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Taylor Swift reminds 282 million Instagram followers its Super Tuesday

5Mar

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National, Politico

Taylor Swift reminds 282 million Instagram followers its Super Tuesday

By CHRISTINE ZHU | Politico Taylor Swift is encouraging fans in Tennessee and other Super Tuesday states to cast their votes for the presidential primaries. The world’s most famous pop star issued the call in an Instagram story post to her 282 million followers Tuesday morning, just before the site experienced a temporary outage. “I wanted to remind you guys to vote the people who most represent YOU into power,” Swift wrote. “If you haven’t already, make a plan to vote today.” The post linked off to Vote.org. READ THE FULL STORY AT POLITICO

4Mar

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Colorado Springs Gazette, National

Biden has until March 19 to drop out

By Paul Bedard | Colorado Springs Gazette In late 1995, Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes had a problem. Instead of pulling out his checkbook and paying to get on state primary ballots, he chose to do it the old-fashioned way and get thousands of signatures on petitions, and it wasn’t going well. As the deadline for the petitions in Rhode Island neared, staffer Doug Heye and two others headed to the Ocean State to finish the job. “Now I've never been to Rhode Island before. There's a foot of snow on the ground. And we're, like, what do we do? The malls were empty the week before Christmas. I called back to the home office and said we're not getting this done. This is not happening. You got to do something else,” Heye recalled. But it w...

It’s unanimous, Colorado cannot disqualify Trump from ballot

4Mar

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National, THE HILL

It’s unanimous, Colorado cannot disqualify Trump from ballot

By ZACH SCHONFELD | The Hill The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Colorado cannot disqualify former President Trump from the ballot under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection ban, a historic decision that preserves Trump’s ability to seek a second presidential term. Monday’s unsigned decision effectively ends the long-shot efforts that aimed to prevent Trump from returning to the White House, handing a monumental legal victory to the former president on the eve of Super Tuesday, when he is poised to close in on clinching the Republican nomination. Voters and advocacy groups had filed dozens of challenges to Trump’s ballot eligibility in states across the country, claiming his actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack triggered his disqualification. READ ...

3Mar

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National, The Washington Post

‘Not the same RNC,’ Nikki Haley backtracks on party’s loyalty pledge to nominee

By Todd C. Frankel | The Washington Post Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley said Sunday that she no longer feels bound by the earlier pledge made by her and other presidential hopefuls to support the GOP’s eventual nominee — widely expected to be former president Donald Trump. The Republican National Committee made that pledge a key condition for candidates who wanted to participate in the party’s debates. Haley acknowledged in an interview on NBC’s “Meet The Press” that the pledge was a requirement but added that the party has changed since then. “The RNC is now not the same RNC,” she said. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON POST

Sunday lineup: Where Republicans will appear in TV programming on March 3

2Mar

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National, Rocky Mountain Voice

Sunday lineup: Where Republicans will appear in TV programming on March 3

By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice There are many opportunities to catch up with Republicans serving in Congress, those on the campaign trail and former party leaders during this week’s Sunday programming. Here’s a glance at where you can find them on Sunday, March 3: ABC “This Week”: South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds. Also, Reince Priebus, who served as chairman of the Republican National Committee and later as White House chief of staff, on a panel. CBS “Face the Nation”: Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan and Ohio Rep. Mike Turner. CNN “State of the Union”: Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin. Also, former Presidential candidate Scott Walker, on a panel. Fox “Fox News Sunday”: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Florida Rep. Byron Donalds. Fox News “Sunday Morning Futures”: Ohio Sen. J....

Appeals court rules more than 100 J6 sentences were improperly lengthened

2Mar

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National, Politico

Appeals court rules more than 100 J6 sentences were improperly lengthened

By KYLE CHENEY | Politico A federal appeals court panel ruled Friday that Jan. 6 defendants who obstructed Congress’ work had their sentences improperly lengthened by judges who determined that they had interfered with the “administration of justice.” The decision could force district court judges in Washington, D.C. to recalculate, and perhaps reduce, the sentences of more than 100 Jan. 6 rioters convicted of felony obstruction for their roles in the attack on the Capitol that threatened the transfer of power three years ago. Federal sentencing guidelines encourage judges to apply the “administration of justice” enhancement to defendants who disrupt judicial proceedings like grand jury investigations or court hearings. The enhancement can increase recommended sentences ...

Clinton speaks with Biden more than Obama, aides say

1Mar

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Colorado Springs Gazette, National

Clinton speaks with Biden more than Obama, aides say

By Annabella Rosciglione | Colorado Springs Gazette Despite spending eight years as Barack Obama’s vice president, Joe Biden is more regularly in contact with former President Bill Clinton than he is with Obama. In a Washington Post report, aides shared that while Biden does speak to Obama regularly, he is in closer contact with Clinton, as the two share a similar “outgoing” style. “Beneath the surface, [Biden and Obama’s relationship] has had very serious ups and downs over time, both personal and especially political,” Gabriel Debenedetti, author of The Long Alliance: The Imperfect Union of Joe Biden and Barack Obama, said in an interview with Time magazine. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE

‘Newcomers’: The Biden Administration’s new word for illegal immigrants

29Feb

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Colorado Springs Gazette, National

‘Newcomers’: The Biden Administration’s new word for illegal immigrants

By Paul Bedard | Colorado Springs Gazette Critics of President Joe Biden’s open borders agenda that has seen millions of illegal immigrants cross into the United States today ripped his characterization of them as simply “newcomers.” To complement his visit to the Texas border today, the White House released highlights of the unpassable comprehensive border legislation in the Senate. In it, they wrote, “The bill also includes $1.4 billion for cities and states who are providing critical services to newcomers, and would expedite work permits for people who are in the country and qualify.” The reaction to calling those here illegally as “newcomers” in a week when one has been charged in the brutal beating death of a Georgia nursing student was swift onl...

Katie Britt to deliver GOP rebuttal to Biden’s State of the Union address

29Feb

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National, THE HILL

Katie Britt to deliver GOP rebuttal to Biden’s State of the Union address

By LAUREN SFORZA | The Hill Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) will deliver the Republican response to President Biden’s State of the Union address next week. “I am truly honored and grateful for the opportunity to speak directly to my fellow Americans on March 7. We’ll have a candid conversation about the future of our nation — and I’ll outline the Republican vision to secure the American Dream for generations to come,” Britt wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Britt was sworn into office last year after being endorsed by former President Trump in her Senate race, becoming the first woman elected to represent Alabama in the U.S. Senate. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE HILL

Enough fentanyl to ‘kill global population — nearly twice over’ seized last year in California

29Feb

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National, THE HILL

Enough fentanyl to ‘kill global population — nearly twice over’ seized last year in California

By LAUREN IRWIN | The Hill California seized a record amount of fentanyl in 2023, enough to potentially kill the global population “nearly twice over,” Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Tuesday. Last year, 62,224 pounds of fentanyl was seized in California and at the state’s ports of entry. Since 2021, seizures by the California National Guard increased by 1,066 percent. “Fentanyl is a poison, and it does not belong in our communities,” Newsom said. “California is cracking down – increasing seizures, expanding access to substance abuse treatment, and holding drug traffickers accountable to combat the immeasurable harm opioids have caused our communities.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE HILL