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Originally from Watauga County, North Carolina, Michael Whatley serves as the Chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party and the General Counsel for the Republican National Committee. Prior to his service with the Republican Party, Chairman Whatley served as a federal law clerk, senior official in the George W. Bush Administration and as the Chief of Staff for US Senator Elizabeth Dole, R-NC. He also served as a Senior Advisor to the Bush-Cheney Campaign, Florida Recount and Transition Teams, as well as the Trump-Pence Campaign and Transition Teams. Whatley earned a History degree from the University of North Carolina at...

One legitimate measurement of the readiness and capability of a candidate to be president is how he or she responds to a crisis. In a moment of crisis, the core of human beings is on display. Some people wither; others shine. Either way, it is always a peek into the foundation of the person — his or her value system. We had two examples of this recently, as both President Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had the opportunity to respond to crises, in the wake of the devastating fire on Maui and Hurricane Idalia, respectively. How did they do?...

Only two questions mattered going into Wednesday night’s GOP primary debate. Number one: Would any one viable candidate stand out among the crowd? Number two: If the answer to the first was “Yes,” would our champion distinguish themselves by acting as the absent Donald Trump’s proxy or by setting up a favorable contrast with the frontrunner? Trump’s decision to sit out the first forum of the 2024 primary season has been cast as a cautious, cowardly decision. It was undoubtedly the latter, but despite the illusion of political safety, the choice also came with considerable risks. If another candidate was...

Brett Baier interviewed Ron DeSantis Monday, July 31, 2023. Covered all of the anticipated topics including Trump's demand for fealty, abortion, campaign reset, Ukraine, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hITqG4vetRg

Former President Donald Trump, the GOP frontrunner for president in 2024, rolled out a new policy pledge on Tuesday in which he promised if elected he would sign an executive order on day one of his second term in office effectively ending birthright citizenship for illegal aliens and so-called “birth tourism.”The policy proposal, contained in one of his Agenda 47 videos his campaign released, was obtained exclusively by Breitbart News ahead of its public release.“As part of my plan to secure the border, on day one of my new term in office I will sign an executive order making clear...

What Happened: The letter, dated Dec. 21, 1987, noted Trump's appearance on "The Donahue Show." Nixon said though he didn't watch the show, his wife, former first lady Pat Nixon, did. Nixon shared a prediction made by Pat in the letter. He wrote, "She is an expert on politics and she predicts that whenever you decide to run for office you will be a winner!" Trump shared the letter in a post on Truth Social promoting his book "Letters to Trump." He said, "President Richard Nixon wrote to me, that when I decide to run for office I will be...

We don’t even know every result of 2022 yet, but the 2024 election has already begun. On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump announced that he would seek a second nonconsecutive term as president. While it’s too early to predict Trump’s chances of going all the way, the former president is the current favorite to win the Republican primary again. But nothing is assured.

Vice President Kamala Harris may emerge from last week's midterm elections as a winner after she supported a slew of successful Democratic candidates in what had been expected to be a tough year for the party. Harris made numerous campaign appearances with candidates who went on to win their races, including Representative Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayor's race and Josh Shapiro in the battle for governor of Pennsylvania. The vice president's efforts have won praise on social media, with some pointing to the high success rate of Democrats she publicly supported. "For all of the 'where is the...

Democrat Rep. Karen Bass has been declared the projected winner in the Los Angeles mayor race over billionaire Rick Caruso. NBC News declared Bass the projected winner on Wednesday after she pulled ahead of Caruso as late and mail-in ballots were counted throughout the week since Election Day. As of this writing, with 76 percent reporting, Bass holds a seven-point lead over Caruso — 53.1 to 46.9 percent. With her victory, Bass will become the city’s first female mayor.

A winning ticket for the record $2.04 billion Powerball lottery jackpot was sold in Altadena, California, lottery officials said Tuesday, making the lucky ticket holder the winner of the largest lottery prize ever.The ticket was sold at a Joe’s Service Center, the California Lottery said on Twitter. Results posted to Powerball.com similarly said there was one winner who matched all six numbers in California – the odds of which were 1 in 292.2 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. The winning numbers, which were announced Tuesday morning after Monday night’s drawing was delayed, were 10-33-41-47-56 and the Powerball was...

