According to Decision Desk HQ, incumbent Republican Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) has lost her reelection to represent Wyoming’s At-Large U.S. House seat. With 4% of the vote reporting, Harriet Hageman leads the Republican primary over Cheney 57%-41%. https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1559714699557720064 Cheney incurred former President Donald Trump’s wrath when she voted to impeach Trump after blaming him for inciting the deadly U.S. Capitol riot. “There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution,” Cheney declared in a statement before announcing “I will vote to impeach the President.” At the time she…
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Patrick Houck
Patrick Houck is an avid political enthusiast based out of the Washington, D.C. metro area. His expertise is in campaigns and the use of targeted messaging to persuade voters. When not combing through the latest news, you can find him enjoying the company of family and friends or pursuing his love of photography.
President Joe Biden has signed the sweeping Inflation Reduction Act into law, a move supporters say has already revived his domestic agenda. However, critics say the massive healthcare, climate and tax bill will do nothing to ease historic inflation and expect an enlarged IRS (another one of the bill’s byproducts) will increase audits for households making less than $400,000 per year. Even the White House isn’t saying when the Inflation Reduction Act is expected to begin reducing inflation. None of that has been mentioned at today’s signing ceremony at the White House. WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZiLwYiu0qc CNBC further reports: After more than…
The Department of Justice is offering all three of former President Donald Trump’s passports back after FBI agents took them while executing a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago. Today’s development comes as questions from both sides of the aisle grow over the unprecedented raid. (RELATED: DOJ Opposes Making Details of Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant Public) On one side, Democrats (mostly) want to know about the reported security risks posed by Trump’s retention of classified Democrats. Whereas Republicans, led by Trump’s most vocal supporters, demand further justification for the search. USA Today’s Bart Jansen, Kevin Johnson, Rick Rouan, Ella Lee and Will Carless…
Since the weekend, a number of officials and media personalities, including Fox News hosts, have called on former President Donald Trump to call for an “end to the violent rhetoric” expressed against the FBI. (RELATED: Gunman Killed After Trying to Enter FBI Building) On Monday morning’s episode of “Fox & Friends” co-host Steve Doocy said Trump, “a great supporter of law enforcement” should help tamp down on the rhetoric “against the FBI because the FBI was simply doing what the DOJ asked them to do.” Co-hosts Brian Kilmeade and Ainsley Earhardt called out the FBI, echoing the widely held belief…
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem announced her newest book release “Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland” at the end of June and has seen undeniable success since its debut. In the book, she highlights her quintessential American upbringing on a South Dakota ranch where self-reliance became a core tenet at an early age. It’s a powerful reminder to teach your children grit — one that’s rarer in today’s generation. Besides her compelling life story and bright future in politics, perhaps that’s another reason her book is resonating with the broader public. It currently has the number one ranking…
A federal magistrate judge in Florida has unsealed the Mar-a-Lago search warrant. Former President Donald Trump is under criminal investigation for potential obstruction of justice and Espionage Act violations. The decision to unseal the warrant follows the Justice Department’s request that it be made public. Former President Trump and his lawyers agreed that the FBI’s warrant should be released. https://twitter.com/politico/status/1558174901441335302 Click Here to Read the Search Warrant Prior to the warrant’s unsealing, The Wall Street Journal reviewed official documents listing items seized from the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago, including 11 sets of classified documents, with four marked top secret. Federal…
Update: Anne Heche is dead one week after being injured in a car crash in Los Angeles. It was announced earlier today that the actress would be taken off life support. https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1558150550511820802 Original article: Troubled movie star Anne Heche is currently in a coma and “not expected to survive” after suffering severe burns and a traumatic brain injury. Heche, 53, sustained the injuries after she first crashed her Mini Cooper into an apartment building and then crashed into a nearby home, starting a fire. The incident occurred in Los Angeles’ Mar Vista neighborhood. TMZ reported Thursday that a drug test…
A new report in The Washington Post alleges that federal law enforcement officials searched former President Donald Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago to retrieve top-secret documents on nuclear weapons. People familiar with the investigation did not clarify to The Post if the documents contained classified information on the U.S. nuclear arsenal or that of another country. Other outlets, such as CNN, have not independently verified the report. The allegation itself is unprecedented and comes on the heels of U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision to move to unseal the search warrant on Mar-a-Lago. The Daily Wire reports: “If that is true,…
Earlier today an armed suspect clad in body armor tried to break into the FBI’s Cincinnati field office. He was fortunately unsuccessful and ended up leading Ohio State Police on a pursuit, ending in nearby Clinton County where an hours-long standoff ensued. Officers on the scene traded shots with the suspect, who’s been identified by some outlets as Ricky Walter Shiffer. The dangerous situation prompted a lockdown for everyone within a one-mile radius. It also shut down prominent thoroughfares and highways, including traffic in both directions on Interstate 71. https://twitter.com/alanfeuer/status/1557852370305966080 CNN has more on the failed negotiations and the suspect’s…
FBI Director Christopher Wray has spoken publicly for the first time following Monday’s nine-hour raid on Mar-a-Lago where agents retrieved several boxes of presidential documents. The New York Post has more on Wray’s comments — condemning violence and threats of violence against law enforcement: FBI Director Christopher Wray decried what he called “deplorable and dangerous” threats against law enforcement in his first public comments since Monday’s unprecedented raid on former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence.“I’m always concerned about threats to law enforcement,” Wray told reporters Wednesday following a visit to the FBI’s field office in Omaha, Neb. “Violence against law…