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    Democrat State Senator Announces Switch to GOP

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    Madeleine Jackson
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    As the Democrat Party steadily inches leftward toward outright disaster members are seeking to distance themselves from increasingly radical values by any means necessary.

    A prominent West Virginia Democrat state senator officially flipped his registration to Republican this week. State Senator Glenn Jeffries submitted paperwork to join the Republican caucus after being elected in 2016 to serve as a Democrat. 

    According to The Daily Wire, Republicans now hold a majority in the state senate of 31 senators. 

    “I have the greatest respect for the many friends and supporters I have been blessed with during my time in public office,” Jeffries said in his announcement. “I hope to continue and strengthen those relationships going forward.”

    “Our politics have gotten so personal and difficult. I want to make sure that I serve constituents and our state in a respectful, thoughtful way that leads to a better life for all West Virginians,” he added. 

    Jeffries didn’t disclose what exactly led up to his decision to abandon the Democrat Party however in a release, the West Virginia Democrats said the change was because of “discomfort with Democratic Party values.”

    His change in party status was first announced by the Putnam County Republican Executive Committee. 

    “I warmly welcome Senator Glenn Jeffries into the West Virginia Republican Party,” Tony Hodge, the Putnam County Republican Party Chairman and the Co-Chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party, said. “Senator Jeffries has proven himself to be a very hard worker for Putnam County. His efforts to improve infrastructure such as water and sewer services as well as road maintenance have been exemplary.”

    Senate President Craig Blair welcomed Jeffries to the GOP in a statement this week.

    “With Senator Jeffries as a member of our caucus, we stand at 31 members strong. Glenn has been a leader in the minority caucus with his work in economic development and infrastructure,” Blair said. “As a successful small business owner, he knows what meeting a payroll, hard work, responsibility, and teamwork mean. I know he has been – and will continue to be – an incredibly valuable member of the West Virginia Senate.”

    As progressive Democrats continue to push the party towards insanity will moderate Dems make the eventual switch to the GOP? Tell us what you think in the comments below!

    DeSantis Commits to First GOP Presidential Primary Debate

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    Madeleine Jackson
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    Florida Governor and presidential contender Ron DeSantis is refusing to stand in the shadow of Donald Trump.

    DeSantis plans to participate in the first Republican presidential nomination debate “regardless” of whether former President Donald Trump takes the stage at the August showdown. 

    “I’ll be there regardless. I hope everybody who’s eligible comes. I think it’s an important part of the process and I look forward to being able to be on the stage and introducing our candidacy and our vision and our leadership to a wide audience,” DeSantis said Thursday on “Fox News Tonight.”

    Trump, who’s the commanding front-runner in the latest GOP presidential primary polls, has indicated that he may skip the debate. However, Trump campaign officials say the former president has yet to make a final decision on his participation. Trump’s aides have also been looking into options for an alternative event should the former president skip the debate, according to Fox News.

    The debate is scheduled for August 23 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and will be hosted by Fox News.

    The Republican National Committee (RNC), which is organizing all the GOP presidential nominating debates, is requiring a high donor threshold as well as polling thresholds for candidates to make the stage. 

    The RNC is also mandating that candidates that meet the thresholds sign a loyalty pledge to back the eventual 2024 GOP nominee, in order to participate in the debate.

    The state of Florida is adding a similar loyalty requirement for candidates to be included on the state’s ballot, according to POLITICO.

    The new oath, which includes a promise to “endorse” the GOP nominee and requires a candidate to pledge not to run as an independent or third-party candidate, mirrors language adopted by the Republican National Committee for its first debate.

    “We were trying to be consistent with what the debate was requiring,” said Evan Power, vice chair of the Republican Party of Florida, who said that campaigns were notified about the changes. “I don’t think this will come as a surprise.”

    Musk Donates $5 Million To Trump Super PAC

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    Madeleine Jackson
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    Tech billionaire Elon Musk donated $5 million to the main super PAC affiliated with President Trump in late June despite an ongoing public feud, according to recent campaign finance filings. 

