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A Michigan judge ruled that independent presidential candidate Cornel West must appear on the state’s ballot. In a ruling on Saturday shared by the watchdog group Fair Election Fund, Judge James Robert Redford ruled that state officials were “ordered to qualify” West and his running mate, Melina Abdullah, as independent candidates on the Michigan ballot. Redford wrote in his ruling: The state defendants are ordered to qualify West and Abdullah as independent candidates for the ballot, on the condition that the Board of State Canvassers does not determine they are disqualified after a review of the signatures on the qualifying...

Vice Presidential Nominee, Senator JD Vance will hold a Press Conference on crime and safety in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 12:00PM CDT. Senator Vance will be joined by US Senate Nominee Eric Hovde, Rep. Bryan Steil, and Kenosha County Sheriff David Zoerner. President Trump and JD Vance are heartbroken to see the path of death and destruction left behind by Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Hard-working Wisconsin families are paying a steep price for Kamala’s weak, failed, and dangerously liberal agenda that is devastating American cities with skyrocketing costs and crime ridden streets. ... ~~~~~ President...

After Michigan’s Democrat-led legislature passed sweeping changes to Michigan elections, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is attempting to implement corresponding potentially “illegal” new rules before the November general election, even though the law isn’t set to go into effect until next year. Senate Bill 603 (SB 603), which acts in part to “reorganize, consolidate, and add to the election laws,” as well as “provide for election officials and prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, state agencies, and state and local officials and employees,” was signed into law by Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last month. The bill’s...

Both of Canada’s major freight railroads have come to a full stop because of a contract dispute with their workers, an impasse that could bring significant economic harm to businesses and consumers in Canada and the U.S. if the trains don’t resume running soon. Canadian National and CPKC railroads both locked out their employees after the deadline of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Thursday passed without new agreements with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference that represents some 10,000 engineers, conductors and dispatchers. ... All rail traffic in Canada and all shipments crossing the U.S. border have stopped... Billions of dollars of goods...

The comments came a few days after Senator JD Vance, the vice-presidential candidate from Ohio, rejected far-right white supremacist Nick Fuentes, who had recently targeted Vance's wife, Usha Vance, because of her Indian heritage. Vance stressed that the best way to handle such attacks was to "ignore" them. Jaden McNeil @JadenPMcNeil: Homosexual anti-Trumper Nick Fuentes praises Kamala Harris as a good candidate and says she's extremely likable. Aug 19, 2024

The presidential campaign of Dr. Cornel West announced Tuesday that it would contest the disqualification of West and his running mate, Dr. Melina Abdullah, from appearing on the Michigan state ballot in court. The disqualification stemmed from procedural concerns raised in an earlier challenge. In a press release, the campaign called the challenge baseless, dismissing it as a tactic initiated by the Democratic National Committee and the Michigan Democratic Party to distract voters and suppress opposition to the Biden administration’s policies, particularly regarding the situation in Gaza. The campaign further noted that it has received “overwhelming support” from Michigan voters...

President Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, will deliver remarks on crime and safety in Howell, Michigan, on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. ET. Watch LIVE on RSBN starting at 2:00 p.m. ET. Location: Livingston County Sheriff's Office, 150 S Highlander Way, Howell, MI 48843

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said during an interview over the weekend that “the spirit” of giving free handouts to illegal aliens should absolutely be part of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris’ agenda if she becomes president. Whitmer made the remarks during a Sunday interview on NBC News’ “Meet The Press” while discussing some of the extreme things that Harris’ vice presidential running mate Tim Walz has provided to illegal aliens in the state of Minnesota where he serves as governor. Left-wing host Kristen Welker noted that Walz has given illegal aliens driver’s licenses, the ability to qualify for...

The Republican Party gives Detroit a list of 676 Republican election worker candidates. Detroit hires only 52 off the list.Election officials in Detroit, Michigan need more elephants in the room to get right with the law that calls election workers to equally represent both major parties. Currently, they are hiring mostly Democrats. Poll workers handle ballots and are well-placed to speak up if anything seems out of order. They are an important part of election integrity infrastructure. Many states have laws requiring counties to hire an even mix of election workers to create poll worker parity, with a goal of,...

Former President Trump is narrowly leading Vice President Kamala Harris in the critical swing state of Michigan, according to an AARP survey released Thursday. Trump leads Harris with 45 percent support to her 43 percent among likely voters in the battleground state, while 8 percent said they would support a third-party candidate. However, in a head-to-head match-up, the findings show Trump and Harris tied at 48 percent. The poll was commissioned by the AARP and was jointly conducted by the Republican polling firm Fabrizio Ward and the Democratic polling firm Impact Research.

