(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, dismissed Sunday the idea among some Republican voters that former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley might have a smoother path to the White House compared to former President Donald Trump in terms of political baggage. Haley has consistently argued that she is the right…
BREAKING: DeSantis’ Out of 2024 Race; Endorses Trump
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has officially suspended his bid for the Republican nomination for president, choosing instead to endorse former President Donald Trump, the front-runner and presumed nominee. DeSantis’ decision to conclude his presidential aspirations marks the end of a tumultuous era characterized by scandals, low polls…
Concerns Raised over Aging N.H. Voting Equipment Ahead of Primary
(Headline USA) When New Hampshire voters cast their ballots in Tuesday’s first-in-the-nation primary, many will do so using scanners that are at least 15 years old—with some potentially dating back to Bill Clinton’s presidency. Election experts say the aging AccuVote ballot tabulators in use across roughly half the state’s towns…
Go Woke, Go Broke? Sports Illustrated Fires Half Its Staff over Finances
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Sports Illustrated has laid off nearly half of its staff and plans to terminate more individuals amid an ongoing financial dispute between the media publisher and owner, both of which had an arrangement for the licensing of the outlet. Reportedly, Sports Illustrated’s parent company, Authentic Brands Groups,…
Indiana’s Primary Sees Robust Competition as Conservatives Duke It Out
(Headline USA) In a state as solidly Republican as Indiana, the May primary is the real competition. Four months out, five candidates are still jockeying for the GOP gubernatorial nomination in an unusually crowded field. Annual campaign finance reports filed Wednesday reflect a multimillion-dollar race that has become a competition…
No Labels Files DOJ Complaint Alleging ‘Conspiracy to Subvert Voting Rights’
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) The nonprofit behind the bipartisan third-party No Labels movement filed a complaint with the Department of Justice claiming that outside organizations harassed and intimidated their staff as they petitioned states to recognize them in the 2024 presidential election, Spectrum News NY1 reported. The bipartisan group’s current…
MURDOCK: Importing New Dems Costs U.S. Taxpayers $182B in 2023
(Deroy Murdock, Headline USA) President Joe Biden has transformed America’s southern border into a humanitarian catastrophe and a national security nightmare. This bloody, deadly mess is a clear and present danger to this republic. But this also is a massive fiscal threat. Biden’s obliteration of the border is evaporating federal,…
Trump to Argue Colorado Supreme Court Devised Removal from Primary Ballot
(Joe Mueller, The Center Square) – Lawyers for former President Donald Trump will argue the Colorado Supreme Court violated state regulations when it ruled he wasn’t eligible for the March Republican presidential primary ballot, according to a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court. The legal team also repeated past…
Biden and Netanyahu Speak for the First Time Since December
(Headline USA) Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally spoke Friday after a glaring, nearly four-week gap in direct communication. The two’s relationship has increasingly shown signs of strain as Netanyahu has repeatedly rebuffed Biden’s calls for Palestinian sovereignty, rejecting Biden’s idealistic ‘solution’ to the conflict in Israel. Neither…
DEA Seizes Greatest Amount of Fentanyl in Agency History in 2023
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) – U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents in 2023 seized more than 77 million fentanyl pills and nearly 12,000 pounds of fentanyl powder – the most the DEA has ever seized in a single year. The quantity translates to more than 386 million deadly doses of…