Court upholds decision barring judge candidate DECATUR, Ga. -- A judge upheld the disqualification of a candidate who had planned to run against the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump's 2020 Georgia election interference case. 04/24/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Disgraced coal CEO lost races as GOP and third party candidate. He's trying again as a Democrat He ran for the Senate ... Virginia Republicans inspired a John Grisham novel, “The Appeal.” So far, West Virginia voters have given no indication they take him seriously as a candidate. 04/23/2024 - 5:13 pm | View Link
Kelly Peterson to run for 2nd Senate District seat as Democrat, hopes to secure abortion rights in Wisconsin That newfound interest in politics has prompted Peterson to run as a Democratic candidate for 2nd Senate District to flip the red district blue. "I'm running because your voice matters. 04/18/2024 - 8:19 am | View Link
Democrat-led Senate dismisses GOP push to impeach Homeland Security Sec. Mayorkas Alejandro Mayorkas, the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted along party lines to dismiss the charges forwarded by U.S. House of Representatives Republicans who wanted to remove him ... 04/17/2024 - 5:53 am | View Link
Florida GOP operative admits role in ‘ghost’ candidate scheme that defeated utility-targeted Democrat For the first time, the lead consultant to Florida Senate Republicans has admitted to hiring a disgraced ex-senator and approving a dirty trick to recruit a third-party candidate to siphon votes ... 04/13/2024 - 1:25 am | View Link
“The U. S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine, with the massive outlay being repaid with the windfall profits from sovereign Russian assets that have been frozen – and are accruing interest — mostly in Europe,” Bloomberg reports.
“Republicans have launched more than 30 investigations into the State Department since taking power in 2023, an unusually high number that is fueling partisan tensions,” Politico reports.
“Democratic lawmakers and State Department officials say this particular chapter of the growing partisan rancor on Capitol Hill is affecting U. S. foreign policy: It distracts U.
Nevada Independent: “The lawsuit alleges that the four-day period for mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be received violates federal law because it does not conform to the Election Day deadline established by the federal government.”
The Colorado legislature convened Saturday for a final weekend of work in its 2024 session, which is set to end Wednesday. Major pieces of legislation are still pending, with lawmakers expected to debate gun regulations, housing, land-use policy, transportation, property tax reform and other priorities in the final days.
This story will be updated throughout the day.
Updated at 5:25 p.m.: A proposed excise tax on guns and ammunition to pay for victim services cleared a key Senate committee Saturday afternoon after Democrats turned on their own over its movement through the chamber.
The measure would create a 6.5% tax on gun and ammo dealers and raise an expected $39 million a year, according to sponsor Sen.
Since Mark Hamill's White House visit tells us how woke Star Wars has gotten, and we all know about wokester Star Trek, Starship Troopers and Helldivers are better choices.