International Conflicts to Expand in 2024

International Conflicts to Expand in 2024

Mateo Guillamont
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January 2, 2024
Current trends in international geopolitics suggest armed conflict will fester in 2024.   First, the Israel-Hamas war is expected to rage well into 2024 as the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) warn their Gaza operations will extend ‘for many more months’.  Hamas' remains committed to eradicating Israel and is leveraging hostages to this end, demanding an unrealistic […]
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Scott, Trump Declare GOP Must Hold Firm Through Senate Confirmation Process

Scott, Trump Declare GOP Must Hold Firm Through Senate Confirmation Process

Jackson Bakich
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January 1, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump (R) is calling on congressional Republicans to "be smart and tough" as his inauguration day and Senate confirmation hearings approach. But with probable Democrat blockades to Trump's agenda and his appointments, prominent GOP member Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) is also asking those in the GOP to take advantage of the "mandate" given […]
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US Continues Pressure Campaign Against Maduro to Prevent his Reinstatement

US Continues Pressure Campaign Against Maduro to Prevent his Reinstatement

Mateo Guillamont
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January 1, 2024
The US is ramping up pressure against Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro as he prepares to pronounce himself as the next Venezuelan President on January 10th.  US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke to President-elect Edmundo Gonzalez and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado to express the US’ support in their efforts to uphold their electoral victory […]
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Opinion: 2024 Was a Year Marked by Foreseeable and Preventable Violence

Opinion: 2024 Was a Year Marked by Foreseeable and Preventable Violence

Mateo Guillamont
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January 1, 2024
Last year, I anticipated heightened violence and conflict in 2024. Regrettably, the year’s defining moments for me were the realization of those predictions.  In the Middle East, I claimed President Joe Biden’s lukewarm support for Israel and his nonconfrontational foreign-policy strategy will further destabilize the Middle East by emboldening Hamas, Iran, and peripheral groups such as […]
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DeSantis Suggests Removal of Trump from Maine Ballot is to Distract from Biden's Failures

DeSantis Suggests Removal of Trump from Maine Ballot is to Distract from Biden's Failures

Grayson Bakich
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December 29, 2023
Maine has become the second state to remove former President Donald Trump from its primary ballot, sparking outrage among the right. Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) appeared on Fox News's Ingraham Angle to discuss, saying the decision "opens up Pandora's Box" and suggested such moves are a means to distract voters from Biden's polling numbers and policies. "The idea that one […]
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Mills Warns Biden’s Foreign Policy Dangerous for U.S.

Mills Warns Biden’s Foreign Policy Dangerous for U.S.

Daniel Molina
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December 29, 2023
Chris Mills (R)  discussed President Joe Biden’s (R) foreign policy, pointing out that the United States finds itself in grave danger.
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DeSantis Feels Haley Isn’t ‘Ready for Prime Time’

DeSantis Feels Haley Isn’t ‘Ready for Prime Time’

Daniel Molina
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December 29, 2023
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has responded to the campaign snafu, citing it as an example that Ambassador Haley isn’t “ready for prime time.”
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Trump Removed from Maine State Primary Ballot

Trump Removed from Maine State Primary Ballot

Jackson Bakich
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December 29, 2023
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has removed former President Donald Trump (R) from the state’s primary ballot, citing the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment “insurrection” provision. Bellows served as a Democratic state senator before being selected by the state legislature to serve as the Secretary of State. In 2014 she ran for the U.S. Senate […]
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Is This the End? Rumors of Suspension Plague DeSantis Campaign

Is This the End? Rumors of Suspension Plague DeSantis Campaign

Grayson Bakich
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December 29, 2023
With just weeks away before the Iowa Caucus, the candidates in the 2024 Republican Presidential Primary not named President Donald Trump do not seem to be gaining any real traction. Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), who is in a (distant) second to Trump, has been under the most scrutiny, and rumors of his campaign's suspension are […]
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Polls on Israel-Gaza Unclear, Trump Now Winning Young Voters

Polls on Israel-Gaza Unclear, Trump Now Winning Young Voters

Jim McCool
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December 28, 2023
The Israeli -Hamas conflict has become the United States' biggest foreign policy issue in the past three years.  However, the conflict has impacted voting in the United States in a way many would not expect, with young people siding with former President Trump (R) on the issue over President Joe Biden (D). The United States […]
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Donalds: No Ukraine Discussions Without Border Security

Donalds: No Ukraine Discussions Without Border Security

Jackson Bakich
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December 28, 2023
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) appeared on Hannity on Wednesday, which was guest hosted by former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany. Border security was discussed on the program. The Florida congressman said that both he and House Republicans have devised a plan to limit illegal border crossings and bring solutions to the problem once and […]
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Florida Democratic Party Sued for Shutting Down Presidential Primary

Florida Democratic Party Sued for Shutting Down Presidential Primary

Jim McCool
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December 28, 2023
The Florida Democratic Party has effectively canceled their primary race by only putting Biden's name on the ballot, despite challengers rising against the president in his own party. In 2020, former President Donald Trump (R) faced a primary challenge from long-shot candidates himself.  Although not heavily reported, President Trump blew these Republican challengers out of […]
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Greene and Scott Suffer 'Swatting' Calls During Christmas

Greene and Scott Suffer 'Swatting' Calls During Christmas

Mateo Guillamont
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December 28, 2023
US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Senator Rick Scott (R-Fl) have both suffered ‘swatting’ attempts at their homes.  ‘Swatting’ is the term given to calls made by third parties to emergency services falsely alleging a need for officers to be dispatched to the home of the targeted individual.  Swatting can result in tense and […]
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Trump Responds to Michigan Supreme Court Ruling

Trump Responds to Michigan Supreme Court Ruling

Daniel Molina
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December 28, 2023
President Donald Trump (R) has responded to Michigan’s Supreme Court ruling to allow him on the ballot.
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DeSantis's Massive Grassroots Gamble in Iowa, New Hampshire

DeSantis's Massive Grassroots Gamble in Iowa, New Hampshire

Javier Manjarres
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December 27, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has bet his massive grassroots 2024 presidential campaign on winning Iowa, banking on the tens of millions of dollars he transferred over from his 2022 gubernatorial reelection campaign to his Never Back Down PAC, in hopes of mounting a winning door-knocking campaign. At first, the money spoke volumes and momentum seemed […]
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Trump Think Tank 'America First Policy Institute' Moves to Florida

Trump Think Tank 'America First Policy Institute' Moves to Florida

Jim McCool
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December 27, 2023
The gutter politics war being waged between the presidential campaigns of Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and former President Donald Trump (R) has been nothing less than the biggest spectacle of the 2024 Republican presidential primary race. The America First Policy Institute is a group closely associated with Donald Trump in terms of its policy positions […]
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Michigan Rejects Booting Trump From 2024 Ballot

Michigan Rejects Booting Trump From 2024 Ballot

Daniel Molina
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December 27, 2023
Michigan is the latest state to reject booting President Trump from the 2024 ballot.
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Mills Warns ‘Economy is not Better’ under Bidenomics

Mills Warns ‘Economy is not Better’ under Bidenomics

Daniel Molina
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December 27, 2023
Florida Rep. Chris Mills (R) denounced ‘Bidenomics’ this week, arguing that it has not made the economy better.
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