Recently, under the direction of former President Donald Trump given his status as the nominee for the Republican Party, the Republican National Committee's leadership structure underwent major changes.

And it wasted zero time tackling the issues that the party needs to confront prior to the upcoming election.

According to The Hill, the RNC immediately tackled an issue out of Michigan regarding voter rolls.

The RNC filed a lawsuit against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in an attempt to force the state to review its voter rolls.

What's going on?

At issue is the RNC's questioning of whether or not the secretary of state has complied with rules set forth by the National Voter Registration Act’s (NVRA) that require voter rolls to be "cleaned."

The Hill noted:

The lawsuit, filed in federal court, argues that of Michigan’s 83 counties, at least 53 have more registered voters than adults of legal voting age. An additional 23 counties have active voter registration rates that “exceed 90 percent of adult citizens over the age of 18,” the lawsuit said.

The RNC's lawsuit also claimed that it's not the first time Michigan has failed to clean its voter rolls prior to an election.

Two days into the official new leadership at the RNC, the committee has filed a lawsuit against Michigan Dem Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson.

The lawsuit, which was filed in Federal court, argues that Michigan is violating the National Voter Registration Act’s requirement to… pic.twitter.com/PweDHaxYGj

— 🇺🇸ProudArmyBrat (@leslibless) March 14, 2024

"This is not the first time Michigan has failed to abide by the NVRA’s requirements," the RNC's lawsuit read. It cited a similar situation in 2020 that resulted in legal action.

Michigan is said to be one of the most important swing states for both President Joe Biden and Trump. Both campaigns will fight to win it over, as it could easily carve a path to winning the Electoral College.

Benson responds

Not surprisingly, Secretary of State Benson responded to the lawsuit, claiming it's nothing more than a political PR tactic, insisting that the state has complied with the NVRA's demands.

"Let’s call this what it is: a PR campaign masquerading as a meritless lawsuit filled with baseless accusations that seek to diminish people’s faith in the security of our elections," Benson told NBC News.

She added, "Shame on anyone who abuses the legal process to sow seeds of doubt in our democracy."

Only time will tell if the RNC emerges victorious in this battle and the ones to come.

Fulton County DA Fani Willis continues to be the receiver of bad news. 

According to Breitbart, on Wednesday, the judge overseeing her case against former President Donald Trump tossed out six of the charges "because District Attorney Fani Willis did not specify the felonies she said he was asking public officials to commit."

As it was reported, Trump and his co-defendants in the Georgia case were charged with counts related to "Solicitation of Violation of Oath by a Public Officer."

Georgia criminal code specifies that those types of charges should be felonies, and Willis' indictment doesn't make that clear.

Charges dropped

Judge Scott McAfee of the Superior Court of Fulton County issued a ruling in which he explained why the charges were being thrown out, citing a "lack of detail."

Judge in Trump's Georgia Case Dismisses Certain Charges

• A Fulton County judge threw out several counts in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump and co-defendants.

• Six counts related to Solicitation of Violation of Oath by a Public Officer… pic.twitter.com/GzQWDUcrzL

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 13, 2024

"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 added, "As written, these … counts contain all the essential elements of the crimes but fail to allege sufficient detail regarding the nature of their commission, i.e., the underlying felony solicited."

"...They do not give the Defendants enough information to prepare their defenses intelligently, as the Defendants could have violated the Constitutions and thus the statute in dozens, if not hundreds, of distinct ways," he pointed out.

The news was celebrated by Trump's lawyers, as it marks at least a minor victory while the judge determines whether or not Willis will be kept on the case, given her recent legal drama with prosecutor Nathan Wade.

Social media reacts

Many social media users commented on the news, with a majority of them asking why the entire case hasn't yet been thrown out.

"Let me know when the whole case is thrown out.." one X user wrote.

Another X user wrote, "The entire case should have been dismissed!!"

Only time will tell if the case remains intact if Willis and her office is ultimately removed from it.

An extraordinary woke executive at Johns Hopkins Medicine is no longer employed after she resigned over a controversial writing that sparked a major backlash. 

According to The Baltimore Sun, Dr. Sherita Golden, the institution's chief diversity officer, has resigned in the wake of defining the word "privilege" in the most racist and asinine way possible.

The bizarre and ridiculous definition of the word was published in a January newsletter from the institution, which immediately caused backlash that would lead to her departure.

