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Anthony Hudson, a Genesee County truck driver running for the Republican nomination for governor, has made a habit of threatening elected officials with hanging for “treason,” making such threats at least twice since the start of 2026.On Jan. 4, in a video posted to Hudson’s social media, he says, “It’s time to get the rope” — while holding a large loop of rope around his arm — as a call to action to “Michiganians and patriots” against politicians who he alleges received kickbacks from former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, including Michigan’s U.S. Sens. Elissa Slotkin and Gary Peters, both Democrats.“My hope is that every one of them wil

President Donald Trump is already hard at work making sure the framework is in place for him to personally make money from his name being added to major airports.That's according to a Monday article by attorney Josh Gerben, of the firm Gerben IP. Gerben wrote that Trump's holding company that manages his intellectual property — DTTM Operations LLC — filed three trademark applications on February 13 and 14. One is for "President Donald J. Trump International Airport," another is for "Donald J. Trump International Airport" and the third is for "DJT."The

Republicans just suffered a significant setback in North Carolina ahead of this fall's midterm elections, where they're hoping to stop Democrats from flipping a crucial U.S. Senate seat.NBC News reported Monday that a lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the North Carolina Republican Party — which alleged roughly 250,000 voters were improperly registered — resulted in the court allowing 73,000 voters to remain on the rolls while presenting identifying information. Republicans were hoping to have all voters in question removed and their 2024 ballo

One exchange recently unearthed in the latest tranche of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents shows an exchange between Epstein and Steve Bannon — who was President Donald Trump's chief strategist during his first administration. Now, MAGA activists are demanding Bannon explain an apparent plot to oust Trump via the 25th Amendment.In the text exchange in December of 2018 and January of 2019 (shortly after Democrats flipped 41 Republican seats in the 2018 midterm elections), Epstein remarked that "emotions are running high" among Democrats he spoke with. Bannon agreed, saying Democrats were "going to blow him up right out of the box." He added that the White House "has zero

Conservative commentator Erick Erickson blasted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a vociferous supporter of President Donald Trump now running for the U.S. Senate, for being a "serial adulterer of ill repute.”Writing for his Substack, Erickson pointed out that Paxton has been accused by his ex-wife of repeatedly cheating on her, making him a “serial adulterer.” Erickson added that Paxton has been impeached twice by the Texas legislature for “bribery, abuse of office and other crimes,” and has even been investigated by

President Donald Trump's administration is creating a reputation for itself of frequently teeing itself up for embarrassing losses in court. Now, the Wall Street Journal's editorial board is arguing that its unprecedented record in the federal judiciary may be a deliberate strategy.The Journal observed Monday that the Trump administration's failed attempt to prosecute Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) was merely the latest example of the DOJ bringing a flimsy case before a grand jury only to be sent home empty-handed. The Rupert Murdoch-owned paper pointed out that after Trump accused Kelly of "seditious behavior, punis

Republican congressman Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Monday tore into former Fox News host Greta Van Susteren, accusing her of having an "Epstein brain worm" over a post that seemingly misunderstood his demands for the Department of Justice (DOJ).The exchange began on Monday morning when Van Susteren — who currently hosts a show on the far-right news channel, Newsmax — shared a screenshot of a Daily Mail headline concerning Massie, noting that he labeled Trump's government the "Epstein administration" and that Attorney General Pam Bondi was being "slammed

A Fox News segment exploring voter identification requirements imploded on Monday.As the hosts and a guest talked over each other, Martha MacCallum said it was "insulting" to women and minorities to say they can't obtain an ID."There are already laws on the books, but let's also look at what has also been determined," urged liberal radio host and commentator Leslie Marshall."In 24 years, there have been 77 illegals who have registered to vote, how many of those 77 have voted? One," she said."So when we look at — if you're talking about voter fraud — here's the other thing. If, in fact, we do have voter ID, but not packaged this —" she said.MacCallum interrupted her to discuss the "i

President Donald Trump's once impressive edge with young voters has dried up at an "astonishing" rate, according to noted conservative pollster Sarah Longwell, as he bleeds support from them faster than any other voting bloc.Longwell, who left the Republican Party last year following Trump's reelection, dissected the latest findings from the Cook Political Report in a Monday piece for The Atlantic. She noted that, while voters aged 18-29 still broke for Democrat Kamala Harris overall in the 2024 election compared to 2020, they made a major swing towards Trump. This swing was driven particularly by young men.Early o

Conservative columnist Jennifer Rubin wrote on her Substack on Monday that the Founding Fathers were “laughably, tragically wrong” in trusting voters to not fall for a demagogue. Because President Donald Trump was reelected despite his first term and the January 6th insurrection, Rubin argued modern Americans will need to add legal reforms to rectify their errors."'Right-sizing' the presidency and putting in additional guardrails therefore should be top priorities,” Rubin wrote. “No single solution is going