Author: Eden Villalovas

University of Florida President Ben Sasse, a former Republican senator from Nebraska, ripped into other academic leaders regarding their responses to antisemitism on college campuses. In a Wall Street Journal interview, Sasse said the University of Florida’s stance is that students should be disciplined if they call for the genocide of Jewish people — violating…

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) still won’t say whether she’s running for reelection, deflecting in interviews and turning the focus back to legislation in Arizona.  If Sinema launches a reelection bid ahead of Arizona’s filing deadline on April 8, the Democrat-turned-independent will join Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Republican Kari Lake in a closely watched three-way…

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) launched a website singling out Republicans for their opposition to widespread abortion rights. The Senate Democrats’ campaign arm targeted several Republican senators and senate hopefuls in battleground states on the site called goponabortion.com.  Unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, who launched a Senate bid in Arizona last year, was targeted…

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) dodged questions about a presidential run on Friday — before criticizing the Democratic Party for being too timid against Republicans.  Appearing on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, Newsom defended his fight against red states because he “didn’t feel my party was doing enough.” “The reason I started to go into…

With the 2024 election season in full swing, Democratic lawmakers are concerned about President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign as support for former President Donald Trump continues to mount.  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who made his second run for the White House in 2020 competing against the Democratic president, said Biden needs a new campaign strategy. …

Former president Donald Trump fueled speculation on Friday about his vice presidential pick, likely ruling out former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, his campaign’s biggest threat.  Three days away from the New Hampshire primary, Trump is his party’s front-runner and could set up his vice president for a 2028 bid if he takes back the…

California cities are responding to the Supreme Court taking on the legality of homeless encampment sweeps, poised to affect San Francisco, where officials are engaged in a yearslong legal battle over the matter.  Last week, the Supreme Court decided to weigh in on whether homeless people can camp on public property if no shelter is…

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey blasted the Biden administration for its “massive and hasty shift” toward electric vehicles, warning the president that the United States isn’t ready for the takeover.  “I fully understand the politics behind your efforts to push for an all-EV future. But as President, you have a duty to ground your…

The Kentucky House Judiciary Committee advanced a crime reform bill on Thursday that includes a three-strikes provision, meaning those convicted of three violent felonies would face life in prison. In a 13-5 vote, the Republican-led committee sent an amended version of the 72-page bill, called the Safer Kentucky Act, to the full House for consideration.…

Georgia will end this month’s distribution of benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to qualified residents in four days. SNAP is issued to low-income residents in Georgia from Jan. 5 to 23. Payments will be issued to recipients’ accounts on days depending on the last two digits of a beneficiary’s client ID. For example, IDs ending in 90-99 will receive their…