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The D.C. establishment is showing its true colors in their latest swampy move. Senate Republicans are considering adding eligibility restrictions to the new “Anti-Weaponization Fund” as part of the ongoing reconciliation bill process. As part of the settlement agreement in “President Donald J. Trump v. Internal Revenue Service,” the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formation of “The Anti-Weaponization Fund,” funding it with approximately $1.776 billion from the federal Judgment Fund. This agreement was formed in place of Trump or his family receiving any of the $10 billion in restitution they sought through the original lawsuit. FLASH: DOJ expands...

Louisiana has passed two laws aimed at stopping people from disrupting church services, months after protesters made national headlines by disrupting a Minnesota church service in opposition to one of its pastors serving as a federal immigration enforcement agent. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed House Bill 294, which helps empower churches to remove trespassers from their property, and House Bill 68, which expands the legal definition of disturbing the peace to include disrupting worship services. HB 294 states that any religious leader, security team member "or person who is lawfully on the premises of a church or other place of...

You can’t spell “graduation” without “gator.” A graduating McNeese State University student is shocking the internet with a senior photoshoot with a 14-foot alligator named Big Al — including one shot where she’s planting a smooch right on the gator’s snout, her face mere inches from its wide-open jaws. The photo is nuts — but not quite as nuts as it might seem. Kat Daley, 22, who helps run Gator Country in Beaumont, Texas, with her fiancé Eddie said she wasn’t frightened during the shoot — and that it wasn’t her first time being face-to-face with an alligator. “I really...

In a Republican-led Congress defined by deference to President Donald Trump, there's a small but steadily growing cohort who have found themselves more willing to break with the White House. Although the president maintains a firm grip on Republican voters, the expanding club could hinder his agenda on everything from the Iran war to immigration funding at a moment when his party holds a tenuous majority on Capitol Hill. Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is the newest member of the club. Just days after losing his primary to a Trump-backed challenger, Cassidy on Tuesday reversed himself on legislation involving the...

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger became the latest enemy of President Donald Trump’s to lose a Republican primary on Tuesday. Billionaire Rick Jackson and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones advanced to a runoff election for the GOP nomination for Georgia governor — locking out Raffensperger, who rose to prominence defending Georgia’s 2020 election results but struggled to gain traction among his party’s increasingly MAGA base. Raffensperger’s defeat is another sign of Trump’s grip on the GOP, following the president’s wins ousting state Republican senators who clashed with him over redistricting in Indiana and Sen. Bill Cassidy’s loss in Louisiana on...

ATLANTA (CN) — An 11th Circuit panel on Friday unanimously overturned an $8.2 million jury verdict in favor of former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore in his defamation lawsuit against a Democratic super PAC, ruling the Republican politician failed to show the group knew there were implied falsehoods in a TV ad recounting sexual misconduct accusations against the 2017 U.S. Senate candidate. Moore claimed an advertisement created by the Senate Majority PAC (SMP) implied he solicited sex from Wendy Miller, a then-14-year-old girl who was working as a Santa’s helper at a shopping mall. The ad, which the group helped...

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy is facing a serious challenge for his seat, five years after voting to convict Donald Trump on impeachment charges following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Trump has endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow, but the field also includes well-known state Treasurer John Fleming. If no candidate gets majority support, the top two vote-getters will advance to a primary runoff. Whoever emerges from the Republican contest will be heavily favored in the general election.

Cassidy signaled in his concession speech, without mentioning Trump, that he could spend the final months of his term being more of a thorn in Trump’s side – or at least more openly critical of his party. “Let me just set the record straight: Our country is not about one individual. It is about the welfare of all Americans and it is about our Constitution,” Cassidy said. “And if someone doesn’t understand that and attempts to control others through using the levers of power, they’re about serving themselves. They’re not about serving us. And that person is not qualified to...

Bill Cassidy voted to convict Donald Trump in February 2021. Louisiana Republicans spent five years deciding what to do about it. On Saturday, they gave their answer. Cassidy, who has represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate since 2015, did not finish in the top two of the Republican primary. He will not advance to the June 27 runoff. His Senate career is over. The two candidates who did advance, Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow and State Treasurer John Fleming, now face each other in a runoff that will determine which of them represents the Louisiana Republican Party against the Democratic nominee...

