The election season is in full swing Friday as Virginia becomes the first state to allow in-person early voting in the 2024 cycle and six other states – Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming – make absentee ballots available, some with restrictions. Minnesota and Virginia lean blue, but have deep red pockets Two competitive states begin voting …
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Newsom's deepfake election laws are already being challenged in federal court
New legislation signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom regulating AI-generated “deepfake” election content and requiring the removal of “deceptive content” from social media is now being challenged in court. The new laws build on legislation passed years earlier regulating campaign ads and communications, according to the governor’s office. But two of the three new laws are being challenged in the …
Read More »Shadowy group propped up by Democrat money accused of 'dirty tricks' meddling against GOP in key races
A shadowy group has been recruiting unsuspecting candidates to act as potential spoilers in competitive House races in the latest attempt from far-left groups to tip Republican races. For the past year, a group known as the Patriots Run Project has recruited Trump supporters to run as independent candidates in key swing districts where they could siphon votes from Republicans …
Read More »Majority of Black swing-state voters back Harris, as Trump makes inroads with Black men: poll
New data from the Howard University Initiative on Public Opinion offers insight into Black voters’ support heading into the 2024 presidential election. The Howard University poll shows an overwhelming majority of Black voters in the seven swing states support Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Trump. A whopping 82% of respondents told pollsters that they supported Harris compared to …
Read More »NFL Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy questions Kamala Harris’ faith-based tweet about abortion rights
Legendary NFL coach Tony Dungy challenged a tweet from Vice President Kamala Harris about abortion rights. Harris has been unapologetic about her stance on abortion rights for women, and she continued with a post on X Thursday. “One does not have to abandon their faith or deeply held beliefs to agree: The government, and certainly Donald Trump, should not be …
Read More »Schumer coins 'Trump shutdown,' slamming GOP amid spending fight
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., placed blame on former President Trump and Republicans for a potential partial government shutdown after the House failed to pass a stopgap spending measure on Wednesday. He filed cloture on Thursday in a procedural move in order to act as quickly as possible once the House passes a continuing resolution (CR), which is a …
Read More »Show vote: Republicans make political statement in going against Speaker Johnson
It was a “show vote” of a different kind in the House of Representatives Wednesday night. The vote showed which Republicans opposed a combination bill to avoid a government shutdown and require that people prove they are citizens to vote. It’s known as the SAVE Act. “You’ve got to own your votes,” said Rep. Chip Roy, R-Tex., who advocated the …
Read More »It's a tight race in the battle to succeed popular swing state Republican governor
NEWFIELDS, N.H. — A new poll in New Hampshire, home to the only competitive gubernatorial election this year, indicates a close race in the battle to succeed popular Republican Gov. Chris Sununu. And the results of the survey and another poll released in the Granite State earlier in the week suggest former President Trump’s standing in New Hampshire in the …
Read More »NC GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson facing calls to drop out amid rumors of looming bombshell
Unrest has reportedly taken over the North Carolina GOP in anticipation of a forthcoming negative news story about Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the current candidate for governor. Reports say the story, which has yet to be published, has to do with Robinson’s activity on adult websites in the 2000s, according to The Carolina Journal. Robinson and his campaign did not …
Read More »Democrats lash out at 'misinformed' Teamsters as union makes landmark non-endorsement
Several Democrats responded overnight to news that the Teamsters, under General President Sean O’Brien, decided against issuing a presidential endorsement. “Unfortunately, neither major candidate was able to make serious commitments to our union to ensure the interests of working people are always put before big business,” O’Brien said in a statement. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass. who, like O’Brien, hails from …
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