Tensions are rising between the United States and Mexico… On Thursday, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador threatened to commence an “information campaign” against Republicans after some lawmakers proposed harsher measures to crack down on cartels smuggling fentanyl into the country. Fentanyl is 50 to 100 times more fatal than morphine… “Starting today we are going to start an information campaign for Mexicans who live and work in the United States and for all Hispanics to inform them of what we are doing in Mexico and how this initiative by the Republicans, in addition to being irresponsible, is an offense…
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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.
Is Ben & Jerry’s on the brink of collapse? The woke ice cream company is facing a class action lawsuit over its supply chain that allegedly employs migrant child labor. The lawsuit followed an exposé from The New York Times, which uncovered child labor infractions by major U.S. companies. The report said migrant child labor is used to process milk in Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. According to the Daily Caller, plaintiff Dovid Tyrnauer alleges he would not have purchased or would have paid less for Ben & Jerry’s products if he had known migrant child labor was used. The…
Media mogul Steve Forbes was assaulted by angry protestors in New York City while attending a book launch party. The 75-year-old CEO of Forbes Media was attending the launch of conservative authors Bethany Mandel and Karol Markowicz’s new book, “Stolen Youth: How Radicals Are Erasing Innocence and Indoctrinating a Generation.” Forbes told Fox News that a group of protestors interrupted the event by throwing drinks at him and toppling a book display “I was talking to co-author Bethany Mandel near the counter where the books were on display. Suddenly a woman seemingly out of nowhere was angrily yelling almost incoherently about matters…
A U.S. Appeals Court has sided with former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren and agreed to expedite his lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) Last year, Gov. DeSantis notified Warren of his immediate suspension, accusing the liberal prosecutor of exercising “presumptive non-enforcement.” Warren publicly refused to enforce the state’s abortion restrictions or enforce laws cracking down on child sex changes. (RELATED: Ousted State Attorney Sues DeSantis in Federal Court) https://twitter.com/FLVoiceNews/status/1555196966740582401 On Thursday, Judge Jill Pryor, an Obama appointee on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, ordered an accelerated review of Warren’s lawsuit, which argues the governor acted illegally and “canceled the votes…
The National Archives has informed Congress it received nine boxes of documents from the office of President Joe Biden’s personal attorney’s office. A letter sent to Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) reveals new details regarding the ongoing questions surrounding Biden’s handling of government documents and Patrick Moore. Moore is credited with finding classified materials in Biden’s Washington, DC think tank in November. (RELATED: Biden ‘Surprised’ He Took Highly Classified Documents Home – Was Far Harsher When Trump Did It) https://twitter.com/ChuckCallesto/status/1633643289118121987 The pair of senators previously requested more information about the discovery of documents marked classified from Biden’s time…
A federal judge has dealt a major blow to the Biden administration’s relaxed border policies. Florida Judge T. Kent Wetherell ruled the Biden administration’s use of policies to mass release migrants into the U.S. interior is unlawful and must be corrected immediately. According to Fox News, Judge Wetherell stated in his opinion the Biden administration had “effectively turned the Southwest Border into a meaningless line in the sand and little more than a speedbump for aliens flooding into the country.” Additionally, Wetherell ruled that the policies implemented by the Biden administration, including catch and release, had contributed to the degradation…
State Department officials announced spokesman Ned Price will exit his role with the department later this month to pursue a new role. Secretary of State Antony Blinken credited Price for being the “face and voice” of U.S. foreign policy throughout the Biden administration. “For people in America and around the world, Ned Price has often been a face and voice of U.S. foreign policy,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. “He’s performed with extraordinary professionalism and integrity. On behalf of the Department, I thank Ned for his remarkable service.” https://twitter.com/SecBlinken/status/1633439164761817088 POLITICO reported that Price is exiting his…
On Wednesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland provided an update into the Justice Department’s nearly two-year investigation into the practices of the Louisville Police Department in the wake of Breonna Taylor’s 2020 death. During a press conference, Garland announced the DOJ found Louisville police officers have discriminated against Black people, noting the Louisville Police Department “relied heavily on pretextual traffic stops in Black neighborhoods.” “In these stops, officers use the pretense for making a stop for minor traffic offense in order to investigate for other crimes,” he continued. “Some officers have demonstrated disrespect for the people they are sworn to protect. Some have videotaped themselves throwing drinks at…
Is Donald Trump close to selecting his running mate? While the former president still has months to pick his next potential vice president Axios reports the 2024 White House contender has already narrowed the pool of candidates to four. According to Axios, Trump is searching for a running mate with ferocious loyalty but that doesn’t outshine him. Sources close to Trump say Kari Lake is a leading contender but her rising political profile could deter him from selecting her. Lake, who lost the race for Arizona governor in November, has been rumored to be eyeing a Senate run in 2024…
New court documents are pulling back the curtain on the not-so-rosy relationship between Donald Trump and Fox News star Tucker Carlson. More of Carlson’s private messages were revealed as part of Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against the network. According to Mediaite, Carlson admitted his negative opinion of Trump during a text conversation with an unknown staffer on Jan. 4, 2021, just days before the riot at the U.S. Capitol, the prime-time star wrote, “We are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights.” The unknown staffer reportedly speculated that they believed the madness would…