Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the 82-year-old progressive icon, announced on Monday that he will run for re-election, Axios reports.
Save to FavoritesRecent Posts
Texas Speaker Survives Challenge From Hard Right
“Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, the top electoral target for a far-right faction of Republicans intent on controlling the Legislature, emerged victorious Tuesday over a well-funded challenger endorsed by Donald…
Jenna Ellis’ Law License Suspended
“Jenna Ellis, who assisted Donald Trump after the 2020 election then pleaded guilty last year in the Georgia election subversion case, has had her law license suspended in Colorado,” CNN…
RFK Jr. Denounces Removal of Confederate Statues
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has condemned the removal of Confederate statues, saying he had a “visceral reaction against” the destruction of monuments honoring southern leaders from the Civil War, the…
Jury to Begin Deliberations In Trump Trial
“Jurors in Donald Trump’s criminal trial are expected to begin deliberations on Wednesday, after both sides spent hours on closing arguments that portrayed the case in starkly different terms: A…
Trump Legal Team Pins Hopes on Hung Jury
“As the jurors filed into the Manhattan courtroom, day after day, almost none of them would look at Donald Trump. It’s one of those unsettling signs for defendants and their…
Mother of Hunter’s Biden Child to Publish Book
The co-chairman of a super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s presidential campaign announced plans to publish a tell-all memoir this summer by an Arkansas woman who shares a child…
Trump Apparently Finds Closing Argument ‘Boring’
New York Times: “Trump hasn’t spoken publicly since entering court this morning. But during this most recent break, he posted ‘BORING!’ on Truth Social with no context. The timing suggests…
North Carolina Governor’s Race Is a Toss Up
Cook Political Report: “Our initial rating of this contest, now set between Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein and Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, was Lean Democrat, given the party’s recent…
FBI Arrests Capitol Rioter
“A Jan. 6 participant whose dreaded blonde locks and face tattoos made him a memorable face in the pro-Trump mob has been arrested in South Dakota, the FBI said, accusing…
GOP Member of Election Board Won’t Certify Results
“A Republican member of the Fulton County elections board refuses to certify primary election results unless given access to detailed voting data, in a move that Democrats worry could jeopardize…
Marco Rubio Doesn’t Want to Audition for Trump
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) “has not visited the courthouse in Manhattan to flaunt his support for Donald Trump like other potential running mates. He is not a fixture at the…
Marco Rubio Intern Indicted for Storming the Capitol
A former Florida International University student who interned for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has been indicted on criminal charges for storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, the Miami…
Life Gets Busy
I totally get it. Life gets busy. Some of you have probably been meaning to subscribe to Political Wire but just didn’t get around to it yet… so consider this…
Judge Rips Trump’s Lawyer for Seeking Jury Sympathy
“The judge overseeing former President Trump’s New York criminal trial rebuked defense attorney Todd Blanche during closing arguments Tuesday, calling his suggestion that Trump could go to jail ‘outrageous,’” Axios…
Top Republicans Push Trump’s Election Fraud Narrative
“Top Republicans are already rushing to buy into a new 2024 election fraud narrative sown by ex-President Donald Trump in their zeal to appease their party’s presumptive nominee,” CNN reports….
U.S. Pier Off Gaza Has Broken Apart
“The temporary pier constructed by the US military to transport aid into Gaza broke apart and sustained damage in heavy seas on Tuesday in a major blow to the American-led…
DNC Will Nominate Biden Before the Convention
“The Democratic National Committee is preparing to nominate President Biden as the party’s presidential nominee through a ‘virtual roll call’ ahead of its August convention in Chicago, an unusual step…
RFK Jr. Claims He’ll Qualify for New York Ballot
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims he has met the signature requirement to qualify for the ballot in New York, another key campaign advancement in a blue stronghold that could prove…
Manchin for Governor Is ‘More Than Just a Rumor’
The effort to coax retiring Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) into running for West Virginia governor is “more than just a rumor,” WVRC reports. Manchin attended an event at the Greenbrier…
Trump Suggests He’s Hitler In Pitch to Donors
Donald Trump promised a roomful of wealthy donors that he would crush pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses. Said Trump: “Well, if you get me elected, and you should really be…