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RFK Jr. eliminated in first round of Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination vote

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was quickly eliminated from contention for the Libertarian Party’s nomination Sunday in the first ballot, ending speculation that he could receive the backing of a major third party before the November election. Kennedy received support from just 19 delegates, about 2 percent of the vote, during the party’s...

Morgan Wallen’s Nashville bar delays opening days after city council denied sign

The opening of country music star Morgan Wallen’s new bar in Nashville was delayed, just days after the city council denied the establishment’s large floating sign with the country singer’s name. The new establishment, Morgan Wallen’s This Bar, was slated to open over Memorial Day weekend, but TC Restaurant Group announced shortly before its scheduled...

GOP rep Gonzales doubles down on criticism of ‘neo-Nazi’ opponent in runoff

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) again called his primary opponent a “neo-Nazi” on Sunday as he prepares for a close runoff election Tuesday that has divided the GOP. The two-term border district congressman fought back against members of his party who have backed his primary rival, social media influencer Brandon Herrera. Neither candidate won a majority...

Trump’s Sun Belt surge warns of a Rust Belt electoral danger

Donald Trump’s first election redrew the map of American politics — suddenly Pennsylvania and Michigan were in the Republican column for the first time...

Hundreds of thousands lose power as storms slam the country

Nearly 415,000 residents were without power across five states on Sunday after a series of severe storms ripped through the central U.S overnight into Sunday. Deadly storms tore across Texas, Arkansas and Oregon starting Saturday night, destroying homes and cars while forcing dozens of residents into shelter. By Monday, forecasters said the storms will move...

What is the Trump ‘squeaky chicken’ Libertarian controversy? 

Rubber, squeaky chickens were handed out this weekend at the Libertarian Party convention in Washington, D.C., to call on former President Trump to debate independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The rubber chickens, which had the words "Debate Bobby," were observed by multiple media outlets at the weekend convention, where Trump was met with...

The Memo: Midwest-Sun Belt divide to play key role in Trump-Biden fight

The 2024 election will likely come down to just six states — and there is a big fault line right down the middle of them. Numerous polls show that President Biden is more competitive in the battleground states in the Midwest and Rust Belt — Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — than he is in the...

Carville blasts Democratic messaging, claiming it focuses on Gaza and not the economy

Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville went after the Biden campaign Sunday, saying its focus on the Israel-Hamas war has pushed away key demographics of voters; he called for a readjustment toward economic issues. “We keep wondering why these young people are not coming home to the Democrats,” Carville said in a video address for Politicon...

Kevin O’Leary’s dystopian fantasy of ruining the lives of campus protesters

The last thing Gen Z needs are villains like O’Leary giving them nightmares about how they’ll be haunted “forever” by some Orwellian regime of technofascist corporate blacklisting.

Alina Habba says Trump’s hush-money jury should have been sequestered over holiday weekend

Alina Habba, an attorney for former President Trump, suggested the jury in the hush-money trial should have been sequestered over Memorial Day weekend to prevent outside influence ahead of this week's closing arguments. "They should have been sequestered, because, in my opinion, these jurors are handling something that is completely unprecedented and unwarranted in America,"...

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