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A few Florida Democrats have Dwyane Wade and Grant Hill at the top of their list of hopeful Senate candidates in 2024. According to NBC News, Democrat donors believe they need a “moonshot-type” candidate to defeat Rick Scott, who has held the seat since winning the 2018 election. The Republican stronghold on the state extends to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who easily beat Charlie Crist […]
An amended version of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) 2021 minimum wage bill that didn’t pass is being pushed once more, hoping to make it this time. If it does, the country will raise working wages to $17 an hour. In 2021, 8 Senate Democrats voted along with every house Republican to shoot down Sanders’ proposal—originally […]
As anyone who’s recently tried to secure tickets for top-tier artists’ upcoming tours can attest, the whole process has felt especially futile as of late, particularly when it comes to seemingly inflated prices and even the most dedicated of fans not being able to gain access. This was especially apparent in the recent Ticketmaster controversy […]
A Republican senator drew widespread criticism this weekend after citing an historic racial segregation ruling amid reactions to the Supreme Court’s horrifying decision on abortion. As previously reported, former POTUS Barack Obama addressed the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in a statement shared to social media on Friday. Per Obama, the Supreme Court […]
In a recent appearance on JJ Redick’s Old Man and the Three podcast, Stephen A. Smith spoke about his background in politics, revealing that he was approached to run for Senate in Pennsylvania last decade. “When ESPN let me go in 2009, I appeared on Fox News, MSNBC and CNN 150 times,” Smith said. “I honestly thought […]
A bipartisan group of senators have announced a new framework for gun reform legislation, which includes a major beef-up of school security. The legislation would include, “needed mental health resources, [improved] school safety and support for students,” and would help “ensure dangerous criminals and those who are adjudicated as mentally ill can’t purchase weapons,” the senators said in […]
In a viral video circulating the web, Ted Cruz walked away from a British reporter who asked about the frequency of mass shootings in the U.S. In the clip, Sky News reporter Mark Stone grills Cruz two days after the second-deadliest mass shooting at a school, which took place at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, while the senator from […]
WGCL reports a bill in Tennessee unanimously passed in the Senate Wednesday that would require someone convicted of vehicular homicide due to intoxication to pay child support if that person kills a parent. House Bill 1834 was introduced one month prior to the sentencing of Janet Hinds, who was driving while intoxicated when she struck and killed Chattanooga police […]
New legislation unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate called the Sunshine Protection Act could mean we no longer have to reset our clocks for daylight saving time. According to the Providence Journal, the new bill was spearheaded by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and co-sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio. “Many people spend months looking forward to this weekend, when […]
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 […]
