The D.C. Beat
Update at 8:27 ET on 3/6: Nikki Haley will suspend her presidential campaign. Original story below. ——————————– Former President Donald Trump won 14 of 15 states (at the time of this writing) on Super Tuesday over former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, while President Joe Biden won 15 of the 16 Democrat contests. Trump got […]
Nikki Haley has won her first Republican presidential contest by taking the Washington D.C. primary over former President Donald Trump. Haley ended the evening with 63% of the vote, while Trump brought in 33%. Although he has dropped out of the race, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis got 2% of the vote. By winning the D.C. […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has opined that former President Donald Trump cannot be removed from the Colorado or any other ballot using the 14th Amendment’s Section 3 clause. The opinion from the Supreme Court was unanimous at 9 to 0 in favor of Trump. In their overturning of the Colorado case, the Supreme Court said, […]
Former President Donald Trump won the states of Michigan, Idaho, and Missouri on Saturday, just days away from Super Tuesday. All three states held presidential caucuses for a total of 95 delegates. There were 54 delegates in Missouri up for grabs, 39 in Michigan, and 32 in Idaho. Trump also took 12 at-large delegates from […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments over the bump stock regulation that was implemented in 2018 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms after the Las Vegas shooting in 2017 that left 60 people dead. In the aftermath of the shooting, President Donald Trump said he supported the ATF the devices. Initially, […]
Donald Trump won the South Carolina Primary over Nikki Haley, who used to be the Governor there from 2011 t0 2017. With 90% of the vote counted, Trump was leading Haley with 59.8% of the vote to Haley’s 39.5%. All other candidates came in with a total of less than 1%. Trump won with more […]
Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to enforce its “Vulnerable Child Protection Act,” also known as HB 71. The new law was blocked by U.S. Federal Judge Lynn Winmill in December 2023. He argued that the treatments banned by HB 71 have been safe for minors […]
President Joe Biden was not recommended for criminal charges by the Special Counsel who reviewed whether or not he had violated the law in having classified documents at his home as a private citizen. The report also questioned Biden’s memory and said it would play a factor at trial if one were to take place. […]
The Republican-controlled House attempted an impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, but failed by several votes as a few Republicans joined Democrats in blocking the impeachment. House Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee had been holding hearings and investigating Mayorkas over what they say has been the “worst border crisis on […]
U.S. forces have launched over 80 strikes against Iran-backed targets in Iraq and Syria, according to U.S. Central Command. The strikes reportedly killed 40 fighters. Retaliatory strikes were ordered after three service members were killed and dozens of others were injured in a drone attack in Jordan on January 28. Attacks on U.S. installations have […]
The state of Texas is not backing down after President Joe Biden demanded that federal agents regain control of the border in Eagle Pass at a public park in the city. Shelby Park is a 47-acre park that was used by federal agents to process illegal immigrants who were coming across the border. However, earlier […]
Donald Trump won the Republican New Hampshire primary by at least 10% over 2nd place finisher Nikki Haley. At the time of this writing, approximately 95% of the vote has been counted, with Trump receiving a total of 175,000 votes (54.3%) to Haley’s 139,000 votes (43.3%). The only other candidate still in the race who […]