The Senate impeachment trial vote was on February 13th 2021. Senator Bill Cassidy voted to convict (i.e. remove from office) a man who was ALREADY out of office. Because the purpose of that vote was to prevent Donald Trump from ever holding office again. So that all the policies that have been put into place, would never have been put into place. Can't wait to see this anti-conservative "Republican" senator be defeated!

Prepare to vote! If Bill Cassidy comes in third, he's REMOVED from office in January!

As good, pro-business, pro-prosperity conservatives, we should love a success story like Buc-ee's, and I'm pretty darn sure most of you readers do. I'm a recent convert to Buc-ee's myself, having first experienced this wonderful mega-convenience store/souvenir store/truck stop/fast food joint for myself just last February, on a feral hog hunting jaunt to Texas. It's a great place, a great business model, and they have great barbecue brisket sandwiches. Now, in the next year or two, they will be expanding into at least six new states. At least six states are slated to open their first Buc-ee's locations by the...

Senator Bill Cassidy is trailing in polls and prediction odds in the Louisiana Republican Senate primary against his Trump-backed challenger Representative Julia Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming. Cassidy, one of the seven Republican senators who voted to impeach Trump following the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, is facing two conservative rivals in the May 16 primary. The primary tests whether Trump’s once iron grip on GOP primary voters has softened amid his waning nationwide approval rating and if Republicans are willing to support a Trump critic in a solidly conservative state. Trump backed Letlow, who represents the state’s...

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday formally vacated its ruling that originally struck down Louisiana's House maps after the Supreme Court eliminated race-based districts. The Fifth Circuit decision comes as Louisiana moves to redraw its maps in light of the Supreme Court ruling. The decision saw the Supreme Court narrow its interpretation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and end race-based districts. Louisiana had, by court order, created a second black majority district in the state. Lawmakers are expected to eliminate at least one of the two as part of their redistricting push. The case has...

Yes, the United States effectively inherited the existing institution of slavery in the territory acquired through the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 from France (which had briefly reacquired it from Spain in 1800). The U.S. did not introduce slavery there as a new practice; it was already well-established under prior colonial rule, and the transfer preserved the property rights of slaveholders. Historical Context of Slavery in the Louisiana Territory * French origins: France introduced chattel slavery to the Louisiana colony starting in the early 1700s, importing enslaved Africans (beginning around 1710) to support plantation agriculture, alongside some raids on Native American...

Republican South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace named several lawmakers Monday who she claims used a congressional “slush fund” to cover up alleged sex scandals. Mace said she uncovered 1,000 pages of documents detailing how certain lawmakers allegedly evaded consequences for sexual scandals, according to a Monday post on X. Mace originally subpoenaed the House Oversight Committee in March in light of a string of sexual scandals that resulted in two resignations from Congress. (RELATED: REPORT: Two GOP Lawmakers Go Head-To-Head In Push To Expel One Another) Notably, Mace said that these documents are only from the last 22 years, claiming...

The Supreme Court’s decision yesterday in Louisiana v. Callais et al has inevitably drawn strong criticism. In ruling that electoral districts cannot be redefined along racial lines, the Court stands accused of “gutting” the Voting Rights Act, crippling civil-rights law and effectively disenfranchising minority voters. But the Court’s decision was correct on the merits. It also represents a great retrenchment that’s taking place in American politics. The rules by which our political system operates have been overdue a revision – not the rules codified in the Constitution but the thicker web of precedents and practices that have served as a...

🚨 BREAKING — IT'S OFFICIAL: Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has SUSPENDED US House primaries until JULY following the Supreme Court ruling race-based districts are UNCONSTITUTIONAL Louisiana will now RE-DRAW their Congressional map, which could eliminate ALL Democrat districts before the 2026 election LET'S GO!

New Orleans is the “City that Care Forgot,” the home of the Mardi Gras, Bourbon Street, and the world-famous French Quarter. It also teems with rich culture, colorful history, beautiful architecture, fabulous food, renowned restaurants, amazing festivals, and attractions that bring tourists from every corner of the globe. No other city can host an event like New Orleans, which makes it a popular destination for conventions, Super Bowls, and a multitude of special occasions for individuals, couples, families, and businesses.

An inmate was mistakenly released from a New Orleans jail, sparking an ongoing manhunt, authorities said Friday. Khalil Bryan, 30, was released from the Orleans Justice Center on Friday due to a "human error," when he was confused with an individual with a similar last name, according to Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson.