Senate Republicans have elected Mitch McConnell as minority leader following a last-minute challenge from Florida Senator Rick Scott. A majority of GOP senators voted to elect McConnell leader after a motion backed by Sen. Ted Cruz and other conservatives to delay the leadership election until after the Dec. 6 Georgia runoff failed. Florida Senator Rick Scott officially announced he’s running to unseat Mitch McConnell as Senate Minority Leader in a Tuesday afternoon letter to Senate colleagues. Sen Scott, who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee, has been at odds with McConnell for most of this year over political strategy. Scott announced his campaign in a…
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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.
Georgia Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock is facing legal troubles on all fronts as his ex-wife now seeks a court to compel Warnock to face questioning over child custody. According to The Washington Free Beacon, Oulèye Ndoye, the former wife of Warnock, accused the Senator of neglecting to see his children during his custody days and leaving her financially strapped with unpaid childcare expenses. The deposition will allow Ndoye’s lawyers to grill Warnock about these issues under oath in a closed-door deposition, information that could be used as part of a settlement or if the case goes to trial. Ndoye’s lawyers…
On Tuesday, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration-era Title 42 immigration policy that permitted border agents to expel immigrants from the country quickly. D.C. federal district court Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled the policy was in violation of the Administrative Procedures Act, effectively preventing the Biden administration from implementing the policy to curb his border disaster’. The Tuesday decision “declares the Title 42 policy to be arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act and permanently enjoins defendants and their agents from applying the Title 42 policy,” according to Sullivan’s 49-page opinion. Sullivan criticized the CDC’s order that allowed the policy…
One week after Election Day Republicans can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The GOP is officially projected to win control of the House of Representatives with what will now be a slimmer-than-expected majority. https://twitter.com/iapolls2022/status/1592657475547066368?s=46&t=Nc43YV0c6x4E4odm9yrP7g https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1592333267424116737 Monday night, two California Republicans put the GOP within earshot of the majority. Incumbent Reps. Ken Calvert (R) and Michelle Steel (R) fended off their Democrat challengers, keeping California’s 41st and 45th Congressional Districts in Republican control. As American Liberty News previously reported: Steel defeated Democrat Jay Chen to continue serving California’s 45th Congressional District. With 69% of the votes counted as of Monday…
Despite a last-minute challenge from House Freedom Caucus chairman Andy Biggs, Ariz., Kevin McCarthy, Calif., handily won the nomination for House Speaker in a closed-door conference meeting on Tuesday. Rep. McCarthy won easily, 188 to 31, in the internal conference meeting. The secret-ballot House Republican Conference vote is just the first step for McCarthy to take hold of the gavel. He must win a majority in a public vote on the House floor — at least 218 votes, assuming a fully sworn-in House — on the first day of the next Congress on Jan. 3. According to The Hill, Biggs was nominated…
Russian missiles have reportedly crossed into Poland, killing two individuals according to reports from The Associated Press. The Polish government has not immediately confirmed the report, but one spokesman, Piotr Mueller, told the publication that top leaders were holding an emergency meeting over the “crisis situation.” Two people were reportedly killed after a projectile struck an area where grain was drying in the village of Przewodów near the Ukrainian border. https://twitter.com/AP/status/1592593237902036992 Some early reports have regarded the launch as an “accident.” Fox News reports: Fox News could not immediately reach NATO for confirmation on the strikes but the Pentagon told reporters…
Democrat-turned-independent Tulsi Gabbard is joining Fox News as a contributor. Gabbard, who previously represented Hawaii in Congress announced last month that she had left the Democrat Party. She endorsed a slew of Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections. As American Liberty News previously reported: Gabbard, who represented Hawaii’s second congressional district after serving two combat tours in the Middle East, made the announcement in a video posted to her social media accounts early Tuesday morning. She also said that Democrats had “demonized police” to the benefit of criminals, promoted open borders, weaponized the national security agencies, and were pushing the U.S. towards a nuclear war. …
A flurry of late night election tabulations has put Republicans one seat away from officially winning a majority in the House of Representatives. Monday evening, a series of congressional races were called for Republicans, but one highly anticipated governor’s election dealt a blow to the GOP. Nearly one week after Election Day, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D) officially defeated MAGA firebrand and former TV host Kari Lake (R). https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/1592341950568583168 Outgoing Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) was an avid critic of Lake throughout the campaign. https://twitter.com/Liz_Cheney/status/1592340964982808576 While Republicans aimed to make major inroads in Arizona this midterm cycle the results…
Republicans are looking forward to 2024 now that official projections reveal the GOP fell short of its goal to re-take the Senate this year. While the expected “red wave” turned out to be more of a “red ripple” conservatives refuse to be knocked down for long. Republicans are already setting their sights on which vulnerable Democrats to target during the next election cycle in hopes of turning the upper chamber red. Early reports indicate West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin should expect to find himself within the GOP’s crosshairs in 2024. Despite the fact Sen. Manchin has sided with Republicans…
Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock’s (D) church is facing a subpoena threat after failing to respond to inquiries regarding its charitable status. Ebenezer Building Foundation, a foundation operated by Sen. Warnock’s Ebenezer Baptist Church is facing serious questions from Georgia’s Secretary of State office over its charity registration. In an October letter, Georgia Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger (R) demanded that the charity provide a written explanation by Nov. 2nd as to why it is operating in the state without an active registration. “The Division’s records indicate that Ebenezer Building Foundation … is not registered as a charitable organization with the…