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All white is not alright, apparently. The University of Southern California abruptly canceled its planned gubernatorial debate that was set for Tuesday night after the college was criticized for all six candidates being white. That led to “outrage” and “blowback” against USC and compelled the school to scrap the debate less than 24 hours before …
CITI SAYS ITS BASE CASE 0-3 MONTH TARGET IS NOW $5,000/OZ FOR GOLD, AND $100/OZ FOR SILVER CITI SAYS SILVER TO CONTINUE TO OUTPERFORM GOLD — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) January 13, 2026 Jerome Powell is under criminal investigation. The DOJ served grand jury subpoenas on the Federal Reserve three days ago. In 8 days, the …
One person digging on X did what the whole system wouldn’t, and now a governor just walked away from a race. That’s what happens when the story slips past the filters. BREAKING: Gov. Tim Walz has dropped out of the 2026 Minnesota Governor’s race amid a multi-billion dollar fraud scandal in his state. pic.twitter.com/MJhmPLTJ6t — …
🚨 BREAKING: Tim Walz to make an announcement TOMORROW in regards to his political future. Speculation is saying he will likely withdraw from the governors race. pic.twitter.com/afTrC0BvbM — Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) January 5, 2026 The Brief Gov. Tim Walz is likely to announce on Monday that he will drop out of the 2026 governor’s race, …
JUST IN: 2 State Troopers shot in Pennsylvania, Governor says; circumstances unclear pic.twitter.com/vcqPSGfy04 — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 7, 2025 Two troopers shot. Middle of the day. Susquehanna County. Governor said he’s praying. Said he’ll go there. Coroner dispatched. No word on who died. Press locked out. Road sealed. Footage missing. Questions stacking. “Two Pennsylvania state …
Vaccine industry rattled by unexpected pushback. The Governor referenced Israel data to show that peanut allergies are caused because children are not exposed to them at a young age. ‘We know that one. So why aren’t we fixing it.’ Secretary Kennedy immediately countered that causation is not correlation and noted the Amish… pic.twitter.com/NCLPkG811c — Kat …
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were forced to evacuate the governor’s mansion after an arsonist set it on fire overnight while they were sleeping, he announced. The blaze broke out just hours after the governor posted a picture of his family celebrating the first… pic.twitter.com/p7Bi17w8gt — Melissa Hallman (@dotconnectinga) April 13, 2025 Pennsylvania …
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The governors continued, “these proposals could erode state sovereignty by granting the WHO’s Director- General the authority to dictate responses to a declared PHEIC, stripping elected representatives of their role in setting public health policies and compelling citizens to comply with WHO directives, potentially including mandates regarding medical treatments.” Notably, the most recent draft of …
The former high-level aide to NY Gov. @KathyHochul, a Democrat, was federally charged with being a secret foreign agent for China & its Communist Party. Linda Sun was allegedly paid millions & millions to further the Communist Party’s interests in NY. https://t.co/RSY1m18Ekj — Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) September 3, 2024 The FBI has arrested the former …
A one-time aide to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro left a woman “weeping and in shock” after threatening her on a phone call in 2018, according to an email the woman sent to state lawmakers in 2023, five years after the alleged conversation. The former aide, Mike Vereb, allegedly invoked Shapiro’s name on the call, telling …
Get ready! https://t.co/ysBBoV1dtY — Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) July 3, 2024
Governors from across the United States are pushing back against a Pentagon proposal they say would undermine gubernatorial authority over the National Guard by allowing the Air Force to transfer some space-focused National Guard units into the Space Force. The U.S. Department of Defense submitted a legislative proposal to the Senate Armed Services Committee in …
This is blatant corruption! The California minimum wage increase conveniently spares Panera, owned by a buddy of Governor Gavin Newsom. The bill’s provision exempting fast-food joints baking bread on-site seems like a tailored loophole to benefit Newsom’s pal, Panera’s CEO Greg Flynn. This corrupt relationship between Newsom and Flynn raises serious ethical concerns and undermines …
BATON ROUGE, La. — A bill allowing Louisiana residents, 18 and older, to carry a concealed handgun without a permit received final approval from lawmakers Wednesday. After years of GOP-led efforts for permitless concealed carry, the bill is poised to become law with Gov. Jeff Landry signaling that he plans to sign the legislation. Upon …
As Texas faces a brewing showdown with the Biden administration over the escalating border crisis, the Lone Star state finds itself entangled in multiple lawsuits, with at least three challenging its efforts to defend the southern border. Governor Greg Abbott declared on January 24, 2024, that over 6 million illegal immigrants have crossed Texas’s southern …
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee endorsed President Trump a few days ago and now Texas Governor Greg Abbott has done the same It’s time for every other GOP primary candidate to drop out It’s all overpic.twitter.com/Q3ybfVUnsY — DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) November 19, 2023