Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said he received a voicemail in which someone threatened to “find” and “shoot” him over a potential TikTok ban Wednesday. “This is a voicemail my office received last night,” Tillis said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “TikTok's misinformation campaign is pushing people to call their
A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has written the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, demanding a Certified True Copy of the 2024 budget highlighting the projects attached to the N3trillion allegedly padded. The coalition which said the request is made under Sections 1, 4, and 9 of the Freedom of Information Act 2011, also demanded a Certified True Copy of constituency projects as benefitted by all senators in the 2024 budget appropriation.
It was an ugly three-way GOP Senate primary between Bernie Moreno, Matt Dolan and Frank LaRose. Moreno will take on Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown in November. Moreno vowed to send Brown to a 'retirement home' and thanked Trump for his endorsement a 'badge of honor' in victory speech. Ohio race expected to be one of the most expensive in 2024
Republican chances of winning control of the U.S. Senate improved Wednesday when a Washington Post poll showed Larry Hogan (R., Md.) trouncing his potential Democratic opponents by double digits. The popular former governor, known for his independence and common sense, has been supporting Israel as his Democratic rivals squabble for left-wing votes. Though Hogan remains the underdog to replace retiring Sen. Ben Cardin (D.), his successful record and unique profile will force Democrats to play...
TikTok is launching a campaign to target senators facing tough election challenges to try and save the popular app from a House bill threatening its future in the United States. The $2.1 million ad buy will run in Nevada, Montana, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Democrats fighting to hold on to seats in those battleground states […]
Editorial: The Senate Republicans' looming decision on Medicaid expansion is literally life-or-death for hundreds of thousands of Mississippians.
Senate Republicans gathered on Wednesday to begin setting up the process to elect Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) replacement. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and nine of his conservative colleagues requested the meeting “to develop a mission statement, goals for the Conference, and a process to elect a new Senate Republican Leader” in a letter […]
Can you sue an elected official for blocking you on social media? Long story short, it depends.
Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) are leading a coalition of 38 Senate Republicans to condemn the anti-energy agenda of Senate Democrats. In a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan, released by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Republicans scolded Democrats for urging the FTC to prosecute seperate ExxonMobil and […]
There is an old Wall Street joke about a man who jumped off the Empire State Building; when asked at the 40th floor how he was doing, he replied, “So far, so good.”
Sen. Lisa Murkowski switching parties is a no-brainer, and Sens. Susan Collins and Todd Young are two more possibilities. The predictability of the issue is actually quite simple: almost all senators kneel at the altar of money, nothing else.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) tells CNN’s Manu Raju that she can’t support presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and doesn’t rule out leaving the Republican party and becoming an independent.