Wisconsin businessman Tim Michels defeated former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch to become the Republican nominee for the state’s governor, handing former President Trump a win in what was the latest proxy war between him and other GOP leaders who are tentatively lining up to run against him in 2024. After Trump endorsed Michels earlier this
The House committee investigating the incident on January 6th at the Capitol has reportedly been given a trove of text messages from Alex Jones that his legal team allegedly sent to attorneys by accident. The texts had reportedly been turned over by a lawyer who represented parents of a Sandy Hook school shooting victim, who successfully sued
Despite the party and its voters turning against her, Cheney vowed to continue her efforts to stop former President Donald Trump from being reelected even if she loses her primary, which is looking inevitable at this point. According to the New York Times: The most closely watched primary of 2022 has not become much of a
FBI Director Christopher Wray said accusations against an FBI agent alleging a partisan effort to suppress information in the investigation into Hunter Biden’s business activities are “deeply troubling.” Wray was speaking at a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing when he condemned the reported actions of Timothy Thibault. Thibault, it was noted, was recently put on leave after
The Biden administration is seeking ways to get more vaccines into more Americans by dividing the current smallpox vaccine, which is being used to prevent monkeypox, into five smaller doses. The administration recently declared a national emergency in response to a growing number of cases. According to The Hill: FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said during a briefing that
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is changing his tune on how many Senate seats Republicans will flip in the midterm elections after a number of Trump-backed candidates beat out more traditionally conservative candidates. President Biden’s poor approval ratings and the historical pattern of the president’s party losing seats in the middle of their first
In a stunning warning sign for Republicans, the overwhelmingly conservative state has voted down an amendment to its state constitution which would have allowed its Legislature to further restrict or ban abortion. The referendum is the first in the country since Roe was overturned by the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs. Dave Wasserman was the first to call
Despite warnings from the Biden administration and threats from China, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is reportedly set to visit Taiwan on Tuesday evening. Her office has not made those plans public, but Taiwanese media have been reporting it. According to The Hill: Pelosi’s congressional delegation tour kicked off Monday in Singapore, and her office has confirmed Malaysia, South Korea and
The political newcomer ran an extremely successful campaign to become the first Republican governor of the state since 2009. He now enjoys broad bipartisan support as he largely stays out of national politics to focus on local issues. According to The Hill: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has a 49 percent approval among his constituents just a few
Much like Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden has tested positive with “rebound” COVID after being treated with Paxlovid. Though the President currently feels “fine”, his symptoms could come back much worse as they did in Fauci’s case. White House physician Dr. Kevin C. O’Connor said in a meme released by the White House that
