Georgia deals critical blow to Trump’s kingmaker status
Former President Donald Trump is facing a serious political setback after Georgia voters delivered a resounding rejection on Tuesday of his efforts to reshape some of the state’s highest offices in his own image. In nearly every statewide GOP primary, Trump’s endorsed candidates fell to incumbents whom he vowed to seek revenge upon. Despite the former president’s aggressive intervention in the state, three top Republican officials who rebuffed the former president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election – Gov. Brian Kemp, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and A
Read MoreNevada GOP gubernatorial hopefuls debate gun violence, southern border
Five of Nevada’s Republican gubernatorial candidates came face-to-face on the debate stage in Las Vegas on Wednesday touching on issues ranging from this week’s school shooting in Texas to migrants crossing the southern border. Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, former Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nevada), North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee (R), former professional boxer Joey Gilbert, and venture capitalist Guy Norah addressed a number of issues including border security, inflation, population growth, water conservation, and crime. The candidates were asked to react to the shooting a
Read MoreStudent-led gun control group planning nationwide protests, march on DC
Students and youth organizers with the March for Our Lives gun control movement are planning nationwide protests following the Texas elementary school shooting, including a march on Washington, D.C., on June 11. Organizers and activists also plan to meet with lawmakers in the Capitol from June 7 to June 10 to push for universal background checks, according to the group's website. "Our message and ask is simple: no longer will we be held hostage by our lawmakers and no longer will we tolerate
Read MoreBiden says 'second amendment is not absolute' after Texas shooting
President Biden on Wednesday called for more gun control after a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school left 19 children and two adults dead, arguing in a White House address that the "second amendment is not absolute." Biden asked "when in God's name will we do what needs to be done" about the "amount of carnage that goes on in this country," as he pushed for what he called "common sense" gun control laws in the wake of one of the nation's worst shootings. "While they clearly will not prevent every tragedy, we know certain ones will have significant impact and have
Read MoreColin Kaepernick holds first NFL workout since 2017
Free-agent quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick, whose career was halted in 2016 after leading racial justice protests, has reportedly completed his first workout with a league team since 2017. Sources told the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday that the 34-year-old quarterback worked out for the Las Vegas Raiders. ESPN had also reported on the scheduled worko
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