Third time was not a charm for Georgia elections board member Julie Adams on Monday as a judge in Fulton County swatted down a third lawsuit from the Republican official, who demanded voter and poll complaints be sent to her electronically ahead of Election Day, along with other info, to help “certify the accuracy” of...
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NBC gives Donald Trump ‘Equal Time’ on NASCAR broadcast after complaints about Kamala Harris’ appearance on SNL
After a Federal Communications Commission commissioner accused NBC of violating the agency’s “Equal Time” rule for allowing Kamala Harris to appear on Saturday Night Live, the network gave Donald Trump about 120 seconds worth of free airtime following a NASCAR race and NFL game. Trump appeared in two 60-second videos after the race and following...
‘Very silly’: Lawyer who sat in on Trump’s infamous call to ‘find’ 11,780 votes in Georgia files lawsuit to block ‘illegal’ early ballot collection in state
Federal and state Republican lawmakers in Georgia filed a federal lawsuit claiming that several Democratic-leaning counties in the Peach State illegally kept election offices open over the weekend to allow citizens to hand-deliver their mail-in absentee ballots. The Republican National Committee (RNC) and the state Republican Party are being represented in the matter by attorney...
Lawsuit challenges Louisiana’s unprecedented law classifying abortion drugs as controlled substances
A group of Louisiana health care providers and reproductive rights advocates are challenging the state’s unprecedented action of classifying abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol to the state’s list of controlled substances. Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, signed Louisiana Act 246 into law in May — a choice which effectuated the most extreme legal action yet...
‘Clear and blatant’: SNL appearance by Kamala Harris violates FCC’s ‘equal time’ law, Republican commissioner says
At least one government official was unamused by Kamala Harris‘ appearance on Saturday Night Live last night. Senior Republican Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr said in a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) that NBC violated the agency’s “Equal Time” rule. “This is a clear and blatant effort to evade the FCC’s...
‘At the forefront of the mob’: Jan. 6 capitol rioter admits to using ‘Trump 2020’ and Confederate flag pole to assault cops, wrestling barricades away from police officers
A 54-year-old Indiana man pleaded guilty Friday for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Troy Allen Koen entered the guilty plea to the charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said in a press release. He’s scheduled to be...
‘I can’t breathe! I have asthma!’: Jan. 6 rioter who grabbed officer’s pepper spray is going to prison
A New York man who grabbed an officer’s pepper spray canister in a tunnel at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots will spend more than a year in federal prison for the offense. Troy Weeks, 38, was sentenced to 21 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and was ordered to pay...
‘It makes no difference if the President acquiesced’: Republican AGs say Jack Smith’s office is unconstitutional because of his independence from Biden
In something not entirely unlike an “all hands” call to action, Republican attorneys general from 20 different states are now trying to convince a federal court of appeals that the Mar-a-Lago documents indictment against Donald Trump should remain dismissed. The 33-page amici curiae — or friends of the court — filing was submitted late Friday...
‘Landmark win in the fight against dark money’: Watchdog secures FEC fine from pro-Trump advocacy group for failing to disclose donors
A pro-Donald Trump advocacy group was recently fined by the Federal Election Commission for failing to disclose some of its donors. In 2021, the nonprofit government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a complaint against Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point Action for allegedly keeping regulators in the dark about donor information for a...
‘Special counsel Smith answers to no one’: Attorneys who represented Trump during Mueller probe look to kneecap Mar-a-Lago case – with an assist from Antonin Scalia
A legal group founded by late evangelical minister Pat Robertson has joined the fray in an effort to convince a federal court of appeals that Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago indictment should remain dismissed. In their 39-page amicus curiae – or friend of the court – brief filed late Friday afternoon, the American Center for Law &...