A father of two was fatally shot by a neighbor after his young daughter reportedly “touched mulch” in the neighbor’s front yard during a family walk, sparking a disastrous argument. Just before noon on Saturday, Fox 2 Detroit reported that Nathan Morris, 35, was on a walk with his wife and daughters, ages 2 and 5, when he got into a fight with his neighbor, Deveraux Christopher Johnson, 47. Johnson was extremely upset that Morris’s daughter “touched the mulch” on his property, prompting him to lose his temper. “The neighbor took a gun out and started threatening the family,” a...

2024 Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance speaks to voters at a rally in Byron Center, Michigan Harris raised the price of American Energy. Michigan suffered. You suffered. Good American jobs suffered but you know who made a lot of money, K Harris's donors, the people who benefit from some of these green energy scams where they do things like building windmills in saltwater off the coast of Nantucket. Of course they fall apart and get washed up ashore, right crazy stuff. Now when she forced Americans, using your tax dollars by the way, to buy EVS made in in...

Vice President Kamala Harris is leading former President Donald Trump by nine percentage points in a key battleground state, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by the Independent Center between August 8 and August 11, reveals that Harris received 51 percent of the vote among respondents in Wisconsin, compared to Trump's 42 percent in a head-to-head matchup. Harris is also leading Trump by five percentage points in Michigan, securing 49 percent of the vote to the former president's 43 percent; and in Pennsylvania by 4 percentage points with 49 percent to Trump's 45 percent. In Wisconsin, Harris maintains...

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Inside Politics,” Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) stated that it’s been “frustrating” that voters don’t give President Joe Biden enough credit on the economy, “but I think people have gone through such a funk coming out of COVID. It’s been really hard, and frankly, we’ve seen price gouging.” And 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris will “build on” Biden’s economic record. Stabenow began by saying that Harris’ agenda will be “based on a foundation that was put in place in the last four years.” And touted the record of the Biden administration on the...

Former President Donald Trump has claimed his opponent Kamala Harris is faking the size of her rally, as he posted what he called an 'AI doctored photo' - even though there is no evidence that the photo was manipulated. At issue is an image that emerged from a Harris-Walz rally at the Detroit Metro Airport on Wednesday that shows a large crowd standing in front of Air Force Two - the official airplane of the vicepresident. Right-wingers have wrongfully alleged that inconsistencies in the news photo reveal that it was digitally manipulated - pointing to a lack of a reflection...

A rally for Kamala Harris in Detroit, Michigan, on Wednesday reportedly ended in disaster with thousands stranded while certain staffers were brought to tears. According to political scientist Josiah Lippincott, the rally ended with people being unable to find shuttles back to their cars, leaving them stranded. “Complete chaos after the Detroit Kamala rally. It has been 2.5 hours and people are still unable to find shuttles back to their cars. Campaign staff has no idea what is happening. Rally was held near a UPS delivery center so dozens of trucks are mixed up with the buses. Tempers are high,”...

(NEXSTAR) — Roughly 300 additional Big Lots stores are set to be closed as speculation that the company could file for bankruptcy looms. In early July, Big Lots warned in a U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that between 35 and 40 locations could shutter this year. In a new SEC filing, submitted on July 31, Big Lots said the total number of closures could reach 315, much higher than the originally agreed number of 150. Company leaders have pointed to inflation and difficulties in competing, saying they had “a substantial doubt” in their ability to continue. Between the...

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We're getting oh so close to knowing who all the candidates on the November ballot will be, but even as the calendar has turned to August, about a third of all states still have yet to hold their primaries for non-presidential office. On Tuesday, four states — Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington — will head to the polls (or mail in their ballots), and we're tracking over a dozen races between them. With luck, by Wednesday, we'll know whether the progressive "Squad" has lost another member; whether one of the two remaining Republican representatives who voted to impeach former President...

Michigan Conservative Coalition (MCC) is Michigan’s hardest-working and most respected conservative grassroots group. Their leadership never stops finding ways to boost the number of conservative members in the Michigan Legislature. Unlike other organizations that use surveys to vet candidates, MCC takes a different approach. For existing officeholders, we look at a Representative’s voting record and campaign finance reports to see who is contributing to their campaign. For new candidates, we look at things like who is supporting them, where they are getting their contributions, and who is their campaign consultant/manager. What is their background in politics? If it’s a contested...