President Joe Biden on Wednesday tried to set expectations for a messy counting process in the midterm elections, during his speech warning of threats to American democracy. “[I]n some cases we won’t know the winner of the election for a few days — until a few days after the election,” he said. “It takes time to count all legitimate ballots in a legal and orderly manner." Biden celebrated there was a record turnout of voters in early voting and in voting by mail. “We want every American’s voice to be heard. Now we have to move the process forward,” he...

Dr. Mehmet Oz has seen enough, and he isn’t waiting for a recount. Sitting on a 910-vote lead in preliminary, unofficial tallies from Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary race as of Friday morning, Oz declared himself the presumptive winner in a new video release in which he took a definitive turn toward a general election campaign between two unorthodox candidates who rocketed to personal fame in wildly different ways. That race to come, for a Senate seat currently held by Republican Pat Toomey, who did not seek re-election this year, is also one of a handful that will be pivotal in...

House Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) introduced a resolution on Wednesday to recognize U.S. Olympic and college swimmer Emma Weyant as the real 1st place winner of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming championship because transgender "female" Lia Thomas, a biological male, was awarded the winning medal. Whereas Emma Weyant’s first-place medal was stolen from her by a man competing in women’s swimming: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes and honors Emma Weyant as the rightful winner of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s 500-Yard Freestyle," reads the resolution introduced by Rep. Boebert. ... At...

I’ve spent exactly 25 seconds in the company of Tom Brady, during a grip-and-grin moment at a Tony Robbins event. He and his then Patriots teammate and receiver Julian Edelman were posing for photos with gobsmacked attendees. My twin 14-year-old sons and I were waiting our turn. When we stepped up for the photo, Brady unconsciously put his arm around the shoulders of one of my sons. To me, the gesture spoke volumes about who Tom Brady really is. A lot of fans despise Brady, perhaps because he’s so successful, and in our society, we love to tear down those...

The women of “The View” took some time to discuss President Joe Biden’s first nine months in office on Tuesday, assessing what he has and hasn’t done. Though the women (mostly) agreed that he’s done a lot, Joy Behar noted that she’s more unhappy with how he’s been covered by news media. Citing a recent post from Slate called “Why Isn’t Anyone LIstening to Joe?” moderator Whoopi Goldberg posed the question of whether average viewers and listeners simply don’t want to hear the good things that Biden has accomplished. “I believe that that’s because the media is not portraying him...

After weeks of being locked in too-close-to call polling in the race for governor of Virginia, Republican Glenn Youngkin has now taken a healthy lead over Democrat and former Gov. Terry McAuliffe in the latest surveys. Because of the surge toward Youngkin, there are now signs he might win by a big enough margin to elect his two statewide ticketmates and help Republicans pick up the six seats they need to take control of the state House of Delegates. A Fox News poll released Thursday, showing first-time candidate Youngkin leading McAuliffe by 53% to 45%, sent a jolt throughout the...

A Michigan man won $45,000 in a lottery game – but drowned with the ticket in his wallet before he was able to cash it. Gregory Jarvis, 57, was at the Blue Water Inn in Caseville on Sept. 13 when he played the Club Keno add-on game “The Jack” — and hit the jackpot, WJRT of Flint reported. “Very nice guy, he was here every day,” joint owner Dawn Talaski told the news station. “Somebody said someone just won ‘The Jack’ and he said, ‘Great,’ and someone asked him, ‘Was it you?’ and it was, so he was super excited.”...

This is not the best way to launder money. A lotto winner who bought a winning $26 million SuperLotto Plus ticket at a California gas station last year accidentally washed away her winnings in the laundry, according to KTLA. The unidentified woman had until Thursday to claim her prize, and speculation about the unclaimed fortune made national news in recent days.

New England has produced some famous athletes: Larry Bird, Bill Russell, Tom Brady, Ted Williams. But Bobby Orr holds a special place in the hearts of sports lovers in New England -- especially those who watched Orr play for the Boston Bruins on those low-res TVs of the 60's and 70's. You see, as a kids growing up there, skating and ice hockey were rich personal experiences.  The many ponds and lakes in the region would freeze over in December, November, and January.  And all you needed to do was shovel way the snow on top and you had your...

It's crystal-clear that the media branch of the Democrat party thinks Joe Biden blew it last night and damaged his electoral prospects in the first of three scheduled debates with President Trump.  There seems to be pretty widespread consensus on the left that when it comes to Biden, the less voters know about him by watching him in presidential spotlight, the better. Fox News has assembled a large number of calls on Biden to go back to his basement on the next two debate nights, October 15 and 22. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer kicked off the network's post-debate coverage by pondering...