INDIANAPOLIS—Crowds across North America stood transfixed on April 8 as the moon temporarily blocked the light of the sun, casting a shadow over a 115-mile-wide swath of planet Earth. As the moment of totality approached, a hush fell over the thousand or so people gathered at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Moments later, silence gave way […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Since his separation from Fox News, political commentator Tucker Carlson hasn’t spoken much publicly—until this weekend. In a rare spurt of appearances, he enjoyed the adulation of thousands of enthusiastic conservatives at political gatherings in two states. On July 14, he publicly grilled most of the top-tier Republican presidential candidates—with the exception […]

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis easily defeated his Democrat challenger on Nov. 8, securing a second term as the Sunshine State’s top executive. Decision Desk HQ projected DeSantis as the winner at 8 p.m. EST. DeSantis drew 58 percent of the vote compared to former Congressman Charlie Crist’s 41 percent, with more than 86 percent […]

Retired Army Brig. Gen. Don Bolduc fought past 10 candidates to win New Hampshire’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate on Sept. 13. By 5:05 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Bolduc claimed more than 37 percent of the vote, with more than 88 percent of the votes reported, according to Decision Desk HQ. Meanwhile, incumbent Sen. Maggie […]

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) bested three other Florida Democrats gunning for the state’s top executive in the gubernatorial primary Tuesday. Crist won nearly 60 percent of the vote with more than 95 percent of the results reported at 9:06 p.m. ET, according to Decision Desk HQ. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried drew 35 percent […]

Incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson sailed past his only challenger in Wisconsin’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate on Aug. 9 and will face Wisconsin’s Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in the general election in November. The Associated Press and Decision Desk HQ called the races for Johnson and Barnes not long after polls closed on Tuesday. As expected, Barnes […]

Trump-endorsed tech entrepreneur Blake Masters blew past four other Republicans in the Arizona primary for U.S. Senate on Aug. 2. Masters, who’d claimed 39 percent of the vote with more than 95 percent of the votes counted, now advances to the Nov. 8 general election to take a swing at unseating Democrat incumbent Sen. Mark […]

Former President Donald Trump didn’t say he would try to reclaim the White House in 2024 when he addressed young conservatives in Tampa on July 23. But he didn’t say he wouldn’t. He dropped not-so-subtle hints during his hour-and-45-minute address to attendees of the Student Action Summit. “I ran twice, and I won twice,” he […]

LAS VEGAS — Trump-endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Adam Laxalt has survived an unexpected challenge to win the Republican primary in Nevada. With 83 percent of the precincts reporting at 7:27 a.m. p.m. ET on June 15, Laxalt received 56 percent of the vote. As expected, incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) easily dismissed her three […]

LAS VEGAS — Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo hopes that, for his 60th birthday, Nevadans will give him the keys to the office of the governor of their state. He’ll celebrate by going toe-to-toe with Nevada’s incumbent Gov. Steve Sisolak (D). But making that birthday wish come true will be anything but a cakewalk. Analysts […]

CORDELE, Ga.—Georgia’s incumbent secretary of state Brad Raffensperger (R) has defeated a Trump-backed Congressman in the GOP secretary of state primary election on May 24. With more than 90 percent of the votes counted at 11:56 p.m. ET, Raffensperger received more than 51 percent of the vote, enough to avoid a runoff against Rep. Jody Hice […]

Incumbent Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) easily defeated former Senator David Perdue Tuesday in a tough Republican gubernatorial primary battle. With 9 percent of the precincts reporting at 7:51 p.m. ET, Kemp received more than 72 percent of the vote and was projected as the winner by Decision Desk HQ. Kemp now advances to the general […]

Seeking to end a federal government mandate that requires people using public transportation to wear masks, Florida’s attorney general filed a lawsuit on March 29 representing 21 states that want the order halted. The 14-month mask mandate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is “unlawful,” attorney general Ashley Moody and Gov. Ron DeSantis […]

CPAC, the largest gathering of American conservatives of the year, is set to take place in Orlando Feb. 24-27, featuring Republican Party heavyweights, including former President Donald Trump. The Conservative Political Action Conference kicks off at 7 a.m. on Thursday with a Catholic mass by Father Frank Pavone, a pro-life/anti-abortion activist and national director of Priests […]

Attorneys around the country report an alarming uptick in calls for help from families of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Some say they’ve talked to family members who were arrested after trying to visit a loved one or to speak with a doctor after communications with the hospital were cut off. Attorneys told The Epoch Times […]

A Florida doctor says families of loved ones hospitalized with COVID-19 are resorting to desperate measures when approved treatments have failed. And when it’s not too late, some have seen tremendous success by sneaking medications prohibited by hospitals to patients, says Eduardo Balbona, an independent internist in Jacksonville. He’s helped dozens of seriously ill patients […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that legislation he’s proposing would allow parents and teachers to sue schools and employees to sue employers who make them participate in policies or teaching involving the principles of critical race theory (CRT). The Republican governor has already banned CRT teachings in public schools. The proposed Stop Wrongs to […]