CNN’s Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta’s press pass to access the White House was suspended “until further notice” Wednesday, hours after he engaged in a contentious back-and-forth with President Trump. “I’ve just been denied entrance to the WH,” Acosta tweeted Wednesday night. “Secret Service just informed me I cannot enter the WH grounds for … Read more
So, this was enlightening. Not just the results, but the implications. Basically, this election says that Florida is a purple state in theory only. The truth is you live in a Republican stronghold, and it is folly to argue otherwise. That goes for the state Legislature, the congressional delegation and the Governor’s Mansion, too. Florida … Read more
Despite raising $52.5 million including at least $11.5 million from several out-of-state billionaires, Democrat Andrew Gillum lost the Florida governor’s race on Tuesday to Republican opponent Ron DeSantis, by about a 1% margin with 99% of the votes counted. As of 11:30 pm ET, DeSantis had 49.9% of the votes, and Gillum had 48.9%. … Read more
After upending Wisconsin politics and infuriating liberals across the country, Gov. Scott Walker narrowly lost his bid for a third term Tuesday to Tony Evers, the leader of the education establishment Walker blew up eight years ago. The Associated Press called the race for Evers about 1:20 a.m. Wednesday based on unofficial returns. The race … Read more
As Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) cast his vote in the midterm elections on Tuesday, a voter in a nearby booth cast a not-so-secret ballot: A big thumbs down. Getty photographer Aaron P. Bernstein captured the photobomb moment at a polling station in Louisville, Kentucky, where McConnell is in a race to save his Senate seat. McConnell’s … Read more
Voters in Georgia faced malfunctioning voting machines plagued with technical issues and long delays as they headed to the polls on Tuesday. In the state where the Republican gubernatorial hopeful Brian Kemp is being sued for using his position as secretary of state to suppress minority voter registrations, reports have been emerging of technical problems … Read more
On Tuesday, voters across the country will choose their next leaders as they cast their ballots in the midterm elections, some of the most important non-presidential races in the U.S. Voter turnout for the midterms is expected to be higher than ever, especially among young people, and Democrats are holding out hope that they will be able … Read more
CNN fired back on Saturday after Donald Trump Jr. claimed the network wouldn’t run a controversial immigration ad sponsored by Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., stating that it declined to run the advertisement because it was “racist.” “CNN refused to run this ad… I guess they only run fake news and won’t talk about … Read more
President Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday that one of now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers had “just admitted she was lying.” The woman in question is not Christine Blasey Ford or Deborah Ramirez — it’s probably not even the “Jane Doe” behind a letter sent to lawmakers with allegations about Kavanaugh. Instead, it’s Judy Munro-Leighton, who once claimed to be … Read more
Blame Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for Melania Trump getting seriously upstaged in this photo by a young girl who was unimpressed and unbothered. The wife of President Donald Trump recently invited 30 young children to the White House to watch a movie during National Bullying Prevention Month. The group of sixth graders watched Wonder and … Read more