WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a one-day blitz on Saturday to gain entry into the presidential primaries in Iowa as an independent candidate. Whether he succeeded is an open question. Kennedy attempted to qualify by holding a convention with at least 500 eligible Iowa voters representing at least 25… Read More »
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — By the time conservative activist Charlie Kirk took the stage Tuesday night, there was no doubt who had led him to travel to Nebraska to pressure state lawmakers for a winner-take -all’ system of allocation. Electoral College Votes: Former President Donald Trump. “You see what’s ahead,” Kirk said before a crowd… Read More »
Good morning and welcome to AM Alert! YES, YOUNG PEOPLE ARE REALLY MORE LIBERAL THAN OLD PEOPLE A new report from the Public Policy Institute of California shows that younger Californians, defined as those between the ages of 18 and 34, are more liberal than older residents. “All else being equal, California’s future may be… Read More »
MEXICO CITY — Migrants poured across the U.S. southern border in record numbers, international railroad bridges were abruptly closed and official ports of entry closed. Desperate for help in December, President Joe Biden called President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico, who told him to quickly send a delegation to the Mexican capital, several U.S.… Read More »
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow opened her show Monday by urging NBC News to cut ties with Ronna McDaniel, the former chair of the Republican National Committee who was hired by the network as a paid political analyst. “The fact that Ms. McDaniel is on the payroll at NBC News is inexplicable to me,” Maddow said.… Read More »
So far this year, an average of 1 in 10 Democratic voters has voted “uncommitted” in states where that was an option in the presidential primaries. Where ‘uncommitted’ was not on the ballot, about 12% percent voted for a candidate other than the president Joe Biden. All told, the average Biden protest vote — the… Read More »
Tuesday is Election Day in Florida, but 58 of the state’s 67 counties are not actually having an election. Palm Beach Gardens, Delray Beach, Longboat Key and other cities will elect mayors and commissioners on March 19 and decide policy issues such as whether to annex unincorporated neighborhoods. But the presidential primary preference for voters… Read More »
The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case has ruled that the Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis could abandon the case or special prosecutor Nathan Wade could step aside. In the ruling, Supreme Court Justice Scott McAfee said: “The prosecution of this case cannot proceed unless the state chooses one of two options. The… Read More »
WASHINGTON — Facing the prospect that they may never be able to impeach the president Joe BidenRepublicans in the House of Representatives are exploring a pivot to a different strategy: issuing criminal referrals against him and those close to him. In recent weeks, a political and factual reality has emerged on Capitol Hill. Despite their… Read More »
President Joe Biden was declared fit for duty by his physician following his annual physical on February 28, the same month a special counsel report raised concerns about his memory. However, the 81-year-old did not undergo cognitive testing because both his doctor and neurologist said it was unnecessary, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.… Read More »