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Sarah Palin is running for Congress. The former Vice Presidential candidate took to Facebook on Friday to announce that she’s running for Alaska’s at-large seat vacated by the late Republican Congressman Don Young. “Today I’m announcing my candidacy for the U.S. House seat representing Alaska,” Palin wrote. “Public service is a calling, and I would be honored to […]
Donald Trump says the term “racist” has lost its political bite. The former president explained his position in the latest episode of the Full Send Podcast, when he was asked to share his reaction to being called “racist.” “It used to be a terrible reaction, but now it’s—everyone is called a racist today,” he told the […]
Gary Chambers has, once again, set the internet ablaze. The Louisiana Senate candidate returned Wednesday to release another provocative campaign ad that highlights inequalities in America. The 60-second video, titled “Scars and Bars,” shows Chambers standing outside holding the U.S. flag while reciting the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence. The activist-turned-politician is then […]
The University of Rhode Island announced on Friday that it would be revoking the honorary degrees earned by a pair of prominent advisors to former President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani and Michael Flynn. Giuliani, the former New York mayor turned personal lawyer for Donald Trump, received a Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa in 2003 based on his demonstrated leadership […]
The sister-in-law of Lee Chatfield has been identified as the woman who accused the ex-Michigan House Speaker of multiple sexual assaults. Rebekah Chatfield, now 26 and married to Lee’s younger brother, has filed a criminal complaint against the married former lawmaker, alleging that he began sexually abusing her when she was 15 years old. Rebekah claims the assaults, […]
Twitter has permanently suspended a personal account of Marjorie Taylor Greene over the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policy. In a statement to NBC News, Twitter said: “We permanently suspended the account you referenced (@mtgreenee) for repeated violations of our COVID-19 misinformation policy. We’ve been clear that, per our strike system for this policy, we will permanently suspend accounts for repeated […]
About 500 National Guard troops have been activated as the homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse nears its end. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced the authorization in a statement on Friday, just days before the trial’s closing arguments are expected to take place. “We continue to be in close contact with our partners at the local level […]
Ted Cruz has once again become a punching bag on social media after he criticized Big Bird (yes, the iconic Sesame Street character) for getting the COVID-19 vaccine, labeling the act “Government propaganda.” Bird Bird, or at least the person who runs the fictional character’s account, took to Twitter on Saturday to announce that he’d gotten the shot, which […]
Michigan State Representative Jewell Jones has been charged after a handcuff key was found on him as he was being booked into jail on a bond violation, AP News reports. Jones, 26, was changing his clothes at Livingston County jail on Tuesday when corrections officers discovered a key taped to the bottom of his foot. He returned to court […]
Gavin Newsom soundly defeated efforts to recall him and will remain the Governor of California, according to projections from NBC News, the Associated Press, and CNN. The Republican-backed campaign failed to garner the 50 percent of votes needed to remove Newsom from his position. Around 1.5 million Californians signed the petition that initiated the recall vote. Of the votes counted […]
