#Former Rep. Mike Rogers launches Michigan Senate bid

#Former Rep. Mike Rogers launches Michigan Senate bid

Editor’s note: This file has been updated with the correct party affiliations for Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.). Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) on Wednesday announced his bid for the U.S. Senate, making him the first prominent Republican to launch a campaign to replace the retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.).  Rogers, who…

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#Truth Social gets an extension in Digital World deal: reports

#Truth Social gets an extension in Digital World deal: reports

Investors voted on Tuesday to give the blank check company attempting to take Truth Social public another year to finalize its merger with former President Trump’s media start-up, according to reports. Shareholders in Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC) granted the company a 12-month extension to close the deal with Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG),…

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#‘Hope is not a strategy’: former 2016 Rubio adviser says GOP rivals must engage Trump 

#‘Hope is not a strategy’: former 2016 Rubio adviser says GOP rivals must engage Trump 

Republican strategist Terry Sullivan on Sunday called out 2024 GOP primary candidates for not engaging directly enough with former President Trump, the leading primary candidate by far, saying they have no chance of winning the party’s nomination if they avoid attacking the frontrunner. Sullivan, who managed Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) 2016 presidential campaign, warned 2024…

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#How personalized AI could turn into a ‘frenemy’

#How personalized AI could turn into a ‘frenemy’

Google reportedly plans to create an AI-based “life coach” to offer users advice on a range of life’s challenges — from navigating personal dilemmas to exploring new hobbies to planning meals. Given that people already search the web for such advice, this may seem a natural extension of the main service Google already provides. But…

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#Too old to govern?

#Too old to govern?

Putting aside the wisdom (or lack thereof) in attempting to force elderly members of Congress to retire, such proposals are likely unconstitutional. If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on Google News too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites. For forums sites go to…

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#Some students see danger in Youngkin’s policies on transgender students

#Some students see danger in Youngkin’s policies on transgender students

FAIRFAX, Va. — When recent Fairfax High School graduate Beatrice Stotz considers Virginia’s new education policies on transgender students, she thinks about a friend of hers whose parents aren’t supportive of her gender identity. Among Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) recently finalized policies restricting the rights of transgender students is a prohibition on school districts…

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#Geraldo Rivera: Trump ‘made me dump him’

#Geraldo Rivera: Trump ‘made me dump him’

Longtime television personality Geraldo Rivera said former President Trump “made him dump him,” in reference to their falling out in late 2020 after Rivera said he would not support the former president’s election fraud theories.  “I feel awful that he made me dump him,” Rivera said in an interview with The New York Times.  Rivera detailed his…

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#The political influence of Tim Keller

#The political influence of Tim Keller

After 20 years of life and ministry in Washington, D.C., I am still intrigued by the various means used by God to draw people to himself— including in the very halls of the United States Congress. Members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, are complex and nuanced. It would be a mistake to box them…

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#Crews performing high-water vehicle rescues in wake of Idalia landfall

#Crews performing high-water vehicle rescues in wake of Idalia landfall

Emergency crews are performing high-water vehicle rescues after Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend Wednesday morning.   Kevin Guthrie, executive director of Florida’s Department of Emergency Management, said Wednesday high-water vehicle rescues are taking place from Pennalus County into Pasco County and in towns along Florida’s west coast including Palm Harbor, Clearwater and New Port Richey. …

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