Jasmine Crockett Faces Scrutiny Over Unpaid Condo Lien, Luxury Campaign Spending
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, one of the Democratic Party’s most outspoken progressive voices and a potential contender for a 2026 U.S. Senate run, has been hit with new questions about her financial and ethical management after county records revealed she has carried an unpaid lien on her Dallas condominium for more than a year. A […]
DeSantis Plans Special Session To Remake Florida Map, Positioning GOP For Significant Gains
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will call a special legislative session to redraw the state’s congressional map for 2026 — a move Republican strategists believe could net the GOP four or even five new seats. Those gains would likely knock out several Democrats and help counter California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to secure as […]
Jaguar Land Rover Fires Chief Creative Officer Behind Controversial ‘Woke’ Ad Campaign
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has reportedly dismissed its longtime Chief Creative Officer, Gerry McGovern, with “immediate effect,” following mounting internal and public backlash over the company’s recent widely ridiculed rebranding efforts. According to GB News, McGovern — who joined the company in 2004 and became the public face of Jaguar’s “reinvention” — was terminated just […]
Morning Brief: Ballots, Blowback & A Warning In Tennessee
A trio of major political battles broke out across the country this week — from a new RNC lawsuit testing the boundaries of voter eligibility, to escalating whistleblower accusations in Minnesota’s welfare system, to a surprisingly tight special election in deep-red Tennessee. Together, the developments offer a snapshot of the tensions shaping the run-up to […]
Van Epps Narrowly Wins Tennessee’s 7th District In Surprisingly Tight Special Election
Democrats gain 10-15 points compared to last year’s presidential election in solid-red Tennessee… With 95% of the vote in, Republican Matt Van Epps has secured a 52.1%-46.8% victory over progressive Democrat Aftyn Behn in Tennessee’s 7th District — closing out a far more competitive race than Republicans expected even a month ago. When the dust […]
White House Clashes With Pop Star Over Song Usage In ICE Deportation Video
The White House brushed aside pop star Sabrina Carpenter’s outrage this week after she demanded the administration stop using her hit song “Juno” in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a deportation video that highlighted arrests of violent criminal offenders. On Monday, the White House posted a montage of ICE raids and deportations set […]
Senate Minority Leader Says Multiple Offices Were Targeted With Bomb Threats
On Monday, Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer said that three of his New York offices were targeted with emailed bomb threats from an email address alleging the “2020 election was rigged.” Schumer said in a statement that local law enforcement received bomb threats referencing his offices in Rochester, Binghamton and Long Island with the email […]
Go Figure: Gang Violence Has More To Do With Emotion Than Economics
A recent issue of the University of Chicago Magazine includes an interview with Jens Ludvig, author of Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence. By SNW Contributor Thomas E. Gift, MD for Shooting News Weekly While he’s too tied to the term “gun violence,” he feels that any change in gun ownership rules will come slowly, and […]
Biden And Zelensky Must Answer For Nord Stream
The Nord Stream explosions in September 2022 created a puzzle whose pieces now lock together with uncomfortable clarity. The emerging picture is straightforward: a Ukrainian special operations unit carried out the attack, Western governments suspected as much from the beginning, and the Biden administration played a central role in shaping public perception in a way […]