FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is launching a new video series with several Black House Republican lawmakers in which the men discuss race and politics in America. The new series, “America’s Starting Five,” comes as Scott is being considered by former President Trump as a potential running mate in his race for the White House. BIDEN SET TO …
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Democratic senator suggests Sonia Sotomayor weigh 'competing factors' in decision to retire: 'Learn a lesson'
Some Democratic senators are warning Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to carefully “weigh the competing factors” as she faces calls from progressives to retire from the Court, and argued Democrats should learn a lesson from 2020. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told NBC News that Democrats should “learn a lesson,” after former Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away while on the …
Read More »Nevada Dem dumps $14M into ads as critical Senate race shifts to 'toss up'
Nevada Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen revealed a whopping $14 million ad reservation for the general election season as she braces for a tough challenge from Republicans. The multimillion-dollar reservation was made for ads that will run from July through Election Day in November. It is also the largest such reservation ever made in Nevada by a Senate candidate. The ad …
Read More »Mayorkas impeachment trial poised to pressure these vulnerable Senate Dems
Democrats up for re-election in battleground states face a bind in the Senate as the impeachment trial for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is expected to begin this month over his role in the ongoing crisis at the southern border. Several Republican Senate sources told Fox News Digital they expect the pressure to ramp up for lawmakers …
Read More »California Democrat tied with challenger in wild congressional primary
A rare tied primary election result is set to put three candidates on the November ballot in California’s 16th Congressional District. Nearly one month after the March 5 election, unofficial results show that two Democratic candidates have tied for second place in the nonpartisan “jungle” primary. State Assemblyman Evan Low and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian each have 30,249 …
Read More »Florida Senate president's husband dies after falling at Utah's Bryce Canyon park
The husband of Florida’s Senate president died after falling while the couple was hiking in Utah, according to a memo sent to senators Wednesday. John Passidomo, 72, was a lawyer and former city councilor and vice mayor of Naples. He and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, a Republican, were visiting national parks on vacation less than a month after the Florida …
Read More »Bob Menendez corruption allegations a warning to get our House in order
For too long, Americans have woken up to headlines about another elected official under investigation for corruption – homes and offices raided, indictments announced, and more. The most recent headline-grabber? Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, for almost cartoonish corruption allegations involving gold bars and the government of Egypt. While people shake their heads at another politician doing another crime, …
Read More »Centrist group No Labels scraps bid to launch third-party presidential ticket
No Labels, the influential centrist group that had been working for over a year towards launching a bipartisan, third-party 2024 presidential ticket, is giving up its effort. The organization on Thursday announced in a statement that “No Labels is ending our effort to put forth a Unity ticket in the 2024 presidential election.” “Americans remain more open to an independent …
Read More »Marjorie Taylor Greene's red line on Speaker Johnson
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wants to dump House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. She authored a resolution to force the House to take a vote of no confidence in the speaker. “I do not wish to inflict pain on our conference and to throw the House in chaos. But this is basically a warning,” said Greene. Greene railed at Johnson …
Read More »Nebraska legislature rejects Trump-approved 'winner-take-all' electoral system bill
An attempt to make Nebraska’s elections into a “winner-take-all” system failed this week. State Sen. Julie Slama attached the proposed election overhaul to the unrelated bill LB1300 on Wednesday in an attempt to make the change before the end of the legislative session on April 18. It fell short of the 23 necessary votes, failing with a final 8-36 count. …
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