Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., announced Wednesday that she’ll be seeking the GOP nomination next year in a neighboring congressional district that’s solidly Republican, instead of her district where she eked out a win against a Democratic opponent during the 2022 midterms. Boebert said she would be running in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, where fellow Republican […]
Two Republican Ohio politicians report that they were victims of swatting pranks at their homes Tuesday afternoon. Ohio Attorney General David Yost and State Representative Kevin Miller’s confirmed their homes were targeted Tuesday afternoon and both received responses from local police. Columbus police responded to Yost’s home at about 3:30 p.m. and cleared the scene. […]
Dec. 26—Editor’s note: The Times-Call is counting down the top 10 news stories of the year, as selected by the newspaper’s editors. Democratic state Rep. Tracey Bernett resigned from the Colorado House of Representatives in January, roughly two months after she was charged with various felonies. In November 2022, the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An appellate court on Tuesday reversed a 2022 federal conviction against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, ruling that he should not have been tried in Los Angeles. Fortenberry was convicted in March 2022 on charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign from […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican leaders have called on a North Dakota lawmaker to resign after he lashed out at police with homophobic and anti-migrant remarks during a traffic stop earlier this month for drunken driving. Republican House Majority Leader Mike Lefor said Tuesday he called on Republican state Rep. Nico Rios, of Williston, to […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been the target of several swatting incidents. Authorities were called to her home again, this time on Christmas morning, the congresswoman said. “This is like the 8th time,” MTG wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was a target of yet another swatting incident, this time […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Former El Paso city representative, county commissioner and longtime community volunteer Carl L. Robinson has died, Northeast City Rep. Joe Molinar confirmed Friday night, Dec. 22. Robinson had been in declining health recently and was in his mid-70s. His exact age wasn’t immediately available. Robinson represented Northeast El Paso on […]
Dec. 22—Only have a minute? Listen instead U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to open a hospital in the Rio Grande Valley. In a letter to VA Secretary Denis R. McDonough, Gonzalez called for Valley veterans’ “equitable access to medical services.” “South Texas is a medically under-served region,” he […]
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) and her husband are suing the Department of Defense (DOD) refused to receive the COVID-19 shot and left the military under the Pentagon’s since-repealed vaccine mandate. Luna and her husband, Andrew Gamberzky, a former technical sergeant with the Oregon Air National Guard, this week filed a federal complaint against the […]
One of South Mississippi’s most popular new restaurants is garnering attention from its hilltop setting in Wiggins. Sleepy Bear Food and Drink is open five days a week at 1111 E Frontage Drive off of U.S. 49 and is still alive in our best new restaurants bracket. The family owned business specializes in breakfast and […]
Dec. 20—WILKES-BARRE — State Rep. Jim Haddock on Tuesday called on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to reject the recently announced proposed settlement with PPL Electric Utilities over widespread consumer billing issues. “Simply put, the proposed settlement suggested by the PUC’s independent Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement and PPL does not go far enough to […]
WASHINGTON — Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., must disclose 1,659 documents to government investigators, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, finding that the communication records were not protected by the speech or debate clause of the Constitution. The court order is the latest twist in a Jan. 6-related investigation that has made its way through courts for […]