The Department of Justice (DOJ) secured a victory when a federal appeals court agreed to expedite its appeal over the appointment of a special master to review materials seized during a raid of former President Trump’s Florida home. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit released a one-page order that set a new timeline for the case, ordering that multiple rounds of paper briefs by the DOJ and Trump conclude by Nov. 17. Recently the federal appeals court handed the DOJ a separate victory by agreeing to partially block a judge’s order that would have halted federal investigators…
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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.
The Supreme Court has ordered a lower court ruling in a controversial Massachusetts gun control law be vacated and readdressed by a lower court. The case, Morin v. Lyver, focuses on a state law that imposes rigid restrictions on the purchase and possession of handguns. The law currently requires Massachusetts residents to obtain a special license just to purchase or have a handgun in possession. The controversial law also goes a step further and includes a lifetime ban on purchasing handguns for anyone convicted of a nonviolent misdemeanor involving the possession or use of guns. The U.S. District Court of…
The true election denier is not Donald Trump, it’s Stacey Abrams. The Georgia gubernatorial Democrat candidate claimed to CNN that she “never denied” the outcome of the 2018 race she lost to current Governor Brian Kemp (R). Appearing on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” Monday, Abrams spoke about a federal judge rejecting the lawsuit brought by her organization Fair Fight Action which challenged Georgia’s election practices. Burnett asked the gubernatorial hopeful if this loss would lead to her acknowledging Kemp’s victory after she refused to concede four years ago. https://twitter.com/jaycaruso/status/1577637757584809989?s=46&t=Wc6nNW7N9oLZ-XsXlAtnww “I acknowledged that I was not the governor,” Abrams replied, pointing to the…
Former President Trump’s legal team has asked the Supreme Court to get involved in the ongoing FBI raid case. Trump is asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on Trump’s legal battle to have a third party review the thousands of pages of government records he stored at his Florida home, according to The Hill. The filing from the Trump team asks the high court to lift a stay granted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit that allowed the Justice Department to review more than 100 classified records taken from Mar-a-Lago during its August search. “Nonetheless,…
Conservative legal group, America First Legal (AFL), is suing the FBI for allegedly concealing communications between the agency and Big Tech companies regarding reports published about the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop On Tuesday, AFL which is led by former Trump White House advisor Stephen Miller filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit in a Washington, D.C., federal court. The lawsuit claims that the FBI acted illegally by failing to publicize its communications with Facebook and other Big Tech companies that worked in coordination with the agency to “censor news and information” about Hunter Biden’s laptop immediately before the…
Things are heating up in the Keystone State. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report has amended its prediction for the Pennsylvania race again in less than two months, shifting the race towards Republicans. Cook moved the race from “leans Democrat” to “toss up.” The election forecaster noted multiple recent reports that have indicated Democrat candidate John Fetterman’s lead over celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz is rapidly shrinking. A recent survey from The Hill/ Emerson College reported Fetterman with only a two-point lead over Oz, a distinct fall from the last poll conducted in August which reported Fetterman holding a four-point advantage over…
Country music is mourning the loss of an icon. Singer and songwriter Loretta Lynn, who rose to the top of the charts after her humble beginnings in coal country in Kentucky, has passed away at her home in Hurricane Hills, Tennessee. Many of Lynn’s most memorable songs celebrated her Kentucky roots and were rendered in an unmistakable Appalachian twang. Loretta Lynn’s childhood home in Kentucky. Image via Wikimedia Commons images. Lynn was the first woman to win the Country Music Association’s entertainer of the year award, in 1972. She’s also credited with helping redefine and broaden the appeal of country…
Democrats, even candidates, know that President Biden is political poison and are steering clear. Tim Ryan, an Ohio Democrat running for Senate, says that he’s not inviting the Commander-in-Chief onto the campaign trail in hopes of seeing a boost in support. “No, I’m not, and I’m really not inviting anybody,” the longtime congressman from Ohio and his state’s Democratic Senate nominee tells Fox News. Ryan has opted to steer his campaign away from focusing on radical issues like abortion and defunding the police, a move which has proved successful for the Democrat so far in polls. He’s facing off against…
Former President Donald Trump has sued CNN for defamation. Trump who filed the lawsuit in Florida on Monday, claimed CNN “has sought to use its massive influence — purportedly as a ‘trusted’ news source — to defame the Plaintiff in the minds of its viewers and readers for the purpose of defeating him politically, culminating in CNN claiming credit for ‘[getting] Trump out’ in the 2020 presidential election.” Trump is reportedly suing the outlet, who boasted record viewership during Trump’s time in the White House, for $475 million, according to The Hill. The former president’s attorneys allege in the filing…
Has California finally gone too woke? Legislators and parents across the country are voicing outrage over California Governor Gavin Newsom’s latest law which makes the Golden State a “sanctuary” for gender-confused minors. A new law signed into action last week establishes California as a sanctuary for minors who want to transition medically without the knowledge or consent of their parents. The disturbing law even goes a step further by stripping parents of custody by empowering California courts to take over “temporary emergency jurisdiction” of children who travel to the state seeking sex-change treatments. While signing the radical new law into…