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Vocal about his opposition to the COVID-19 vaccine, adamant about physical fitness and bearing a historic namesake — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. first posed as an interesting shake-up to the 2024 presidential race after announcing his candidacy in April. But as Kennedy is expected to announce his switch from the Democratic Party to an independent

October 04, 2023 1:14 PM ET Democratic Rep. Morgan McGarvey of Kentucky tweeted Tuesday a video of himself attacking Rep. Gaetz and “the extremist MAGA Republicans” for removing Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the Speakership. “Matt Gaetz and the extremist Republicans just voted to end Kevin McCarthy’s speakership—this is unprecedented,” wrote McGarvey. However, McGarvey himself did

October 04, 2023 12:45 PM ET Republican Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts and a group of GOP senators sent a letter Wednesday to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pushing to remain in session until 12 appropriations bills have been debated and passed in the upper chamber. The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the letter

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday his campaign brought in $15 million during the third fundraising quarter, according to a press release. DeSantis is the first 2024 GOP presidential candidate who has announced the figures ahead of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing deadline on Oct. 15. The governor raised just over $20 million during

Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife Nadine Menendez allegedly received special treatment after killing a man in a car crash in December 2018, according to The New York Times. Menendez’s wife allegedly killed a 49-year-old man named Richard Koop while driving her black Mercedes at night, according to the NYT. Officials ruled her not

A majority of Republicans in the U.S. think that a third-party option is needed because both the Republican and Democratic parties do “such a poor job” of representing Americans, according to a new Gallup poll released Wednesday. Third-party support is at 63%, which marks the third time support has exceeded 60% among Americans and is

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley jumped to second place behind former President Donald Trump in the first-in-the-nation primary state of New Hampshire, according to a Wednesday poll. Haley garnered 19% support among likely Republican primary voters in the state, following Trump’s lead at 49%, according to a Suffolk University/Boston Globe/USA Today survey. Florida Gov.

A post shared on X, formerly Twitter, claims California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein purportedly tweeted that she’d received her flu and COVID-19 vaccines prior to her recent death. Verdict: False The claim is false. Feinstein’s press secretary denied the claim’s validity, according to USA Today. Fact Check: California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has chosen Laphonza

October 04, 2023 6:14 PM ET Republican Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance challenged U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo during a Wednesday hearing, asking her whether diversity requirements make U.S. companies uncompetitive. Drawing a comparison between the U.S. and China, Vance pointed out that companies looking to set up in China benefit from cheap labor, significant subsidies

President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he will deliver a major speech in an effort to sell Americans on giving more funding to Ukraine, after Congress decided to axe the aid from a temporary spending bill passed Saturday to avoid a government shutdown. After Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Capitol Hill asking the president for