The word "privilege" was defined by the diversity officer as she decided it was the "word of the month" at the prestigious medical institution.

What did she say?

Golden created the new definition of the word according to the most woke possible standards imaginable, writing that it meant "a set of unearned benefits given to people who are in a specific social group."

Absolutely unsurprisingly, she defined those "social groups" as "white people, heterosexuals, cisgender people, men and Christians," among others.

BREAKING UPDATE: Johns Hopkins' Chief Diversity Officer Dr. Sherita Hill Golden RESIGNED from her positions at JHM

She came under fire after she sent out a "privilege hit list" that was leaked to End Wokeness in January and went viral

Dr. Hill Golden is also resigning from her… pic.twitter.com/J8hpUoWtDK

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) March 5, 2024

The Baltimore Sun noted:

Republican politicians and conservative media outlets seized the email as an example that diversity, equity and inclusion work is discrimination paid for with tax dollars. U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland’s only Republican congressman, described the diversity memo as racist and called for Golden’s termination.

Taking due credit for her ultimate resignation is the X account called "End Wokeness." The account received viral attention after posting the email, titled a "privilege hit list," which it received via an unidentified leak.

Golden's email received attention from the likes of Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. before finally building enough pressure to force her out of the position.

But she didn't mean it!

Golden had apologized in January for her stupid and racist definition of the word, releasing a statement to that effect.

"The intent of the newsletter is to inform and support an inclusive community at Hopkins, but the language of this definition clearly did not meet that goal," Golden wrote. "In fact, because it was overly simplistic and poorly worded, it had the opposite effect of being exclusionary and hurtful to members of our community."

We'd say nice try, but it wasn't even that.

She clearly knew what she was writing and probably didn't expect it to go mega-viral. Thankfully, it did, and thankfully, she's gone.

The jury in the case of the fatal shooting that took the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' movie returned a verdict this week.

According to Fox News, armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the person responsible for handing Baldwin the loaded weapon that ultimately killed Hutchins, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

The tragic and fatal shooting on the movie set took place in the fall of 2021.

The verdict from the jury was returned quickly, as they only reportedly took less than three hours to find her guilty of the involuntary manslaughter charge.

Taken into custody

Reed was remanded into custody following the verdict, where she'll be held until her sentencing trial.

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer explained to Reed why she was remanded, noting that a death had occurred and emphasized the seriousness of the situation.

"I'm going to remand you," Sommer told the courtroom while explaining to Reed what was happening. "The reason is you are now convicted, and this is a death."

Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was just found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Gutierrez-Reed faces 3 years in prison.

This is bad news for Baldwin whose trial is scheduled for July 9. pic.twitter.com/BI4uHsHfY4

— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) March 6, 2024

The trial began on Feb. 21. Fox News noted:

The armorer's trial, which began Feb. 21, saw testimony from weapons experts, FBI and Santa Fe County authorities and crew members who witnessed the fatal shooting. The prosecution largely focused on Gutierrez Reed's behavior as an armorer, claiming she didn't do her job correctly.

During closing arguments in the trial, special prosecutor Kari Morrissey held nothing back as she excoriated Reed for her involvement in the shooting.

"Hannah Gutierrez knew that Baldwin was loose. She knew it," Morrissey said. "She didn't do anything about it, even though it was her job. It was her job. It is her job to say to an A-list actor, if in fact, that's what you want to call him, 'Hey, you can't behave that way with those firearms.' That is her job. That is what they pay her for. That is the job that she applied for. That is the job that she accepted."

Social media reacts

Social media users offered their take on the jury's verdict, with some calling for Baldwin, who faces trial soon, to serve prison time.

"The armorer from ‘Rust’ was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and faces 18 months in prison. Alec Baldwin, who actually killed a woman, should spend more time in jail... But we'll see how our two-tiered system of justice works for a rich, Democrat, Hollywood actor," Tim Young wrote on X.

Another X user wrote, "Mr Baldwin also is to blame for this, should made sure what he had in his hand. Don't care who he is or how much money he has !! He was one of the directors who is also responsible for SAFETY !!!!! He also pulled the trigger, don't care what he says !!!"

Only time will tell if Baldwin faces a similar outcome.

Thomas Kingston, the husband of Lady Gabriella "Ella" Windsor, was found dead on Sunday in Gloucestershire, England. He was 45. 

