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The Supreme Court reinstated Donald Trump on the 2024 presidential primary ballot on Monday, rejecting state efforts to hold the Republican former president accountable for the Capitol riot. The justices ruled a day before the Super Tuesday primaries that states cannot use a post-Civil War…
Read More Supreme Court Ends Effort To Keep Trump Off Ballot In Colorado, Maine, And Illinois
Sen. Rick Scott of Florida appears close to challenging for the post he wanted last year: Senate Republican leader. Scott said in a recent interview that he is “seriously” considering vying to become the GOP leader to take over for current Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.…
Read More Florida Sen. Scott “Seriously” Eyes Replacing McConnell As GOP Leader
GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida has repeatedly said he’s not running to replace Gov. Ron DeSantis in Florida. Still, many Florida Republicans are interested in giving the Fort Walton Beach congressman the job when DeSantis is term-limited out in January 2027. Kaplan Strategies, a…
Read More Poll: Florida Republicans Show Interest In Rep. Matt Gaetz For Governor
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley won the Republican primary in the District of Columbia, marking her first victory of the 2024 campaign. Her victory on Sunday temporarily halts Trump’s sweep of the GOP voting contests, though the former president is expected to gain several…
Read More Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley Marks Victory Over Trump In Washington D.C.
As the illegal immigrant crime wave continues across the country, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and GOP Rep. Brian Mast secured a win to get an accused rapist off the streets — after the Biden administration had set him free. Sheriff’s deputies in Martin County re-arrested…
Read More Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Rape In Oregon Arrested In Florida After DeSantis, Rep. Mast Pressure Feds
The United States District Court for the District of Arizona overturned an Arizona law that required individuals seeking to register to vote to list their birthplace. The court ruled Friday that House Bill 2492’s birthplace requirement violated a federal law that prohibits election officials from…
Read More Court Finds Arizona Birthplace Voter Law Violates Civil Rights Act Of 1964
Neither California Gov. Gavin Newsom nor former First Lady Michelle Obama will become the Democrats’ 2024 presidential candidate. No amount of President Joe Biden’s mental decline, forgetfulness, mumbling or stumbling can change that. If Biden can fog up a mirror come Election Day, he will…
Read More Larry Elder: Why Kamala Harris Is The Grim Future Of The Democrat Party
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida seeks to salvage an effort to prevent communist China from profiting off President Joe Biden’s demand for wider use of electric vehicles. The Florida Republican noted in an email to constituents on Friday that Biden had vetoed his measure to…
Read More Florida Sen. Rubio Pledges Fight, Forcing Biden To “Buy American” EV Charging Stations
As the 2024 US elections approach, political campaigns and advertising agencies are turning to a new ally, artificial intelligence, to spread their messages. However, in Florida, lawmakers passed legislation requiring disclaimers on political advertisements created with generative artificial intelligence. Senators voted 32-0 on Friday to…
Read More Florida Lawmakers Seek To Crack Down On ‘AI’ In Politics
Despite previously enacting policies that could stymie the effort, the Biden administration is urging sanctuary cities to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deport criminal illegal migrants. The administration’s push to crackdown on criminal illegal aliens runs counter to earlier policies enacted under…
Read More Biden Admin Asks Sanctuary Cities To Cooperate With ICE To Deport Criminal Illegal Migrants