Elections
Vote to oust Rep. Cheney scheduled for May 12th
An official vote to oust Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) as the Republican Conference chair is set for Wednesday May 12th at 9 AM EST. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-NY, is the main contender to replace her.
The move comes after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) revealed his true opinion of Cheney on a “hot mic” saying, “she has serious problems.” McCarthy even admitted that other GOP members have taken issue with the Wyoming representative.
This is the second time this calendar year that a vote has been scheduled to oust Cheney. The first came after Cheney voted to impeach Trump following the Jan. 6th Capitol riots.
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Elections
RFK Jr. announces lifelong Democrat, advocate of left-leaning causes, CA native as running mate
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced Tuesday that attorney and tech entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan will be his vice presidential running mate in the upcoming election. The Independent candidate announced his choice for the 38-year-old Oakland, California native by praising her insight into “how Big Tech uses AI to manipulate the public,” her athletic ability, and willingness to be a “partner” in a number of policy areas, including on securing the border.
Fox News writes that Shanahan is a philanthropist with a long history of donating to Democrat and left-leaning causes, including supporting President Biden in his 2020 election bid before switching to Kennedy when he launched his own run for the Democrat nomination last year.
She is the founder and president of Bia-Echo Foundation, a private firm that describes its mission as focused on “new frontiers in reproductive longevity & equality, criminal justice reform and a healthy & livable planet.”
Fox News reports Shanahan initially dropped her support for Kennedy after he decided to run as an independent, but later got behind him again by giving $4 million to the super PAC that boosted his candidacy with a John F. Kennedy-themed campaign ad that ran during the Super Bowl in February.
Shanahan also previously donated to Democrat presidential candidates Marianne Williamson and Pete Buttigieg during the 2020 presidential race, and threw more than $150,000 behind progressive Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon’s 2020 election bid.
Shanahan, a life-long Democrat, told the crowd that she was leaving the party.
“The Democratic Party is supposed to be the party of compassion. It is supposed to be the party of free speech, and most importantly, the party of the middle class and the American dream,” Shanahan said.
“While I know many Democrats still abide by those values…I do believe they’ve lost their way in their leadership,” she continued.
And she urged “disillusioned” Democrats and Republicans to support Kennedy’s independent White House bid.
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