More than two weeks after Election Day, Alaska’s lengthy ranked-choice voting process has officially come to a close. Democrat Mary Petola will go on to serve a full-term as Alaska’s representative in the U.S. House, after initially defeating one-time vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin and Nick Begich in a special election following Rep. Don Young’s death. Meanwhile, moderate Republican incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski has won another term in the U.S. Senate after a contentious battle against Trump-backed challenger Kelly Tshibaka. Murkowski led Tshibaka by less than 1,700 votes — 43.3% to 42.7% at noon on Wednesday, according to data published…
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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.
Top Florida Republicans are prepared to clear a path for Governor Ron DeSantis to make a run for the White House. Currently, Florida law would require DeSantis to resign in order to run for president but legislators have signaled a serious interest in amending the law in the near future. “Any officer who qualifies for federal public office must resign from the office he or she presently holds if the terms, or any part thereof, run concurrently with each other,” the states the law. DeSantis was re-elected as governor on November 8 with a victory margin of nearly 20 percentage…
Former President Donald Trump lost his temper on Supreme Court justices — three of whom he nominated to the bench — after they ruled he must turn his tax records over to Congress. Trump, who recently announced his third presidential campaign, lamented the decision in a late-night TRUTH Social posting rampage. “Why would anybody be surprised that the Supreme Court has ruled against me, they always do!” The ex-president bemoaned. “It is unprecedented to be handing over Tax Returns, & it creates terrible precedent for future Presidents. Has Joe Biden paid taxes on all of the money he made illegally…
Chaos broke out in the White House press briefing room as White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci finally heads for the door after misleading Americans about Covid-19 for years. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre invited Dr. Fauci up to the podium to deliver a “final message” to Americans after delivering a rambling welcome reminiscent of a eulogy. “My message — and my final message, maybe the final message I give you from this podium — is that please, for your own safety, for that of your family, get your updated COVID-19 shot as soon as you’re eligible…
The Army veteran credited with apprehending the gunman who opened fire in an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado says he went into “combat mode” when the shooting occurred. Richard Fierro, 45, told reporters he was at the nightclub with his wife, daughter, and friends when the shooter opened fire but didn’t hesitate to act. “I don’t know exactly what I did, I just went into combat mode. I just know I have to kill this guy before he kills us,” Fierro explained, saying that he waited until the shooter turned toward the patio before he charged the man. He reportedly used…
The Biden administration may be mulling a return to forced masking according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services. The report commissioned by HHS and produced by research agency Coforma pushes to implement a broad range of government policies to assist those affected by the lingering effects of COVID-19, or “long Covid” as its commonly referred to. Among the report’s recommendations included a push to reinstate a mask mandate. “The lifting of mask mandates and indifferent attitude toward masking and social distancing typical in many public and private places further isolates people with Long COVID,”…
Economists are pushing the panic button heading into the holiday season after a rail union rejected a tentative agreement with the nation’s major freight railroads, teeing up the prospects of a nationwide strike that could prove disastrous for the economy. On Monday, Members of the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART-TD), representing more than 28,000 workers, issued a split decision in the vote count, narrowly rejecting a deal brokered by the White House. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, which represents engineers, announced over half of its members voted to…
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Despite Democrats’ attempts to tell a different story following the midterm elections, Americans are still concerned about the epidemic of rising crime. On Wednesday, Pennsylvania’s Republican-led House voted to impeach soft-on-crime Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. (RELATED: George Soros Will Continue Bankrolling Leftist DAs Despite Decline in Public Safety) The Judiciary Committee in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted Tuesday to advance impeachment articles against Krasner, teeing up Wednesday’s vote. The 107-85 vote was largely along party lines and advanced their effort to remove Krasner from office in response to the city’s gun violence problem. Last month, the city passed a particularly grim…
Democrats are infuriated after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ migrant flights, teeing up a possibility the governor may resume the program shortly. While Leon Circuit Judge John C. Cooper dismissed the lawsuit, he still handed liberals a win. The judge also gave state Sen. Jason Pizzo (D-Miami) — the plaintiff who sued DeSantis and other state officials — two weeks to revamp his lawsuit, according to Politico. “We’re talking about technical pleading issues, we’re not talking about the ultimate decision in this case, or anything else,” Cooper said in Tallahassee. “Anything that I said…