    Musk made the donation to MAGA Inc. on June 27 — the same day he also donated $5 million each to the Senate Leadership Fund and Congressional Leadership Fund, the main super PACs dedicated to boosting Senate and House Republicans. 

    The donations appear to have come during a lull in the Tesla CEO’s spat with Trump.  

    After spending at least $250 million to boost Trump’s 2024 White House campaign, Musk joined the administration as head of the Department of Government Efficiency. Following a controversial four-month stint, the tech mogul announced his plans to step away in late May. 

    The two men appeared to hint at peace in mid-June, with Trump saying he had “no hard feelings” and Musk suggesting he “went too far.” 

    However, just one day after his donations to the president and congressional Republicans in late June, Musk was once again lambasting Trump’s tax and spending bill and reigniting the feud. 

    The tech billionaire also followed through on threats to launch a new third political party called the “America Party,” though he has done little since to establish it.

    Last month, President Trump also famously threatened to deport the South African billionaire by using DOGE.

    “We’ll have to take a look,” Trump said when asked about the deportation. “We might have to put DOGE on Elon. You know what DOGE is? DOGE is the monster that might have to go back and eat Elon! Wouldn’t that be terrible?”

    Musk’s most recent donation comes months after he said that he will dial back his spending on future political campaigns.

    Asked about his plans for political contributions at Bloomberg’s Qatar Economic Forum, Musk said over video that he’s “going to do a lot less in the future.” Musk spent nearly $240 million through his political action committee, America PAC, helping Trump and Republicans in the 2024 election cycle. His comments on Tuesday, however, indicate that he won’t be as aggressive in pushing Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections.

    “I think I’ve done enough,” Musk said, adding, “If I see a reason to do political spending in the future, I will do it. I do not currently see a reason.”

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    Pro-Trump Impeachment Republican Eyes New Public Office

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    Former U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, the Republican who was ousted last year from her Southwest Washington congressional seat after voting to impeach then-President Donald Trump, plans to reignite her failed political career by running for state commissioner of public lands.

    The Seattle Times reports:

    Herrera Beutler announced her intentions at a meeting Monday morning with supporters of Future 42, a conservative political group, a meeting participant told The Seattle Times.

    “1,000% — she’s in,” the source said.

    Herrera Beutler was one of 10 House Republicans to cross party lines and vote to impeach Trump for allegedly inciting the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

    In an address on the House floor, Herrera Beutler called on her colleagues to embrace the moral clarity that comes with accepting the truth.

    “I rise today to stand against our enemy. And to clarify, our enemy isn’t the president, or the president-elect. Fear is our enemy. It tells us what we want to hear, it incites anger and violence and fire, but it also haunts us into silence and inaction. What are you afraid of?” she asked.

    “My vote to impeach our sitting president is not a fear-based decision. I am not choosing a side, I’m choosing truth. It’s the only way to defeat fear,” Herrera Beutler concluded, to a smattering of applause on the House floor.

    Trump Holds 39-point Lead Over DeSantis In Florida Poll

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    Trump is still the reigning favorite in the Sunshine State.

    The most recent University of North Florida (UNF) poll sided with Trump, compared to just 21 percent for DeSantis and 6 percent for former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. In a head-to-head poll, Trump leads DeSantis 59-29.

    The Hill has more:

    “Despite historically high approval in the polls, Governor DeSantis losing steam in his home state doesn’t bode well for his national campaign,” UNF professor Michael Binder said in a statement. “Even if you wipe out the rest of the competition in a head-to-head, Trump leads DeSantis by 20 points.”

    DeSantis has struggled in Florida, losing key endorsements to Trump despite his leadershhip. A majority of Florida’s congressional delegation has supported Trump, including Sen. Rick Scott (R), who made his Trump endorsement clear last week.

    “I am optimistic that we can return America to its rightful position of economic and military strength and the undisputed moral leader of the free world, but only with strong leadership in the White House,” Scott said in a Newsweek op-ed last week.

    “That is why I support my friend President Donald J. Trump to be the 47th President of the United States and encourage every Republican to unite behind his efforts to win back the White House,” he added.

