Maine Secretary of State Withdraws Determination That Trump Should Be Banned from Ballot
Maine Secretary of State Shena Bellows (D) has banned former President Donald Trump’s appearance on the ballot following a nine-to-zero Supreme Court ruling that ruled states did not have the authority to appear on the ballot. rescinded an earlier decision that it should be banned. Use the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection clause” to ban candidates from […]
Maine secretary of state withdraws Trump ballot ban
Maine’s secretary of state on Monday ruled that former President Trump should be blocked from the state’s vote under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause after the Supreme Court ruled in his favor. Withdrawn. “The U.S. Supreme Court has determined that individual states do not have the authority to enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment […]
Trump campaign press secretary on Haley DC win: ‘The swamp has claimed their queen’
The Trump campaign on Sunday criticized Nikki Haley, who won her first Republican primary in Washington, D.C., calling her the “queen of the swamp.” “Tonight’s results in Washington, D.C., reaffirm the purpose of President Trump’s campaign. He will drain the swamp and put America first,” said spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt. Ta Said in X, Previously on […]
World becoming ‘less safe by the day,’ UN secretary general cautions
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday that the world is becoming “less safe by the day”, citing conflicts in global violence hotspots such as Africa, Ukraine and the Middle East. Guterres cited situations in countries such as Burma and Sudan as examples of forces “turning a blind eye” to international law amid ruthless clashes […]
HHS Secretary: UAB decision to pause IVF treatment will have ‘heart-wrenching consequences’
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on Wednesday condemned the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Health System’s recent decision to suspend in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. “I have long made clear that overturning Roe is just the beginning of an attack on women’s health, privacy, and autonomy, and that is exactly what […]
Secretary of State Blinken meets with new Brazil president after incendiary Gaza comments
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken met with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday. Brazil’s leader was in the midst of a diplomatic spat with Israel over comments made by Lula comparing the country’s war in Gaza to the Nazi genocide of World War II. Lula met with reporters at the presidential palace in […]
Amid raging global crises, US secretary of state finds time to warn State Dept. staffers against ‘misgendering’: Report
As wars between Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Hamas escalate, and illegal aliens enter the United States at an alarming rate through the porous border with Mexico, Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently took time to He warned State Department employees not to “misgender” them. National Review reported. What are the details? Blinken told employees […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges staffers to avoid using âproblematicâ terms like âmanpowerâ and âmother/fatherâ: reportÂ
Secretary of State Antony Blinken reportedly instructed State Department officials in a recent internal memo to refrain from using sexist terms such as “mother,” “father,” and “human resources.” According to the Feb. 5 letter, Biden administration officials said in a memo that gender is a social construct and that a person’s gender identity “may or […]
White House deputy press secretary complains about media tearing into Biden’s age, poor memory
White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates complained about recent media reports about President Biden’s mental health after Special Counsel Robert Hur criticized the president’s memory as “poor.” Mr. Bates criticized Mr. X on Thursday to criticize journalists who have recently appeared to have become more skeptical about Mr. Biden’s age and cognitive abilities in […]
Lobbying World: DHS assistant secretary jumps to Squire Patton Boggs
bridget mcgovern I participated patton boggs squire As a partner. McGovern most recently served as assistant secretary for trade and economic security at the Department of Homeland Security. mike leadA former Republican National Committee (RNC) chief of staff will be joining. Essential government work. Reid has held several positions at the RNC and previously served […]