According to the New York Post, the cause of death hasn't been revealed, but authorities noted that there's no foul play suspected and is not "suspicious."

A friend of the couple opened up about them in a recent interview, noting that they saw them "happy and positive" at a Feb. 21 National Gallery event in London.

"They seemed happy and positive as ever,” the friend reportedly told Daily Mail. “Ella was particularly chatty."

Royal Family shocked

Kingston's sudden death understandably stunned the Royal Family. Kingston was the son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.

Another friend of the royal couple added, "It's utterly shocking. None of us saw it coming. I cannot understand it."

The Daily Mail noted:

Lady Gabriella, 42, who is 56th in line to the throne, and Mr Kingston were married for nearly five years, having tied the knot at St George's Chapel at Windsor in May 2019.

Mr Kingston is survived by his father Martin Kingston KC, his mother Jill Mary Kingston, and his sisters, Joanna Connolly and Emma Murray.

Kingston and Windsor were reportedly last photographed together on Valentine's Day during their attendance of the "400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio attended by Queen Camilla."

Royal family member Thomas Kingston’s shocking death at age 45 is under investigation https://t.co/ZWxRatJXsF pic.twitter.com/Vho80keeih

— New York Post (@nypost) February 29, 2024

Given her lesser proximity to Buckingham Palace, Lady Gabriella is not a "working member" of the Royal Family. However, it was reported that Buckingham Palace will support Gabriella's family and their tragic loss.

Royal statement

A spokesman for Their Majesties released a statement on the tragic situation, describing him as a "much-loved" member of the Royal Family.

"The King and The Queen have been informed of Thomas's death and join Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and all those who knew him in grieving a much-loved member of the family," the statement read.

It added, "In particular, Their Majesties send their most heartfelt thoughts and prayers to Gabriella and to all the Kingston family."

Buckingham Palace released a second statement on behalf of Gabriella and other family members, writing, "It is with the deepest sorrow that we announce the death of Thomas Kingston, our beloved husband, son and brother. Tom was an exceptional man who lit up the lives of all who knew him. His death has come as a great shock to the whole family and we ask you to respect our privacy as we mourn his passing."

President Donald Trump and his crack legal team scored a massive victory this week at the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. 

According to Breitbart, the Supreme Court granted Trump's request "to decide if he is immune from prosecution on charges of attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election."

The high court's decision in deciding the matter gives Trump and his lawyers a new breath of hope that the case could ultimately go away and, at the very least, delay the upcoming trial indefinitely.

Special Counsel Jack Smith and his prosecutors were presumably devastated by the high court's decision, as it leaves open the possibility that Trump could prevail in the end.

The high court's decision

Breitbart reported that the Supreme Court will consider "Whether and if so to what extent does a former President enjoy presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office.”

The high court's order stated that the arguments will be held starting on April 22, which already delayed Smith's trial -- a major blow to the prosecution. Smith had requested an "expedited" ruling.

Additionally, the Supreme Court instructed "the appellate court to keep Special Counsel Jack Smith’s case against Trump paused until the Supreme Court reaches a decision on the immunity matter."

U.S. Supreme Court will hear Trump's presidential immunity appeal in late April.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸#HIAW pic.twitter.com/2vBzeokWEi

— Gitmo (Health is a Wealth) 🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@Gitmo99) February 29, 2024

Legal scholar and attorney Jonathan Turley weighed in on the high court's order, noting what it means for the prosecution.

"The order setting argument on immunity for April 22 is a blow to Smith on the calendar. Rather than granting a stay, it has constructively created such a stay by scheduling the argument. Keep in mind, even if Smith prevails, pre-trial work must wait for the return of the mandate," Turley wrote on X.

Liberal rage ensues

In the wake of the decision, all of the usual liberal media hacks reacted with rage and utter shock.

Leftist Elie Mystal was one of many of Trump's critics who had a complete meltdown on-air during an MSNBC interview. He called on the White House to intervene.

"At some point people in the media people at home and people sitting in the White House have to stop pretending that the Supreme Court is some kind of benign trying to do its best institution and start to realize that there are six Republicans not conservatives Republicans on the Supreme Court who view it as their job to help the Republican Party," Mystal said in his meltdown.

He continued his rant, "And until we do something about that until we take away that power until we draw the line on them there they will continue to do this."

A prior ruling that allowed New York City to give local voting rights to certain groups of foreigners was upheld in court this week.

