DeSantis welcomes Florida state lawmaker to Republican Party as she ditches Democrats
Florida state Rep. Susan Valdés announced that she's switching her affiliation from Democrat to Republican. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis welcomed her to the GOP.
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Indiana Native Pete Buttigieg Wants To Be Michigan Governor: Report
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, who is from Indiana, is weighing a run for governor of Michigan in 2026, multiple sources told the Detroit News. Prominent Michigan Democrats have urged Buttigieg to seek the position as Gretchen Whitmer, the state’s current Democratic governor, is term-limited, the News reported. Buttigieg, who served from 2012 to 2020
Trump Calls Trudeau ‘Governor’ of the ‘Great State of Canada’ in Latest Social Media Jab
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has again commented on Canada’s sovereignty, saying he’s eager for another meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whom he referred to as a state “governor.” The remark is an apparent reference to Trump’s recent quip that Canada could become the 51st U.S. state, and Trudeau the governor. “It was a pleasure
World Central Kitchen Fires 60 Gaza Workers for Failing Israeli Security Checks
Food relief group presented names for background checks after Israel struck one of its staff members who took part in Oct. 7 José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Bloomberg Philanthropies) World Central Kitchen (WCK), the food relief organization founded by left-wing celebrity chef Jose Andres, reportedly fired 60 of its
Feds collected records of congressional staff, reporters in Trump-era leak probes
The Justice Department failed to follow department policy and ignored some established protections when seeking records from members of Congress, dozens of congressional staffers and members of the media during the first Trump administration, an internal watchdog found. A report by the department’s Office of Inspector General released on Tuesday focused on numerous leak investigations
‘We’ve turned the corner’: Blue city announces shuttering of migrant shelters as numbers drop
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says that his administration is shutting down more than two dozen migrant shelters as numbers of arrivals continue to drop in the city.
New York AG James Won’t Drop $454 Million Civil Fraud Case Against Trump, Office Says
Her office submitted a letter to Trump’s attorneys, indicating they will keep pursuing the civil case. The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James indicated she will not drop her civil fraud case against President-elect Donald Trump, his sons, and his company that led to a more than $450 million judgment earlier this year.