Author: Ryan King

Top Republicans are seeking to reassure their voters that preelection balloting is something they should participate in where legal even as the party battles many of those procedures. “I’m not going to lie. I do not like ballot harvesting,” Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel told reporters Wednesday. “We don’t think it’s good practice. I…

Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) officially joined the increasingly crowded 2024 GOP primary battle. A two-term governor and businessman, Burgum enters the race as an underdog contestant in a field dominated by former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). GAVIN NEWSOM’S 2023-24 BUDGET RECEIVES PUSHBACK FROM LOCAL LAWMAKERS ON KEY ISSUES In an introductory…

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) unveiled a resolution Wednesday to censure Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) for allegedly not turning over Jan. 6 Committee documents. Thompson chaired the Jan. 6 panel until it was dissolved before the new Congress convened in January. Gaetz argues that Thompson breached House rules by not sending the panel’s records to the…

Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) is 2024 paperwork official. The governor filed his paperwork with the Federal Election Commission ahead of his plans to publicly jump-start his campaign in Fargo, North Dakota, becoming one of three major newcomers into the 2024 GOP primary this week. SENATE AIMS TO NAVIGATE CONFLICT BETWEEN COPYRIGHT AND TRAINING AI Burgum…

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) detractors in Congress are revolting over the debt limit deal he cut with President Joe Biden. Members of the House Freedom Caucus derailed legislation to curtail federal regulation of gas stoves on Monday, have publicly complained about the debt limit compromise, and have floated a motion to vacate against McCarthy.…

The Republican National Committee is rolling out a campaign to bolster early voting ahead of the 2024 cycle. Dubbed “Bank Your Vote,” the initiative aims to educate Republican voters on how to “lock in their votes as early as possible,” including through absentee voting and in-person early voting. SENATE AIMS TO NAVIGATE CONFLICT BETWEEN COPYRIGHT…

Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R-FL) campaign attacked former President Donald Trump for not firing Dr. Anthony Fauci. In a video highlighting Trump’s claim to fame on The Celebrity Apprentice as the man who would tell contestants, “You’re fired,” the campaign needed the former president over his purported skittishness about terminating Fauci. GAVIN NEWSOM’S 2023-24 BUDGET RECEIVES…

Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) is expected to jump into the 2024 fray this week, making the GOP field even more crowded. A two-term governor, Burgum has maintained a somewhat lower national profile relative to other heavy hitters in the Republican primary, but he is hoping that his track record in North Dakota and a possible…