Arizona Governor Doug Ducey is determined to make one last effort to close off the border before leaving office. In a move that undoubtedly will enrage President Biden, the Republican governor is still filling gaps at the U.S. border with a makeshift wall made of shipping containers. Ducey has dubbed the project his “Border Barrier Mission,” and his recent push to keep stacking the crates along the border comes before Democrat Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs enters the governor’s mansion. Ducey announced the program in August after experiencing a surge of migrant crossings throughout the summer. “We can’t wait any longer. The…
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.
The federal judge in Florida who initially granted former President Donald Trump’s special master request has dismissed his lawsuit, marking a sudden end to the monthslong chronicle since the FBI’s search of Trump’s residence. Following the FBI’s unprecedented search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, the former president requested a third party to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into the documents seized from the Florida estate. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, an appointee of the former president, affirmed an appeals court’s decision that she lacked jurisdiction to appoint a special master to oversee documents taken from his estate and lifted an…
With this year’s lackluster midterms firmly in the rearview window, politicians are already looking forward to the next election cycle. As Republicans come to terms with the midterm’s disappointing results they’ve already begun to target vulnerable Democrats up for election in 2024 and Montana Senator Jon Tester is feeling the heat. On Sunday, Sen. Tester told Chuck Todd on NBC’s Meet the Press that he plans to use the holidays to have a “discussion” with his family about a reelection bid. “If I decide to run in this thing, and it’ll be a discussion that I have with my family…
More than a month after Election Day an Iowa state legislative race has finally concluded. After multiple recounts, Republican legislative candidate Luana Stoltenberg won Iowa House District 81 by just 11 votes. According to The Daily Wire, the prolonged process came to an end when a three-member board determined Stoltenberg was the winner in House District 81 with 5,073 votes, beating out Democrat Craig Cooper, who had 5,062. Stoltenberg’s triumph adds to the Republican majority in the Iowa House, giving the GOP 64 seats compared to the Democrats’ 36. Both Stoltenberg and Cooper were reported in the lead at different…
President Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) is ramping up its fight against former President Donald Trump. The DOJ is reportedly asking a federal judge to hold Trump’s legal team in contempt for failing to hand over classified documents to authorities. According to The Daily Wire, the DOJ submitted a request to U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell, however, the filing remains sealed. DOJ lawyers reportedly want the Trump team to appoint a custodian of records who can verify and swear to their claim that the former president has no classified documents in his possession. Trump’s team has said that the…
Convicted Russian arms dealer Vitkor Bout has spoken out for the first time since returning home in a prisoner swap for WNBA player Brittney Griner. According to Fox News, Bout was asked what his plans are since returning home after more than a decade of imprisonment. “It’s too soon to ask those questions, let’s not talk about it,” he said in response to reporters’ questions from reporters regarding what he will do next. The former arms dealer, dubbed the “Merchant of Death” due to his “business” that supplied arms around the globe including to top conflict zones like Afghanistan and Rwanda,…
This is what authorities would call a “repeat offender.” Sam Brinton, the controversial Energy Department official who made waves for dressing in drag and boasting online about his puppy role-play fetish, is accused of stealing luggage from another airport. According to The Daily Caller, a felony arrest warrant has been issued for Brinton in connection with a second alleged theft at an airport in Las Vegas. Las Vegas-based news outlet 8 News Now reports: LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An energy department official is accused of stealing luggage from Harry Reid International Airport, the 8 News Now Investigators learned Thursday. A…
Conservative Twitter users have finally been vindicated. Thursday night, former New York Times columnist Bari Weiss released the second installment of the “Twitter files,” Elon Musk’s purging of Twitter’s private failures in hopes of rebuilding trust in the platforms. Throughout the Twitter thread, Weiss revealed how the platform previously sought to silence and suppress some conservative users and accounts by placing them on “blacklists” and flagging particular information. Images appeared to show that several of the accounts had been flagged with “Recent Abuse Strike” and that more basic information, such as when the accounts were “Twitter Blue Verified” or “High…
These could be some of the most radical ideas pushed by the left yet. Some incoming Congressional Democrats have some big ideas in the name of equity- abolishing prisons. While Democrats (thankfully) lost control of Congress some of the radical figures joining the ranks could be cause for concern. Rep.-elect Summer Lee (D- Pa) a self-proclaimed Democrat Socialist, is taking over the district of longtime Democrat Rep. Mike Doyle in Washington and has repeatedly made the call for “reparations,” including abolishing the prison system. Fox News has compared Rep.-elect Lee’s ideas to Democrat darling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Ny.) “Instead of ‘thanking’…
The Biden administration plans to appeal a federal court order that blocked former President Donald Trump’s Title 42 immigration policy. On Wednesday, Justice Department attorneys filed a notice announcing the appeal, according to Politico. “The government respectfully disagrees with this Court’s decision and would argue on appeal, as it has argued in this Court, that CDC’s Title 42 Orders were lawful,” Justice Department attorneys wrote in the notice. The administration’s strategy is to ask the D.C. Circuit Court to pause the appeal until the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit in Louisiana has decided on a separate case involving Title 42 —…