New Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is hitting the ground running. One of Gov. Sanders’s first moves was taking on the woke mob directly by signing an executive order banning the use of “Latinx” in government documents because it is “culturally insensitive” to the Latino community, according to The Daily Wire. “Ethnically insensitive and pejorative language has no place in official government documents or government employee titles,” Sanders’ executive order stated. “The government has a responsibility to respect its citizens and use ethnically appropriate language, particularly when referring to ethnic minorities.” The executive order noted that polling from the Pew Research…
Author: Nancy Jackson
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 powerful group of Republican donors is calling for a change in leadership at the Republican National Committee (RNC). On Monday, more than two dozen Republicans wrote in a letter stating their support for former Trump attorney Harmeet Dhillon’s challenge to current RNC chair Ronna McDaniel. Several of the individuals listed in the letter have donated tens of thousands of dollars to the GOP over the years. “We cannot continue on our current trajectory as a Republican Party,” the letter states. “We must change, in order to fulfill our promise to Republican voters to win elections.” The donors warned the…
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has reportedly been hospitalized in Orlando, FL with “abdominal pain.” Bolsonaro’s hospitalization comes a day after a mob of his supporters stormed the government buildings in Brasilia in protest of new president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The rioting included demonstrators storming Brazil’s Supreme Court, Congress, and the presidential palace. https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1612162776377724928 Bolsonaro never conceded defeat and refused to attend his successor’s inauguration. He flew to Florida two days prior to the new president being sworn in. According to Fox News, Bolsonaro has a history of health problems, having been hospitalized multiple times for intestinal blockages.…
After high tempers nearly turned to physical blows on the floor of Congress over the weekend Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) says he plans to give up his seat on the powerful House Steering Committee. During the tumultuous election for House speaker, which took 15 ballots and came to a dramatic conclusion after midnight on Saturday morning, Rogers approached Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and had to be physically held back by another member. Gaetz refused to vote for now-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on the 14th ballot that the GOP leader was expected to finally win. The two have publicly made…
President Biden’s first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border received an icy response. Over the weekend, Texas governor Greg Abbott (R) met Joe Biden at the border where he hand-delivered a scathing letter blaming the President for the disastrous situation at the border. In his letter, Abbott slammed the president’s visit as “$20 billion too little and two years too late.” “Your visit to our southern border with Mexico today is $20 billion too little and two years too late,” the letter read. The Texas Governor accused Biden of intentionally avoiding border towns that have suffered the brunt of his policies,…
CNN is losing one of its top journalists. National correspondent Suzanne Malveaux announced Friday she is leaving CNN after two decades. The Hill reported that Malveaux wrote in a letter to colleagues announcing her decision to leave the network, Malveaux said she would be working with the family of Nelson Mandela on a project that will “tell stories and spotlight communities in conflict poised to find peace.” “I am grateful that when I approached CNN in the fall of 2022 about focusing on my family and possibly pursuing some new opportunities, they supported me,” Malveaux wrote in her note, a copy of…
Incoming Pennsylvania Democrat Governor Josh Shapiro appears ready to work with Republicans and can even prove it. New reports indicate his plans to cross party lines to nominate Republican Al Schmidt as secretary of the Commonwealth. “Al Schmidt has a proven track record of defending our democracy, protecting voting rights, and standing up to extremism — even in the face of grave threats — and I am proud to nominate him to be Pennsylvania’s next Secretary of the Commonwealth,” Shapiro said in a statement, per the Philadelphia Inquirer. “Our elections are the foundation of our democracy, and I look forward to working with…
Peter Roussel, known for his work with three past presidents has passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 81 years old. Roussel worked as the Press Secretary for George H. W. Bush prior to his presidency when Bush was a member of the U.S. Congress and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. He also worked as President Gerald R. Ford’s staff assistant and Deputy Press Secretary under President Ronald Reagan. https://twitter.com/SecretsBedard/status/1611077781294837760 https://twitter.com/rashivats/status/1068931871088750592 According to The Washington Examiner, Roussel got his start in politics when he joined a public relations firm in Houston in 1966. One of his first…
On Thursday, Pennsylvania Democrat Senator Bob Casey announced he was diagnosed with prostate cancer last month. Casey, 62, said he will have surgery in the coming months and expects to continue serving in the Senate. He is the chairman of the Aging Committee. “Last month, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. While the news came back as a shock, I can report that I have an excellent prognosis, as well as the benefit of exceptional medical care and the unwavering support of my family. In the coming months I will undergo surgery, after which I am expected to make a…
Lawmakers are preparing for the nuclear option… North Carolina Congressman Dan Bishop, one of the 20 “Never Kevin” Republican lawmakers, says he’s prepared to leave Congress if McCarthy becomes the next U.S. House Speaker. “We’re going to either see improvement up here the same way we made remarkable improvements in North Carolina in the state legislature, or I’m out,” Bishop told Roll Call in an interview published early Thursday morning. He said that over McCarthy’s 14-year tenure in Republican leadership, the would-be speaker has said the same things over and over again about threats facing the country and “every one of them…