Republican lawmakers in Arizona are trying to fast-track ballot initiatives to counter an abortion amendment that will likely be in front of voters this fall, according to Axios. Activists have been working to get an amendment on the ballot that would enshrine abortion as a…
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Two Counties Sue State Of Colorado Over Sanctuary Laws
Two counties in Colorado have filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s sanctuary laws. The counties argue that these laws are not only unconstitutional but also exacerbate the immigration crisis in the state. House Bills 19-1124 and 23-1100, signed by Democratic Governor Jared Polis, have significantly…
Read More Two Counties Sue State Of Colorado Over Sanctuary Laws‘Morning Joe’ Panel Melts Down Over Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton’s Remarks On Anti-Israel Protesters
A “Morning Joe” panel on Tuesday expressed outrage over Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton’s Monday comments against anti-Israel protesters who blocked traffic on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. Activists blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in an “economic blockade to free Palestine,” and Cotton said that if the event happened…
Read More ‘Morning Joe’ Panel Melts Down Over Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton’s Remarks On Anti-Israel ProtestersFormer State Attorney Andrew Warren, Suspended By Florida Gov. DeSantis, Will Seek Re-Election
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – In a video posted Tuesday morning, former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren says he will seek re-election. Warren, a Democrat, says his candidacy in the contest will appear on the November 2024 general election ballot. “Today, I’m running for election…
Read More Former State Attorney Andrew Warren, Suspended By Florida Gov. DeSantis, Will Seek Re-ElectionU.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Efforts To Pass Aid Bills For Israel, Ukraine, And Taiwan
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is making a push to pass four separate bills aimed at providing aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. However, the success of these bills remains uncertain due to procedural hurdles and the narrow majority held by Republicans. In a closed-door…
Read More U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Efforts To Pass Aid Bills For Israel, Ukraine, And TaiwanCampaign Cash Flows To Open Florida House Seats
Stretching from St. Augustine south through Flagler County, state House District 19 is solidly Republican. And as House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, prepares to leave the Legislature in November, his exit from the Northeast Florida seat is leading to a big-money battle among Republican…
Read More Campaign Cash Flows To Open Florida House SeatsMarine At Center Of New Afghanistan Probe Accuses Pentagon Of Covering Up Evidence
A Marine at the center of a supplemental probe into the deadly suicide bombing during the 2021 U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan accused the Pentagon of concealing information showing it could have been prevented. Former Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews caused a stir after he testified in March 2023…
Read More Marine At Center Of New Afghanistan Probe Accuses Pentagon Of Covering Up EvidenceSupreme Court Lets Idaho Enforce Ban On Child Sex Changes
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Idaho could enforce its ban on sex-change surgeries for minors. The law passed in 2023 bars doctors from prescribing hormone therapy, puberty blockers, or performing sex-change operations such as a mastectomy, vaginoplasty, or phalloplasty on minor patients. The law…
Read More Supreme Court Lets Idaho Enforce Ban On Child Sex ChangesBiden’s Demand For More Border Agent Funding Misses The Point, Former CBP Commissioner Says
The Biden administration’s plea for more Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Border Patrol funding fails to address the agency’s key problems. The White House told Axios on Monday that Congress is failing to “do its job” by refusing to pass a border security bill that, among…
Read More Biden’s Demand For More Border Agent Funding Misses The Point, Former CBP Commissioner SaysFlorida Rep. Greg Steube Intros The Iranian Terror Prevention Act
U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) introduced Monday the Iranian Terror Prevention Act, which would fully penalize and designate 11 Iranian proxy organizations as foreign terrorist organizations. Fifty-nine Republicans co-sponsored the legislation. “Iran has long utilized proxy forces to execute their terror agenda throughout the region. Iranian proxy forces have…
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