Disney is fighting back. On Wednesday, The Walt Disney Company filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) alleging the governor has waged a “relentless campaign to weaponize government power” against the company. The suit came as a DeSantis-picked board overseeing the governance of Disney World’s operations moved to nullify Disney’s control over a comprehensive development agreement at its 25,000-acre Florida resort. https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/1651257243025694723 CNBC has more: The federal lawsuit alleges that a campaign to punish Disney over its political views was “orchestrated at every step” by DeSantis and now threatens the company’s business. The move dramatically escalates the drawn-out…
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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.
Democrats will try anything to keep Donald Trump from running for president. On Monday, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich (D) called for secretaries of state to refuse to place Trump’s name on the ballot in 2024. “The most obvious question in American politics today should be: why is the guy who committed treason just over two years ago allowed to run for president?” Reich wrote in an op-ed for The Guardian. “Answer: he shouldn’t be.” “Secretaries of state – who in most cases are in charge of deciding who gets on the ballot – must refuse to place Donald Trump’s name on the…
CNN is ready to move on without Don Lemon. On Monday, CNN announced it had fired host Don Lemon after 17 years with the network. “CNN and Don have parted ways. Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years. We wish him well and will be cheering him on in his future endeavors,” CNN Communications tweeted. https://twitter.com/CNNPR/status/1650535190568026113 On Tuesday, “CNN This Morning” host Poppy Harlow announced Lemon had been let go and read a fast-moving statement from the network’s CEO Chris Licht. “As you may have heard…
Former Fox News host Glenn Beck slammed the network over its shocking decision to part ways with primetime pundit Tucker Carlson. On Monday, the network announced Carlson’s departure from the network, sharing that his final program was aired last Friday. The timing of the Fox News icon’s sudden departure comes nearly one week after the network agreed to pay a nearly $800 million settlement to Dominion Voting Systems. (RELATED: Fox News Reaches Last-Minute Settlement With Dominion Voting Systems) The network did not provide further comment on the host’s departure beyond a statement thanking him for his contributions to the network. Beck criticized…
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has accused the Pentagon of spying on Mexico’s government. During his daily press briefing on Tuesday, Obrador claimed the Pentagon targeted Mexico in the days after leaked information exposed alleged tensions between Mexico’s Navy and the Army. While delivering remarks on the situation, Obrador vowed to safeguard classified military information to protect its national security after a spate of documents leaked in U.S. media. “We are going to take care of the information from [Mexican Secretary of the Navy] Semar and SEDENA [Secretariat of National Defense] because we are being spied on by the Pentagon, and…
Reports indicate Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., plans to create a legal defense fund to help pay for tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees relating to the federal criminal probe into his dealings with foreign regulators. Menendez’s office confirmed plans to create the fund to NBC News as the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York continues its months-long investigation into the Democrat. Federal investigators opened to new probe into Menendez in October and have given no indication of how long it is expected to continue. The probe has already cost Menendez roughly $200,000 in campaign…
A former CIA official testified that then-Biden campaign senior adviser, now-Secretary of State Antony Blinken helped craft the public statement signed by current and past intelligence officials that claimed the Hunter Biden laptop was part of a Russian disinformation campaign before the 2020 election. Former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morrell testified before the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees that Secretary Blinken played a consequential role in the public statement indicating the Hunter Biden laptop was disinformation, according to Fox News. (RELATED: Report: FBI Told Not to Investigate Hunter Biden Laptop Ahead of 2020 Election) On Thursday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim…
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez (R) appears to be inching toward a presidential run in the near future. During a Thursday interview with Fox News, the Florida mayor said he’s “close” to deciding whether to run for the GOP nomination for the 2024 presidential election. “I’m close to making a decision because, you know, Aug. 20 is the first debate. I think any candidate who wants to run for president needs to be on that stage,” he said. Suarez first hinted at a presidential run in August during an interview on Fox Business. As American Liberty News previously reported: “Look, it’s…
An Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent claims lies and politics have corrupted the federal government’s criminal investigation into Hunter Biden. On Wednesday, IRS agent Mark Lytle’s attorney sent letters to Republican and Democrat leaders in Congress detailing the allegations against the agency currently investigating the President’s son. According to The Daily Wire, the letter does not directly name Hunter, and only says the agent is overseeing the “ongoing and sensitive investigation of a high-profile, controversial subject.” However, sources separately confirmed to The Wall Street Journal the investigation into Hunter Biden is the focus of the matter. The letter identifies the client as…
Access to a common abortion pill will remain unchanged through at least Friday as the Supreme Court extends its pause until the end of the week. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who handles emergency requests from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, announced the move in a brief order. The Biden administration and the company that manufactures a brand name version of mifepristone have asked the high court to intervene and pause a ruling from U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk earlier this month. On Wednesday, the company that makes the generic version of the common abortion pill Mifepristone sued the FDA seeking…