Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms not seeking reelection
ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Thursday she will not seek a second term, an election-year surprise that marks a sharp turnabout for the city’s second Black woman executive who months ago was among those President Joe Biden considered for his running mate. Bottoms, 51, disclosed her...
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won’t run for reelection
A source close to Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tells CNN that she will not be running for reelection. Link...
‘What do you do as a sequel?’: Former Gov. Gary Herbert announces his next role
Former Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is photographed at the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce in Provo on Thursday, May 6, 2021. Herbert will serve as the chamber’s executive chairman with specific responsibilities to cultivate potential new relationships and nurture current ones with the chamber while assisting in executing its...
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won’t run for reelection
A source close to Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tells CNN that she will not be running for reelection. Link...
War veteran indicted alongside Steve Bannon in fraud case faces new federal charges in Florida
A triple amputee war veteran who was indicted last year along with Steve Bannon and two others, in an alleged scheme to defraud donors to a crowdfunding effort to build a private US-Mexico border wall, was indicted Thursday for filing false information on his 2019 federal income tax returns,...
Stefanik emphasizes support for false election claims, Trump movement ahead of leadership vote
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) appeared Thursday morning on the podcast of former Trump campaign and White House aide Stephen K. Bannon, where she sought to make the case that she is a reliable Trump supporter and devoted to the former president’s brand of nationalist populism. Colby Itkowitz Link...
MAGA world pans Stefanik
Donald Trump has called Elise Stefanik “a new Republican star,” a “smart communicator” and — perhaps his highest praise — “tough.” But the MAGA faithful aren’t so sure. Within minutes of Trump’s endorsement of the New York congresswoman for GOP conference chair on Wednesday, top MAGA voices erupted in...
GOP eyes voter fraud conspiracy theorist to replace Liz Cheney
Elise Stefanik was significantly more extreme than the leaders she would be joining when it came to voter fraud claims. Aaron Blake Link...
What court ruling on amending birth certificates means for transgender Utahns
The the entrance to the Utah Supreme Court at the Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City is pictured on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News A Utah Supreme Court decision Thursday in Salt Lake City makes clear that transgender people may amend birth certificates, driver’s licenses...
Secret Service director says putting agency in charge of security ahead of Capitol riot could have allowed for more resources
The US Secret Service director, testifying for the first time in public since the January 6 insurrection, told members of Congress on Thursday that putting his agency in charge of security preparations prior to the attack would have helped to better protect the Capitol. Link...