House GOP’s tanked vote signals tough path ahead on funding
House Republicans’ rejection this week exposed intraparty divisions over spending and highlighted the challenges GOP leadership faces in its ambitious plan to pass all 12 annual budget bills by the end of the month. Republicans were caught off guard Thursday when 10 of their own party members voted with most Democrats to reject a GOP-drafted […]
‘Biggest Loser’ trainer Cara Castronuova, 68 voters sue NY after being unable to vote for her
Sixty-eight “brave” voters have sued the state elections board, claiming they were prevented from voting under the name of “Biggest Loser” trainer Kara Castronuova as the Republican challenger to incumbent Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Castronuova, 44, was initially removed from the Republican ballot after party officials backing former New York Police Department detective Mike Supplycone as […]
Susan Collins spurns Trump and will cast protest vote for Haley
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) plans to cast a write-in vote for former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley for president instead of voting for the party’s presumptive nominee, former President Donald Trump. The Maine senator said she plans to still support Haley in November, speaking to WGME, the local CBS affiliate in Portland, Maine. “I will not […]
Collins will not vote Trump, but cast write-in vote for Haley
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) plans to cast her roll-up vote for former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in the next presidential election and will not vote for Donald Trump, her office confirmed Friday. Collins revealed her general election plans to Portland, Maine-based CBS and Fox photojournalists on Friday. Collins has previously suggested she would not vote […]
Charles Barkley tells Biden to 'pass the torch,' but would 'never' vote for Trump
Former basketball player and TV personality Charles Barkley said President Biden should “pass the baton” but made it clear he would never vote for former President Trump. “I admire and respect President Biden, but it is time for him to pass the baton to a younger generation.” Berkeley said. “He was a great character and […]
Ex-Rep who led revolt against Jimmy Carter at 1980 DNC predicts Biden will ‘be out’ before nomination vote
A former Democrat who led a last-ditch effort to oust then-President Jimmy Carter from office at the 1980 Democratic National Convention said Friday it would be “madness” for President Biden to seek a second term and predicted the 81-year-old Biden will likely “step aside” before next month’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. “As things stand […]
Donald Trump and Joe Biden Tied for Popular Vote
Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are in a “dead heat” for the nation’s popular vote. The Washington PostThat’s according to an ABC News/Ipsos poll released Thursday. poll Asked When voters were asked, “If the 2024 presidential election were held today, who would you vote for? Who would you support?” both Trump and […]
‘I’ll Write Somebody In’: Republican Utah Governor Spencer Cox Says He Will Not Vote For Trump
Utah’s Republican governor, Spencer Cox, told CNN on Wednesday that he has no plans to vote for Donald Trump for president. Governor Cox told the outlet that he plans to endorse another candidate for president and that he has not voted for a Republican National Convention front-runner since 2012. A portion of the interview in […]
House Republicans vote to reverse new transgender student protections
House Republicans voted Thursday to overturn a Biden administration rule that would have strengthened federal anti-discrimination protections for transgender students, marking the GOP’s latest victory in amending Title IX, the civil rights law that bans sex discrimination in schools and education programs that receive federal funding. In April, the Education Department released the final version […]
‘Terrible message’: GOP lawmaker fumes after only 5 House Dems support bill requiring citizenship to vote
First appeared on FOX: Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney of New York is reacting to the House passing the SAVE Act, which she co-sponsored, a bill that aims to prevent undocumented immigrants from voting in US elections. ““I think this bill just puts an exclamation point on the fact that up until now states have had […]