the network intentionally defamed the company by allowing former President Trump allies Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell to make false claims on the network about the 2020 election. A trial…
Legendary talk show host and former Cincinnati mayor Jerry Springer has passed away. According to a family statement, Springer died peacefully Thursday at his home in suburban Chicago. “Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word,” said Jene Galvin, a lifelong friend and spokesman for the family. “He’s irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories of his intellect, heart and humor will live on.” https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1651593462037323781 After serving as Cincinnati’s 56th…
A Senate Democrat is facing an ethics complaint after allegedly using taxpayer resources unlawfully in connection to her reelection campaign. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., announced her reelection earlier this month, sharing a campaign video on her Twitter. https://twitter.com/RosenforNevada/status/1643577904154943490 However, because the campaign account video appears to have included footage of the senator in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room, she may have violated federal law, according to the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust. “Senator Rosen is clearly using video taken in her official capacity in an official government building for campaign purposes in violation of federal law and Senate ethics rules,”…
The Republican presidential primary field is growing. On Wednesday, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) formally launched his campaign. “Today I’m announcing that I’m a candidate for president of the United States,” Hutchinson said in Bentonville, Ark. https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/1651262896062492673 “The last thing that we need is another Joe Biden-Donald Trump race in 2024, so if you don’t accept that proposition that you have to yield, then you have to get in there and fight,” he continued. “I fight for my convictions. I fight for the country that I believe needs new leadership and to find the differences not just with Donald…