It’s already been a busy week with news and politics—and it’s only Thursday!
Here are the ten most important stories you need to know:
10. Elon Musk Cancels Partnership With Don Lemon
Elon Musk, the owner of X, the website formerly known as Twitter, cancelled a planned X partnership with Don Lemon.
Lemon’s online show—including the Musk interview—will still air on X and other platforms, but without the support of Musk.
9. Putin Says Russia Is Ready For Nuclear War—But We’re Not On The Brink
Russian leader Vladamir Putin says he is prepared for nuclear war if needed, but only if Russia’s “sovereignty or independence” is threatened.
According to the Associated Press:
“President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened, issuing another blunt warning to the West just days before an election in which he’s all but certain to secure another six-year term.
Asked in an interview with Russian state television released early Wednesday if he has ever considered using battlefield nuclear weapons in Ukraine, Putin responded that there has been no need for that. He also noted that he doesn’t think that the world is heading for a nuclear war, describing U.S. President Joe Biden as a veteran politician who fully understands the possible dangers of escalation.”
8. US House Votes To Ban TikTok
Tik Tok is one step closer to being banned in America after a recent vote from the US House.
The legislation now heads to the Senate…
“The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that would give TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the U.S. assets of the short-video app, or face a ban, in the greatest threat to the app since the Trump administration.The bill passed 352-65 in a bipartisan vote, but it faces a more uncertain path in the Senate where some favor a different approach to regulating foreign-owned apps posing security concerns. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate will review the legislation.”
7. Top Trump Advisor Brian Jack Running For Congress
Brian Jack, one of President Trump’s closest advisors, has announced he’s running for Congress in his home state of Georgia.
Jack led President Trump’s sophisticated delegate operation in 2016, then served as White House Political Director.
Jack is one of President Trump’s most trusted aides, and is the front runner to win the seat in Georgia’s 3rd District.
According to The New York Times:
“Brian Jack, a political adviser to former President Donald J. Trump, filed paperwork on Thursday to run for Congress in Georgia, aiming to replace a retiring Republican representative in a deeply conservative district.
Mr. Jack, who was the final White House political director under Mr. Trump and has remained an adviser to the former president, will run to succeed Representative Drew Ferguson in Georgia’s Third Congressional District, which includes the southern suburbs of Atlanta. Mr. Ferguson, a four-term Republican, announced his retirement late last year.
Mr. Trump gave his “complete and total” endorsement to Mr. Jack’s candidacy in a social media post on Thursday afternoon.
“I encourage Brian, a Fayette County native, to go for it, pursue his dream, and run for Congress,” Mr. Trump wrote. “He represents a new generation of leadership, and he will be a GREAT congressman.”
6. Ronna Romney McDaniel Officially Out At The RNC
After abruptly and unexpectedly announcing her retirement a few weeks ago, Ronna Romney has officially left the Republican National Committee.
Romney was replaced by North Carolina Republican Party Chair Michael Whatley.
Whatley was chair of the North Carolina Republican Party for five years, and recently he also served as the RNC’s general counsel.
5. President Trump’s Endorsement Of Mike Rogers Sparks Backlash In Michigan Senate Race
Liberal US Senator Debbie Stabbenow is retiring, and the election to replace her in Michigan is heating up.
This week, President Trump unexpectedly endorsed former Congressman Mike Rogers, an ex CNN analyst who helped cover up his wife’s ties to the 2012 terrorist attack on the US embassy in Benghazi.
Rogers has also been extremely critical of Trump in the past.
In addition to grassroots conservatives across the Great Lakes State who took to social media to express their anger at the endorsement, Vivek Ramaswamy and Senator Rand Paul expressed their frustration as well.
“Donald Trump just endorsed the worst Deep State candidate this cycle,” Paul said on Twitter.
“@MikeRogersForMIis a never Trumper, and a card carrying member of the spy state that seeks to destroy Trump. You have to ask yourself who gives Trump this awful advice? Who’s next, John Bolton?”
4. Rep. Ken Buck Retires, Leaving Thin Republican House Majority
The Republican majority in the House got even slimmer this week with the retirement of Rep. Ken Buck.
Buck, a Colorado Republican, is leaving Congress months ahead of the end of his term after 9 years in DC.
With Buck’s departure, the House now has 218 Republicans and 213 Democrats.
3. Judge Tosses 3 Charges Against President Trump In Georgia
President Trump scored a huge win earlier this week as 3 of the charges sought by Fani Willis were thrown out by the Judge presiding over his criminal case in Georgia.
The Judge also threw out other charges against Trump’s co-defendants.
“A Fulton County judge on Wednesday tossed out several counts brought against former President Donald Trump and five others in the case involving an alleged attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
The brief order from Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee states that six of the counts in the 41-count indictment returned by a Fulton County grand jury in August must be quashed. Of those six counts, Trump was charged with three of them.
The six counts relate to various alleged attempts to solicit state officials to violate their oaths of office, both to the Georgia Constitution and the U.S. Constitution. The judge wrote that the state failed to specify what those violations were, saying the allegations were “so generic as to compel this Court” to quash the six charges.
“The court’s concern is less that the state has failed to allege sufficient conduct of the defendants — in fact it has alleged an abundance. However, the lack of detail concerning an essential legal element is, in the undersigned’s opinion, fatal,” McAfee wrote.
He said that though the six counts as written contain “all the essential elements of the crimes,” they “fail to allege sufficient detail regarding the nature of their commission, i.e. the underlying felony solicited.” Additionally, they don’t give the defendants enough information to prepare their defenses “intelligently,” McAfee wrote, as they could have violated the Georgia and U.S. Constitutions “and thus the statute in dozens, if not hundreds, of distinct ways.”
2. RFK Jr To Announce VP Pick March 26th—And It Might Be Jets QB Aaron Rogers!
Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr is going to announce his Vice Presidential selection soon, and New York Jets Quarterback Aaron Rogers is at the top of the list.
Rogers, along with former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, are said to be Kennedy’s 2 favorite picks.
Kennedy’s outsider bid for the White House has gained significant attention since he announced it last year.
According to The New York Post:
“Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will announce his choice of running mate on March 26 in Oakland, Calif., his campaign revealed Wednesday.
The heads-up comes one day after the 70-year-old told the New York Times that New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers and former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura were “at the top of his list” to be his No. 2.
Other prominent figures approached as VP possibilities include former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and 2020 presidential candidate and 2021 New York mayoral candidate Andrew Yang — all of whom apparently declined, according to The Times.”
1. President Trump Secures Republican Presidential Nomination
President Trump officially secured the Republican Presidential nomination this week, earning the delegates needed to put him over the top for a historic win.
Trump hit 1,215 after winning Hawaii, Georgia, Mississippi, and Washington.
The milestone comes after a dominating “Super Tuesday” performance that saw President Trump rack up wins across the country, causing Nikki Haley to drop out of the race after winning just one state, Vermont.
Trump is only the 5th person in US history to lead a Party’s ticket 3 times.
Trump’s win is made all the more special by the unprecedented assault he has faced, with 2 impeachments, 4 criminal cases, and multiple civil lawsuits targeting him.
Before his big win, Trump attended UFC 299 over the weekend, and was seen with Cincinnati Bengals star Quarterback Joe Burrow.