According to Breitbart, the New York City Council, dominated by Democrats, decided in 2022 that over 800,000 foreign nationals would be able to vote in local elections -- a decision that sparked immense backlash.

A coalition of unlikely allies eventually sued Mayor Eric Adams (D) and the city’s Board of Elections over the new rule.

Later that year, the state's high court decided that the ruling violated the state's constitution, but the decision was ultimately appealed.

What happened?

The original ruling was shocking, given that it would have marked the first city to give voting rights to people who are literally not American citizens.

Breitbart noted what happened after the original rule was issued:

Black New Yorkers, along with naturalized American citizens, the New York State Republican Party, the Republican National Committee (RNC), and Democrat officials like Councilman Robert Holden subsequently sued Mayor Eric Adams (D) and the city’s Board of Elections.

Thankfully, commonsense prevailed once again in the New York Appellate Division, which this week upheld the state's Supreme Court ruling that made it clear only American citizens have a right to vote in elections, including local ones.

The Appellate Division's decision read, "Since this is, in part, a declaratory judgment action, we remit the matter to the Supreme Court, Richmond County, for the entry of a judgment, inter alia, declaring that the Local Law is null and void on the grounds that it violates the New York State Constitution and the Municipal Home Rule Law."

Christian Adams, president of the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), represented Black New Yorkers in the original lawsuit against the new voting rule. He praised the Appellate Division's ruling.

"The Public Interest Legal Foundation’s lawsuit shows that not only did this foreign citizen voting law violate New York’s laws but also the U.S. Constitution and Voting Rights Act," Adams said. "Members of the New York City Council made explicit statements that race was the motivation behind this voting law. In America, we do not allow race-based voting restrictions."

Greater concerns

Part of the concern, aside from race issues, was that such a rule would have likely led to foreign nationals being able to hold public office, and given the large makeup of foreign nationals in New York City, it could have quickly turned into a disastrous issue.

Social media users reacted to the news of the court's decision to uphold the ruling.

"Finally some sense," one X user wrote.

Another X user wrote, "This should be a National Law!"

President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) not only failed to reduce inflation, but it ended up costing Americans even more hard-earned cash as it resulted in massive spending boosting for the left's "green energy" initiatives. 

The groups, individuals and companies that stand to gain from the left's aggressive green push are apparently ready to go to great lengths to keep their green cash cow health.

Breitbart exclusively obtained a shocking document from a trade association made up of companies that back Biden's green initiatives.

The 66-page document details how it wants to aggressively pressure Republican lawmakers into not supporting legislation that would strip away green energy policies and subsidies.

What does it say?

The document was reportedly leaked from an environmental activist group called the American Clean Power Association, or ACA.

The association's website states that it's the "leading voice of more than 800 companies from across the clean power sector that are committed to meeting America’s national security, economic and climate goals with fast-growing, low-cost, and reliable domestic power."

Breitbart noted that "ACP Confidential Information" was stamped on every page of the document, meaning it likely wasn't intended for public viewing. The document breaks down a financial report for the association and other normal-looking business items for such an association.

But the outlet noted that deeper into the document, starting on page 13, details were provided as to how funds would be spent to "protect the Biden agenda—and specifically the IRA—from the Republicans on Capitol Hill and from former President Donald Trump should he win the election in November," Breitbart wrote.

It should be noted that the association is well-equipped to do so, given that it has roughly $50 million in cash, on hand, to aggressively protect the Inflation Reduction Act from Republican interference.

One section made clear that it intends to spend whatever is necessary to protect Biden's IRA, saying, "Based on this request, the staff is proposing to spend $7M for a surge campaign, with $5M from ACP’s reserve funds to help implement and insulate the IRA from repeal or harmful revision. The Finance Committee reaffirms that ACP’s financial position enables this level of expenditure in 2024."

Convenient timing

Notably, the leaked document was made public shortly after a New York Times report that former President Donald Trump, and conservatives in general, have Biden's IRA in the "crosshairs."

Breitbart noted:

Later in the ACP document, on page 16, begins a detailed multi-page explanation of the ACP’s plot to defend the Biden energy agenda. Under a section titled “Defending the IRA,” the ACP document reveals it is the group’s “top priority” as a trade association.

The association openly stated that it plans to ramp up spending to do whatever it takes to protect Biden's green agenda, even as it stretches beyond the 2024 election.

