Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker says Georgia’s record-breaking early voting record “looks good” for the GOP with two days until the runoff election. On Monday, more than a quarter million voters participated in the Georgia runoff election, amounting to the largest in-person early voting day in the state’s history. While experts say Democrats largely account for most early and absentee voters, Walker says the turnout is good for Republicans as well and encourages voters to “stick with it” as he works to unseat Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock. “I think the turnout we’re seeing is good, and I want to…
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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.
As the Democrat Party steadily inches leftward toward outright disaster, members are seeking to distance themselves from increasingly radical values by any means necessary. A prominent West Virginia Democrat state senator officially flipped his registration to Republican this week. State Senator Glenn Jeffries submitted paperwork to join the Republican caucus after being elected in 2016 to serve as a Democrat. According to The Daily Wire, Republicans now hold a majority in the state senate, with 31 senators: “I have the greatest respect for the many friends and supporters I have been blessed with during my time in public office,” Jeffries said in…
Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) campaign is accusing U.S. Postal Service workers of stealing more than $20,000 worth of donor checks they sent through the mail. Stefanik’s campaign alleges that four separate packages sent in June, October, and November 2022 were cut into and that postal police refused to escalate the matter. On Thursday, the New York Congresswoman’s campaign reportedly sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about the “repeated, targeted theft of campaign contributions from packages sent through the United States Postal Service.” “Congresswoman Stefanik and her campaign supporters are not the only Americans who have been…
Arizona’s final county has officially certified the results of the 2022 midterm elections. On Thursday, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors certified the election results after a state judge ruled it was unlawful for two GOP supervisors not to certify the results by the state’s legal deadline. The board voted 2-0 to certify the results with one board member not attending Thursday’s emergency meeting. The vote allows Arizona to proceed with next Monday’s statewide certification. Arizona Governor-elect Katie Hobbs sued Cochise County earlier this week after two Republican supervisors, Peggy Judd and Tom Crosby, refused to certify the results. Hobbs’ lawsuit…
If there is one thing you can count on from the Biden administration it is that they will never take accountability. During an appearance with “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Americans’ excessive spending is to blame for sky-high inflation. On Wednesday, the host asked Yellen to explain to his audience how inflation got out of hand when “two years ago everything seemed fine.” “So we had a rapid recovery from the pandemic,” she said, arguing Biden’s policies brought unemployment down from 7% to 3.7%. “It turned out the pandemic had very special impacts on…
Colorado election officials have announced the state’s 3rd Congressional District race between pro-Second Amendment Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) and challenger Adam Frisch (D) is headed to a runoff. As of Wednesday evening, Boebert was ahead by 550 votes, a close enough margin that Colorado law mandates a recount despite the fact Frisch has conceded the race. (RELATED: Democrat Challenger Concedes to MAGA Star Lauren Boebert) According to The Washington Examiner, the recount is not expected to change the outcome of the race. “The results of the District 3 race reinforce the fact that every vote matters,” Secretary of State Jena…
Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, leader of the Islamic State, was recently killed in battle, according to the terrorist group. ISIS Spokesman Abu Omar al-Muhajer said the terrorist was killed “in combat with enemies of God” but did not disclose the timing or the circumstances of his death, according to the Agence France-Presse news agency. Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was the third Islamic state leader to die in combat since its founder, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in Idlib, Syria by U.S. troops in October 2019. “He died fighting the enemies of God, killing some of them before being killed like…
Is this CNN’s idea of spreading Christmas cheer? The left-of-center news network has been undergoing major changes since CEO Chris Licht took the reigns, eager to undo the damage inflicted on the network and its audience by disgraced CNN President Jeff Zucker. To close out a difficult year for CNN, now Licht says hundreds of employees will be laid off as part of his budget cute strategy. CNN’s senior media reporter, Oliver Darcy, shared a companywide letter from Licht on Wednesday. Licht announced that the first round of layoffs will impact the network’s paid contributors, and the network’s remaining staff…
Senator Mike Braun, R-Ind., filed campaign paperwork with the Secretary of State’s office on Wednesday to run for governor. “That filing did occur yesterday,” Braun said in a brief phone conversation with POLITICO. “We’ll talk to you down the road.” “Mike Braun has filed his paperwork to run for governor and will be making an official announcement of his candidacy very soon,” Josh Kelley, chief of staff and senior political advisor to Braun, said in a statement per The Hill. The filing puts speculation to rest over whether Braun would seek another term in the Senate or if he would…
An Arizona judge has thrown out an election lawsuit brought by state attorney general candidate Abraham Hamadeh and the Republican National Committee (RNC) that sought to challenge the state’s election results. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Randall Warner rejected the lawsuit on Wednesday, arguing the lawsuit was filed prematurely, ruling that the parties can not file a lawsuit until the results are certified, according to The Washington Examiner. “Under these statutes there can be no election contest until after the canvass and declaration of results because, until then, no one is ‘declared elected,’” Warner wrote in his ruling. “It is undisputed…