Conservative news network Newsmax might be dropped from DirecTV this week, in a move that House Republicans are saying they will investigate although the pay TV provider said the motivation is saving costs. DirecTV said it has been carrying Newsmax on its satellite TV service, DirecTV Stream and U-verse TV platforms at no cost to... Read more
Vernon Jones, a former Democratic state representative-turned Trump Republican, has been ordered by a federal judge to pay $45,000 to a man he blocked on Facebook, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jones blocked Tomas Miko, a DeKalb County resident from Georgia, from his social media page after they swapped political opinions online in March 2020 while Jones was serving... Read more
(DEKALB COUNTY, Ga.) — A federal judge has ordered former DeKalb County House Representative Vernon Jones to pay $45,652 in damages and legal fees to a man he blocked from his Facebook page. Jones blocked DeKalb County resident Tomas Miko from his Facebook page after they exchanged comments and political opinions in 2020 when Jones... Read more
DES MOINES, IOWA (WHO13) — This week at the Iowa Statehouse, lawmakers will look at two pieces of legislation aimed at what can and cannot be taught in classrooms. House File 9 prevents staff from affirming student’s gender identities if it is not what is on their birth certificate. This includes exclusion from restrooms, pronouns,... Read more
Democrats appear to be on track to widen their majority in the Virginia Senate — a key chamber they’re defending this year in a state where abortion access is on the line. As of Wednesday afternoon, Democrat Aaron Rouse, a former National Football League player and former Virginia Beach City Council member, held a narrow... Read more
Whenever I hear Gov. Ron DeSantis speak, I can’t help but think back to another southern governor of the past: Alabama’s George Wallace. In his inauguration speech in 1963, Wallace proclaimed: “In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet... Read more
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem discusses the possibility of challenging Ronna McDaniel for the chair of the Republican National Committee at the Republican Governors Association’s annual winter meeting in Orlando, Florida, on Nov. 15, 2022. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s chief spokesman set off social media users after he attacked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ abortion... Read more
A tense moment on the House of Representatives floor resulted in a Republican member physically lunging at another who then had to be restrained from further escalation. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., left, pulls Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., back as they talk with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other during the 14th round of voting for... Read more
Even by the heated standards of the tensions that flared among House Republicans during their four-day push to elect a speaker, what happened on the House floor around 11 p.m. on Friday stood out. Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, had declined yet again to vote for Representative Kevin McCarthy of California on a 14th... Read more
Representative-elect Marjorie Taylor Green boasted of “the perfect phone call” from former president Donald Trump shortly before Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the US House of Representatives early on Saturday. The GOP member elected from Georgia shared a picture of herself holding out her smartphone to colleague Matt Rosendale, with “DT” flashing on the... Read more