The document made clear that it's willing to do whatever it takes, and is essentially a full admission that the companies involved in such an association can't survive without government funding at this point. It's truly sickening.

Eric Trump vehemently criticized the civil fraud trial's outcome, denouncing the nearly $355 million fine imposed on his father, former President Trump, by New York Judge Arthur Engoron as "horribly sad."

In an interview on Fox News’s “The Ingraham Angle” Friday evening, Eric Trump vehemently defended his father, asserting his innocence and highlighting his significant contributions to shaping the New York City skyline.

Eric Trump slams "horribly sad" fraud ruling: "This is not the state that we grew up in" https://t.co/WCA4Ke8Ahn

— The Hill (@thehill) February 17, 2024

The comments

He portrayed the fine as unjust retribution for actions he claimed were not only lawful but also beneficial for the city's financial landscape.

Eric Trump lamented what he saw as a biased trial, lamenting that numerous witnesses had attested to his father's innocence and the lack of wrongdoing within the Trump Organization.

He accused Judge Engoron of disregarding this evidence and using the trial as a means to discredit and punish the Trump family.

The ruling's details

His comments come in the aftermath of Judge Engoron's ruling, which ordered the former president to pay over $355 million for allegedly inflating and deflating his net worth to gain tax and insurance benefits.

Prior to the trial, Judge Engoron had already found Trump and his top executives, including Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., liable for fraud.

Despite the fine being slightly lower than the amount requested by Attorney General Letitia James, Eric Trump condemned the ruling as a politically motivated attack on his father and the Trump Organization.

He accused New York's leadership of orchestrating a biased trial and weaponizing the legal system for political gain.

What's next?

Eric Trump expressed concern over the implications of the trial's outcome for New York's reputation, warning potential residents to be cautious about moving to a state he portrayed as hostile to business interests.

He criticized the court's handling of the case, alleging that Judge Engoron had predetermined the outcome and unfairly targeted the Trump family.

In response to the ruling, Eric Trump vowed to appeal, describing it as a miscarriage of justice against his father during his attempt to return to the White House for another term as president.

He pledged to fight tirelessly to overturn the decision and restore what he viewed as his father's unfairly tarnished reputation, hoping to see the verdict reversed in the days ahead despite the ruling for a massive financial payment against Trump's companies.

The makeup of House Democrat leadership is set to change in a big way after a veteran leader announced he's stepping out of his role. 

According to the Washington Examiner, Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) announced that despite his intentions to run for reelection this year, he'll be stepping down from his caucus leadership role.

Clyburn, 83, did not reveal any specific reasons as to why he's stepping down, but many believe it's due to Democrats wanting younger, fresher leadership in the lower chamber.

The elderly Democrat has been one of President Joe Biden's top allies in Congress, and is credited with helping Biden secure the nomination in the last election due to his high-profile and influential status in his home state of South Carolina.

Statement released

Clyburn announced the decision to step down from his leadership position this week and expressed confidence in the remaining leaders of the House Democratic Caucus.

The Examiner noted:

He expressed confidence in the current Democratic leadership, including Jeffries, Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), and Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA), to “continue the important work of putting people over politics.”

He informed Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) of his intent to step down.

"I have informed Leader Hakeem Jeffries of my intention to step down as Assistant Democratic Leader of the House Democratic Caucus.  I am deeply grateful for the confidence my colleagues have placed in me throughout my career, especially as Co-President of my Freshman Class, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Vice Chair and Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, and twice as Majority Whip and Assistant Democratic Leader," a statement on his website read.

Clyburn also made it clear in his statement that he fully intends to run a reelection campaign, stating that the "greatness of America is at peril."

"I will run for re-election for the Sixth Congressional District," he said. "Events of the last several years have made it clear that the greatness of America is at peril, and the threats to our continued pursuit of ‘a more perfect Union’ are real."

Social media reacts

Users across social media reacted to the news of Clyburn stepping down, with many saying it's "about time" given his age.

"About time. James Clyburn is reading the tea leaves on Columbia South Carolina and it’s not gonna make him look good. It’s time for the SC young political bucks to Primary this man and take over. Clyburn is out of step with reality," one X user wrote.

Another X user wrote, "But of course he has no intention of leaving; like the rest of the progressives clinging to power is their life's blood."

It'll be interesting to see who House leaders select to replace Clyburn.

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