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Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Calls Allegations “Baseless” Ahead of Second Impeachment Vote Expected Tuesday

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Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Calls Allegations “Baseless” Ahead of Second Impeachment Vote Expected Tuesday

Facing a second impeachment vote this week, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas denounced the GOP’s accusations against him and claimed that only Congress can fix what he described as a “crisis” on the U.S.-Mexico border. “They’re baseless allegations, and that’s why I’m not really distracted by them,” Mayorkas said in a Sunday interview with … Read more

Judge rejects Colorado GOP challenge of unaffiliated voters in primary

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Judge rejects Colorado GOP challenge of unaffiliated voters in primary

Colorado’s unaffiliated voters can continue to participate in Republican primary elections, a federal judge ruled Friday, in the latest blow to the state GOP’s attempts to close its races to independents. The ruling comes more than five months after the Colorado Republican Party filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate Proposition 108, the 2016 ballot measure … Read more

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert starts off strong in 4th District money race

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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert starts off strong in 4th District money race

The money train kept rolling for U.S. House hopeful Adam Frisch in the last quarter of 2023. But with erstwhile opponent Lauren Boebert leaving the 3rd Congressional District to run in the 4th, the fundraising dynamics across Colorado’s two largest districts are in for a shakeup. Boebert, the 3rd District’s incumbent, raised $540,000 between Oct. … Read more

Who Will Be Donald Trump’s VP Pick?

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Who Will Be Donald Trump’s VP Pick?

The pundit class is saying it’s over. Donald Trump has been anointed “The Presumptive.” Thanks to his victory this week in the New Hampshire primary—a state in which his 2024 archrival, Nikki Haley, placed much of her political capital—Trump trumped her. I’d contend that Haley, however, had a more-than-respectable second-place showing. Going head-to-head with an … Read more

With DeSantis out, will Mideast calculate odds on Trump win? – analysis

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With DeSantis out, will Mideast calculate odds on Trump win? – analysis

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race for the Republican nomination in the US, something that appeared to increase the chances that former US President Donald Trump will be the GOP nominee. Of course, a lot can happen in the coming months. What is clear … Read more

Ohio Governor Vetoes Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

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Ohio Governor Vetoes Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine vetoed a bill Friday that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors, bucking his party as it seeks to make fear-mongering about transgender youth central to its 2024 election strategy. “Were I to sign House Bill 68, or were House Bill 68 to become law, Ohio would be saying that … Read more

Trump campaign flew fake elector ballots to DC

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Trump campaign flew fake elector ballots to DC

By Marshall Cohen, Zachary Cohen, Jeremey Herb and Katelyn Polantz | CNN Two days before the January 6 insurrection, the Trump campaign’s plan to use fake electors to block President-elect Joe Biden from taking office faced a potentially crippling hiccup: The fake elector certificates from two critical battleground states were stuck in the mail. So, … Read more

Wisconsin Supreme Court Orders New Legislative Maps In Redistricting Case

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Orders New Legislative Maps In Redistricting Case

In an ideologically split 4-3 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state’s electoral maps, which were gerrymandered over a decade ago to favor Republicans, were unconstitutional, setting up a redrawing of the maps in advance of the 2024 election in the crucial presidential swing state. The court’s majority said that over half … Read more

Trump delivers wide-ranging speech to New Hampshire hockey arena

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Trump delivers wide-ranging speech to New Hampshire hockey arena

DURHAM, N.H. — Former President Donald Trump returned to the Granite State for a Saturday rally at the University of New Hampshire, where he half-filled the school’s hockey arena with hundreds of MAGA faithful. After mounting a stage set just to one side of center ice, the 45th President launched into his typically bombastic style … Read more

With A Smile and a Smirk, Donald Trump Repeats “Dictator” Comment

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With A Smile and a Smirk, Donald Trump Repeats “Dictator” Comment

Former president and current GOP frontrunner Donald Trump gleefully reminded the audience that he’d become a ”dictator” for the first day of a second presidential term in a rambling keynote at the New York Young Republicans Club (NYYRC) annual gala at the ritzy Cipriani restaurant on Wall Street. During his 80-minute speech to a crowd … Read more