    Trump Approval Surges Aheads While Biden Sinks To New Low

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    Madeleine Jackson
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    Biden is fading…

    President Joe Biden’s approval rating sank to a new low in a Marquette University Law School poll released this week.

    According to the survey of 1,063 adults across the country, just 34% of the country approves of the way Biden “is handling his job as president,” while 66% disapprove, putting him underwater by a shell-shocking 32 points.

    That’s the worst net approval rating Biden has posted in the poll since taking office. It appears that the president’s decision to go back on his word and pardon his son, Hunter Biden, for any crimes he may have committed over a more than decade-long period, may have contributed to his plummeting popularity. Just 29% of respondents said they approved of the pardon, while 71% disapproved.

    Fifty-three percent, meanwhile, say that they approved of the way President-elect Donald Trump handled his job during his first term in office.

    The plunge in the president’s approval was also fueled by soaring inflation – which started spiking in the summer of 2021

    Biden has not achieved a positive net approval rating since July 2021. His previous low of -30 came this summer.

    The president’s approval stands in the mid-30s to low-40s in the latest national surveys, including the most recent Fox News national poll, where Biden stands at 41% approval.

    The president has faded from the news cycle over his last half-year or so in office after he dropped out of the 2024 presidential race in late July 

    New Poll Reports Unexpected Candidate Could Topple Trump

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    Madeleine Jackson
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    This could be interesting…

    Obama could be the only Democrat that could defeat Donald Trump this November- Michelle Obama that is.

    A recent survey, conducted by Reuters/Ipsos, found that Obama was the only Democrat to surpass Trump in a hypothetical matchup, garnering 50 percent support to his 39 percent. Only 4 percent of respondents said they would not vote at all.

    The Hill has more:

    Meanwhile, the poll found that in a head-to-head matchup, President Biden and Trump are neck-and-neck. They each received 40 percent of the vote, while 8 percent said they would vote for someone else, and another 8 percent said they would not vote.

    Other Democrats floated as potential replacements to Biden in the poll included Vice President Harris, who received 42 percent in a head-to-head match-up with Trump, who received 43 percent. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) trailed Trump by 3 percentage points, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) trailed by 5 points in a hypothetical contest with the presumptive GOP nominee.

    Obama was the top choice among Democrats to replace Biden on the 2024 ticket, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll released in February. Despite her popularity, the former first lady has repeatedly said she will not be pursuing a bid for the White House.

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    “As former First Lady Michelle Obama has expressed several times over the years, she will not be running for president,” Crystal Carson, the director of communications for Obama’s office, said in a statement in March.

    Obama “supports President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ re-election campaign,” Carson said.

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    Report: Susie Wiles Tapped For Trump Admin. Chief Of Staff Role

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    Who will Trump tap to serve in his administration?

    Susie Wiles, a veteran political operative who worked closely with President-elect Trump during his campaign, is making history as the first female Chief of Staff.

    Sources within Trump’s transition team and others close to the former president’s campaign confirmed to Fox News that Wiles was reportedly the frontrunner for White House chief of staff – the person who oversees the Executive Office of the President before Trump made the announcement on Thursday.

    Trump, during his victory celebration in West Palm Beach late Tuesday night, gave special thanks to Wiles for her prominent role throughout the campaign. 

    “Let me also express my tremendous appreciation for Susie [Wiles] and Chris [LaCivita], the job you did. Susie, come, Susie,” Trump said, inviting her up to the microphone, but Wiles refrained from making comments.

    “Susie likes to stay sort of in the back, let me tell you. The ice baby. We call her the ice baby. Susie likes to stay in the background. She’s not in the background,” Trump added. “Thank you, Susie.”

    NBC News also reported that Wiles is seen as the frontrunner to become Trump’s chief of staff. Two sources in Trump’s political orbit didn’t wave Fox News off the reporting.

    Wiles currently serves as a senior adviser to Trump and his campaign co-chair alongside Chris LaCivita.

    Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was previously floated as a possible contender for chief of staff, but recently told “The Guy Benson Show” that he would not take the position if it was offered. 

