On Thursday, a Georgia state judge rejected District Attorney Fani Willis’ request to try all 19 defendants in the Georgia election interference case next month. The Georgia judge’s ruling means former President Donald Trump will not be tried in October alongside at least two of his co-defendants who invoked their right to a speedy trial, according to The Hill. “The Court joins the skepticism expressed by several federal courts that denying severance always ensures efficiency, especially in ‘mega trials’ such as this,” Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote in an order. “[T]he Court finds sua sponte, without the…
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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.
Utah Senator Mitt Romney (R) announced he will not seek reelection. In a statement attacking President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the Republican senator called for “a new generation of leaders.” “I have spent my last 25 years in public service of one kind or another. At the end of another term, I’d be in my mid-eighties. Frankly, it’s time for a new generation of leaders. They’re the ones that need to make the decisions that will shape the world they will be living in,” Romney said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital. “We face critical challenges—mounting national…
House Freedom Caucus member Ralph Norman (S.C.) is weighing a run for Senate, teeing up a challenge against conservative Sen. Lindsey Graham. “Yeah, I’m tired of Lindsey,” Norman, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, told Fox News Digital’s Liz Elkind on Tuesday night when asked about running against Graham. “I put out, I’m looking at it,” Norman continued. “In politics today that’s a long time, the 2026 race, but I’m tired of Lindsey. He’s done a good job on good judges, but he should. He’s the one who locked us in on the spending spree.” “I’ve said it, it’s…
Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola’s (D) husband died on Wednesday following a plane accident in the state. The congresswoman’s chief of staff Anton McParland confirmed the death in a statement on Wednesday. “We are devastated to share that Mary’s husband, Eugene Peltola Jr. — ‘Buzzy’ to all of us who knew and loved him — passed away earlier this morning following a plane accident in Alaska,” the statement read. “He was one of those people that was obnoxiously good at everything. He had a delightful sense of humor that lightened the darkest moments. He was definitely the cook in the family.…
Fox News mainstay Bret Baier isn’t jumping ship anytime soon. On Tuesday, Fox News announced it extended chief political anchor Baier’s contract. As part of his contract extension, Baier will continue in his role as anchor and executive editor of the network’s “Special Report,” newscast and co-anchor 2024 election coverage and host The Bret Baier Podcast on Fox News Audio. Baier has been the anchor of Special Report since January 2009, when he took over for longtime television news journalist Brit Hume, who remains one of Fox’s top political analysts and a regular on the program. The show pulls in an average nightly audience of around 2 million…
Former President Trump’s legal team filed a motion in support of crushing the Georgia indictment that charged him and 18 others for alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state. According to reports from Fox News, Trump attorney Steven Sadow filed two motions Tuesday that adopted motions from co-defendants Rudy Giuliani, a former Trump attorney, and Ray Stallings Smith III to toss Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ indictment. Earlier this summer, Trump was charged with one count of violation of the Georgia RICO Act, three counts of criminal solicitation, six counts of criminal conspiracy, one…
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) just greenlighted House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. Punchbowl News initially reported that the House Republican Conference was reportedly planning to hold a Thursday meeting for key committee chairs to lay out their latest findings and the status of the investigations into the Biden family. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) are expected to lead Thursday’s meeting. On Tuesday, McCarthy said impeachment inquiry is the “logical next step” for the Republican majority. An inquiry is the first step of the impeachment process, where evidence…
On Sunday, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) granted an “absolute pardon” to the father who was arrested at a school board meeting after his daughter was sexually assaulted in the school restroom by a skirt-wearing boy in June 2021. The pardon says that Scott Smith “exercised his constitutional right to attend a public meeting of the Loudoun County School Board to observe the proceedings, during which time a community member threatened to spread false and malicious information about Mr. Smith’s business with the intent to damage his reputation.” “After an ensuing verbal confrontation, Scott Thomas Smith was charged with Obstruction…
New York medical officials have identified two individuals killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks nearly 22 years later. Officials announced Friday that the remains of man and woman- whose names are being withheld by request of family members- were identified using advanced DNA technology also used to identify missing servicemembers. “As we prepare to mark the anniversary of September 11, our thoughts turn to those we lost on that terrible morning and their families who continue to live every day with the pain of missing loved ones,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said in a statement Friday. “We…
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi is not stepping away from public office just yet. On Friday the 83-year-old California congresswoman, who stepped down from Democratic leadership at the end of the last Congress, announced that she will run for another term. “Now more than ever our City needs us to advance San Francisco values and further our recovery. Our country needs America to show the world that our flag is still there, with liberty and justice for ALL. That is why I am running for reelection — and respectfully ask for your vote. -Nancy,” Pelosi wrote on X. https://twitter.com/TeamPelosi/status/1700177174542876754?s=20 Pelosi has served in…