President-elect Donald Trump is nominating an ally and member of his first administration as his deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. On Dec. 4, in a statement posted to his Truth Social account, Trump said he is nominating Michael Faulkender as Scott Bessent’s deputy. Bessent was appointed to lead the U.S. Department […]

President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 14 said he is “thrilled to announce” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) in a statement on social media. “For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in deception, misinformation, and […]

The 2024 race for the White House came to a close early in the morning on Nov. 6 with former President Donald Trump winning the presidency after taking several swing states. With a win projected in Wisconsin by the Associated Press, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency. Republicans regained control […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Former President Donald Trump is the projected winner of the 2024 presidential election, according to the Associated Press. The president-elect won the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, and Wisconsin, while leading comfortably in Michigan and Nevada. By the time Trump took the stage at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, […]

According to the results of the National Election Pool Exit Poll, former President Donald Trump is receiving more support from Latino voters in 2024 than he did in 2020. According to the national sample collected by the NEP Exit Poll, conducted by Edison Research on Nov. 5, Trump’s support among Latino voters grew by 13 […]

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) will appear on “The Joe Rogan Experience” soon, according to a spokesman for former President Donald Trump’s running mate. On Oct. 30, Vance will head to Austin, Texas, to tape an episode of the podcast with host Joe Rogan, a spokesman told The Epoch Times. The appearance will occur within days […]

With less than two weeks until the general election, former President Donald Trump is performing significantly better in national and battleground state polling than he did in both 2016 and 2020. According to an average of national polls compiled and published by RealClearPolitics on Oct. 22, Trump is trailing Harris by less than a percentage […]

A new national poll indicates former President Donald Trump is in the lead again in the presidential race. On Oct. 24, the Wall Street Journal published a poll conducted on its behalf by Fabrizio, Lee & Associates, and GBAO. The poll, which surveyed 1,500 registered voters between Oct. 19 and Oct. 22, concluded that if […]

Democrats are suing the Georgia State Election Board to halt the implementation of new rules that grant additional investigatory powers to county election boards. On Aug. 26, the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Party of Georgia filed a verified petition for declaratory relief in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, against Georgia’s State […]

Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will address the country on Aug. 23 amid mounting speculation that the candidate will drop out. On Aug. 21, the principal campaign committee, Team Kennedy, announced that Kennedy would speak to the nation live on Aug. 23 about the “present historical moment and his path forward.” The announcement of […]

Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), a longtime congressman from New Jersey, died at age 87 on Aug. 21. Pascrell’s office announced his death at about noon Eastern Daylight Time on the social media platform X. “As our United States Representative, Bill fought to his last breath to return to the job he cherished and to the […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe won the inside track to take the Missouri governor’s mansion in November. Missouri Republican primary voters on Aug. 6 picked Kehoe over his closest GOP challengers. As of 12:15 a.m. ET on Aug. 7, with more than 95 percent of the vote counted, Kehoe took 39.4 percent of the […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Another member of the “Squad” is headed out of Congress. On Aug. 6, voters in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District chose Wesley Bell in the jurisdiction’s Democratic Party primary. As the predominantly black and urban district covering much of St. Louis and its northern suburbs is heavily Democratic, Bell will likely secure a seat […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey survived an expensive primary challenge and will seek a full term in his office this November. On Aug. 6, Missouri Republican Party primary voters voted to keep Bailey according to unofficial results published by the Missouri Secretary of State’s office. With 658 out of 3,566 precincts reporting, the […]

From the Upper Midwest to the Pacific Northwest, it’s another primary day. While not every race on Aug. 6 will capture Americans’ attention, more than a few could have major ramifications. In Michigan, Democrats and Republicans are stepping up to replace Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), who has held her seat for almost a quarter century. […]

Americans may soon hear disclaimers about the use of artificial intelligence in political ads. On July 25, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking requiring FCC-licensed broadcasters to “provide an on-air announcement for all political ads that include AI-generated content disclosing the use of such content in the ad.” Additionally, the […]

The Trump campaign has filed a complaint against Vice President Kamala Harris seeking to stop her from using campaign money raised by President Joe Biden. The complaint alleges that the newly-announced 2024 presidential contender is “in the process of committing the largest campaign finance violation in American history.” On July 23, David Warrington, the general […]

President Joe Biden’s campaign says he might be back in the lead in the cash race. On July 2, the principal Biden for President committee announced that it, the Democratic National Committee, and joint fundraising committees associated with the campaign collectively raised $127 million in June. The haul brought the campaign’s total cash $240 million, […]

Former President Donald Trump outraised President Joe Biden in May and now likely has more cash on hand than him, too. Financial disclosures by committees attached to the Biden and Trump campaigns, filed June 20 with the Federal Election Commission, suggest that former President Trump overtook President Biden in both fundraising and money in the […]

A group supporting former President Donald Trump got one of the biggest checks of the 2024 presidential election in May. On June 20, the super political action committee Make America Great Again Inc. reported a $50 million contribution from Timothy Mellon to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The donation was recorded on May 31, the […]