High-profile West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D) may soon find himself in an uphill battle to hang onto his seat. On Wednesday, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) said he plans to make an “important announcement” next week. In November, Morrisey signaled an interest in mounting a gubernatorial run or launching a second bid for the Senate in 2024. “No matter what he decides to run for, Patrick Morrisey will be the candidate to beat,” West Virginia State Sen. Patricia Rucker told Fox News ahead of the announcement. “Patrick has demonstrated in all of the years I have known…
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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.
The court case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems is preparing to take a nasty turn as some of the network’s top stars prepare to potentially take the witness stand. According to new court documents obtained by The Hill, hosts Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Laura Ingraham as well as Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott are among the individuals on a proposed list of fact witnesses that might be called to testify during the trial. https://twitter.com/CalltoActivism/status/1640767158329245699 Dominion is suing Fox News for defamation, alleging the network knowingly aired false claims about its software being promoted by former President Donald Trump and his allies following the…
Disgraced Democrat megadonor Sam Bankman-Fried has been charged with a new count by federal prosecutors. On Tuesday, federal prosecutors revealed Bankman-Fried allegedly directed a $40 million cryptocurrency bribe to one or more Chinese government officials to unfreeze assets held there. According to reports from Fox Business, the disgraced FTX founder held funds through an affiliated crypto trading hedge fund, Alameda Research. “In or about 2021, Samuel Bankman-Fried, a/k/a/ “SBF,” the defendant, authorized and directed a bribe of at least $40 million to one or more Chinese government officials,” the indictment reads. “The purpose of this bribe was to influence and induce one…
On Monday, the Supreme Court handed Republicans a significant win when justices refused to hear a challenge to Kansas’s GOP-drawn congressional map. In an unsigned order, justices rejected an appeal from a group of Kansas voters, who argued that a lower court used the wrong legal standard in upholding the map. Previously, a state court ruled against the GOP-drawn map, ruling the legislature intentionally discriminated against minority voters in designing the congressional district boundaries. https://twitter.com/mrddmia/status/1640411937203965953 According to reports from The Hill, new changes to the map split Wyandotte County, which contains Kansas City. Challengers asserted the move eliminated the ability of minority…
Tensions are rising between former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and matters just got worse… According to reports from The Hill, a super PAC (political action committee) aligned with DeSantis has reportedly hired another former Trump campaign aide. Matt Wolking, who served as deputy communications director for Trump’s last presidential bid, announced on Monday that he would join the super PAC Never Back Down as its strategic communications director. On Monday, Wolking said that former President Donald Trump was the right person for the White House in 2016 but now Republicans need “a disciplined leader who wins…
Officers were called to a private Nashville-area elementary school after an active school shooter opened fire Monday morning. Three students were transported to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center with gunshot wounds. All three children were pronounced dead after arrival. A spokesperson for Metro Nashville Police later confirmed that three adults also died. Police say officers engaged with and killed the 28-year-old female shooter who was armed with two assault-style rifles and a handgun on the school’s second floor. The shooter reportedly entered the school through a side door. Police have yet to publicly identify…
Is Donald Trump inching closer toward a reprieve? The former president, who is facing various legal battles, received some positive news on Monday in regard to his ongoing legal battle in the Peach State. Fulton Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney told District Attorney Fani Willis’s (D) office on Monday to respond by May 1 to Trump’s March 20 motion that “seeks the disqualification of the District Attorney’s Office from any further investigation into or prosecution of such alleged interference.” “That response, beyond addressing the various contentions in the former President’s motion, should also include an opinion on whether the motion requires a…
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) is pursuing another term in Congress. On Twitter Monday morning, Warren, 73, announced her re-election campaign. “We’ve won some big victories for working families in Massachusetts and across the country, but there’s a lot more to do. So today I’m making it official: I’m running for re-election to keep up the fight,” Warren announced on Twitter. https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1640307743352397825 The progressive Democrat’s re-election announcement officially puts to bed any speculation she considered challenging President Joe Biden in 2024. Sen. Warren ran for the Democrat nomination in 2020 before ultimately backing out of the race. The Massachusetts Senator…
Former Florida state Rep. Joseph Harding (R), a lead sponsor of the controversial so-called “Don’t Say Gay” legislation, has pled guilty to numerous charges for his involvement in a COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. In a Department of Justice (DOJ) news release, authorities said that Harding, a one-term representative, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements in connection with COVID-19 relief fraud. According to court documents, his scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration (SBA) — including making false claims to obtain coronavirus-related loans and committing wire fraud — garnered him $150,000 in COVID-19 relief funds and…
President Joe Biden is becoming more frustrated with his vice president’s inaction according to a recent report from Reuters. The shocking story from Reuters included comments from high-ranking officials in the Biden administration who revealed some of the president’s candid opinions about Kamala Harris. “If he did not think she was capable, he would not have picked her,” one former Biden official told Reuters in defense of Harris. “But it is a question of consistently rising to the occasion,” the official said. A second former official highlighted a “point of tension” between Biden and his VP. “I don’t think that…