    “People always ask if I’m going to be chief of staff, no I’m not going to be… that’s a no,” he said. 

    This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

    Trump-Backed Republican Draws Impeachment-First Challenger

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    President Donald J. Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club dinner in honor of Police Week in the White House Rose Garden, Monday, May 11, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

    Oklahoma Democrats have chosen a political newcomer who is already plotting President Donald Trump’s removal from office.

    N’Kiyla Jasmine Thomas, a nurse making her first run for elected office, defeated attorney and nonprofit executive Jim Priest in Tuesday’s Democratic Senate runoff. Thomas captured approximately 61% of the vote, according to KOSU’s report on unofficial results.

    The victory sends Thomas into a November showdown with Republican Rep. Kevin Hern—and puts her explosive promise to target Trump squarely in the spotlight.

    In a July interview with KOSU, Thomas was asked how she would work with a president whom Hern has fiercely supported.

    Her answer left little room for compromise.

    Thomas vowed that “within my first 100 days” she would work to “impeach, remove and convict” Trump. She added that opponents would have to “pry that pen out of my cold, dead hands.”

    She later doubled down, making clear that removing Trump—not finding common ground with his administration—would be her objective.

    There is one constitutional hitch: A senator cannot impeach a president.

    The House of Representatives holds the sole power to approve articles of impeachment. The Senate conducts the resulting trial and requires a two-thirds vote of members present to convict and remove a president, according to the Senate’s official explanation of the process.

    Thomas, a Chickasaw Nation citizen and nurse from Ardmore, identifies as a democratic socialist, according to KOSU. Her platform also calls for higher teacher pay, expanded access to government-backed health insurance, abortion protections and broader federal civil-rights legislation.

    But it was her impeachment pledge that quickly became the campaign’s defining sound bite after Fox News Digital highlighted the remarks following her runoff victory.

    Thomas’ win capped her second upset of the campaign. She entered the five-candidate June primary with no previous political experience but finished first with approximately 45% of the vote, forcing the runoff against Priest.

    November will be an entirely different ballgame.

    Oklahoma has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1990. Trump carried the state by nearly 35 percentage points in 2024, while Hern cruised through the June Republican primary with nearly 70% of the vote.

    Thomas will also enter the general election facing a staggering financial disadvantage.

    Her campaign reported approximately $57,000 in total receipts through Aug. 5 and had less than $500 in cash on hand, according to Federal Election Commission records. Hern’s campaign reported nearly $10 million in receipts through June and finished the period with roughly $2.5 million available, FEC filings show.

    Hern, a former McDonald’s franchise owner who has represented Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District since 2018, also carries Trump’s endorsement.

    “Oklahomans love President Trump and the America First Agenda,” Hern told Fox News Digital after Thomas’ victory.

    He called Thomas “wildly out of touch with the values of Oklahomans” and accused Democrats of focusing on partisan attacks while Republicans work to advance Trump’s agenda.

    Thomas has already proven she should not be underestimated in a Democratic primary. But defeating a Trump-endorsed Republican in one of America’s reddest states—and assembling the congressional votes needed to carry out her impeachment promise—would require an upset on an entirely different scale.

    Kamala Reveals If She Would Appoint Republican To Cabinet If Elected

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    A surprising turnaround…

    Vice President Harris said Thursday she would consider appointing a Republican to a Cabinet position if she wins the presidency in November.

    “I’ve got 68 days to go with this election, so I’m not putting the cart before the horse,” Harris told CNN’s Dana Bash. “But I would, I think. I think it’s really important.”

    Harris, who sat down with CNN for her first taped interview since becoming President Biden ended his campaign, told Bash that having a GOP official in her Cabinet would help her fulfill her pledge to be a president for all Americans. She did not name any individuals she would consider.

    “I think it’s important to have people at the table — when some of the most important decisions are being made — that have different views, different experiences,” Harris said. “And I think it would be to the benefit of the American public to have a member of my Cabinet who was a Republican.”

    A number of GOP Trump critics spoke at the Democratic convention in Chicago earlier this month, including former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan and former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham.

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