Rep. Roger Marshall (R-KS) will be the U.S. Senate nominee for Kansas' open seat.
With Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) retiring, Republicans were hoping that Mike Pompeo would resign from the U.S. State Department to run for the seat. He declined. So the Republicans were left with two candidates they loathe.
Kris Kobach and Roger Marshall. Two extremely polarizing figures who could jeopardize the seat that normally trends Republican.
Republicans can breathe a sigh of relief. The one they loathe the least won.
Rep. Roger Marshall (R-KS) fended off 10 challengers to become the nominee for the open seat. He will now face a formidable challenger. The Democrats have lined up Kansas state senator Barbara Bollier who easily won her primary.
Marshall is from Grand Bend, Kansas. He entered the Congress in 2017 after he beat the polarizing Tim Huelskamp. Marshall is an obstetrician by occupation represents Kansas 1st Congressional District which includes Hutchinson, Salina, Great Bend, Dodge City, Emporia, Manhattan, Junction City, Clay Center and Hays.
Another L for Kris Kobach.
Kansas was one of five states that held congressional primaries
Trump stayed out of this race. He knew the risk of having Kobach as the nominee. Democrats were hoping to seize on the controversial remarks Kobach used during his failed gubernatorial bid.
Kobach was then Kansas Secretary of State. He was focused on curbing illegal immigration and championing unproven theories about voter fraud. Kobach worked directly with the Trump administration on a 2018 investigation into possible voter fraud in the 2016 election, but found no evidence.
The race for the open seat in Kansas is competitive. I have it LEANING REPUBLICAN.
Now that Kobach is out of the question, Kansas Republicans can take some ease to the challenges ahead.
Trump stayed out the race. It hurt Kobach.
Marshall who voted for the CARES Act.
Marshall and most of the Republicans are not willing to vote for a second coronavirus package.
Marshall survived a train accident. He was a passenger on a chartered Amtrak train involved in Crozet, Virginia. He administrated first aid and CPR to the injured.
He is married and has four children.
Donald J. Trump has polled unfavorably in Kansas. But Republican are still willing to give him another term.
The embattled Republican lawmaker Steve Watkins is defeated by Kansas state treasurer Jacob LaTurner. The race was closely watched given that Rep. Steve Watkins (R-KS) is under state and federal watch for voter and wire fraud.
The freshman lawmaker loses the 2nd Kansas Congressional District primary. He was slapped with the criminal charges weeks before the primary.
Watkins maintained his innocence and claimed that the Kansas Republican establishment was treating him like the Democrats against Donald J. Trump during the impeachment saga.
Watkins was charged in July with interference with law enforcement, providing false information, voting without being qualified, unlawful advance voting and failing to notify the DMV of change of address.
The first three charges are felonies and the fourth is a misdemeanor.
Watkins allegedly registered his address at a UPS store in Topeka as his home address for the 2019 municipal election and allegedly voted in the wrong city council district.
A biter defeat for Steve Watkins. The embattled Republican faces criminal charges.
He would be the sixth incumbent to lose a bid for reelection in this cycle.
LaTurner will face off against his Democratic rival, Michelle De La Isla, the mayor of Topeka.
LaTurner is a 32-year old American politician who resides in Galena. He currently serves as the Kansas State Treasurer. He previously served as Kansas State Senator from 2013 to 2017.
He became the youngest current statewide official in the United States. He was reelected to the post in his own right in 2018, becoming one of the youngest current elected statewide official in the United States.
If he wins, LaTurner and Madison Cawthorn could be the youngest members elected to Congress.
LaTurner is married to his wife Suzanne and has four children.
Jake LaTurner defeats a Trump-backed lawmaker in a stunning upset.
Cawthron beat a Trump-endorsed candidate Lynda Bennett in a race to replace Mark Meadows.
Meadows resigned this year to become the White House Chief of Staff for Trump.
Cawthorn is disabled and only 24 years old at time of his primary victory. If he does win his election, he will be the youngest member to serve in the Congress. He turns 25 this month.
Cawthorn was recently spotted at Trump Washington Hotel greeting Trump and Meadows without facial protection.
The Kansas 2nd Congressional District covers a 1/3 of Kansas. It covers Lawrence, Topeka, Pittsburg, Independence, and a handful of Native American reservations
Despite the controversial statements and the lackluster support for Joe Biden, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) managed to fend off a primary challenger. Tlaib, one of two Muslim women elected to Congress came on the power of the Justice Democrats.
Tlaib was considered the most vulnerable to face a primary upset. It seems like the constituents of Michigan's 13th Congressional District approve of the job she's doing.
She managed to beat back Brenda Jones, the Detroit city council president and former U.S. Representative who served a mere 24 days to fill the remain term of the late John Conyers.
Conyers resigned from Congress after allegations of sexual abuse and corruption came into question.
Conyers was a civil rights activist and longtime Detroit lawmaker. He died in 2018.
Tlaib had been vilified by the right for being an outspoken opponent of the U.S.-Israeli bond and Donald J. Trump.
She vocally declared that she wants to "impeach the motherfucker."
Tlaib represents a majority African American district that has a median income of $33,000.
Jones was hoping to capitalize off Tlaib's controversial statements and her focus in the limelight.
Tlaib is a woman of color. She is a Palestinian American who had the backing of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House Speaker, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
Tlaib will face a Republican nominee in the general election.
Brenda Jones was defeated by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) in a closely watched primary.
The Squad consists of the lawmakers Tlaib, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA). They have been extremely controversial during their term. As freshmen lawmakers, they've clashed with Trump, Republicans and Democrats alike.
The Squad will likely add Cori Bush to the fold. Bush had beaten Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO) in a rematch that shook the world. She beat Clay, a 20-year lawmaker from St. Louis in a 3 point win.
Jamaal Bowman managed to unseat longtime lawmaker Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) in a race that gave the Justice Democrats momentum.
Marie Newman managed to unseat longtime lawmaker Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL), a conservative Democrat who votes with Trump about 65% of the time.
Tlaib and Omar were banned from entry to Israel in an unprecedented move sparked by Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's disdain for them. Tlaib and Omar are the first women of color and Muslim women elected to Congress.
Tlaib, a freshman U.S. Representative campaigned on helping the working class and poor residents of Detroit and the inner suburbs of River Rouge, Harper Woods, Ecorse, the downriver communities of Lincoln Park and Wyandotte.
Cori Bush beats Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO) in a primary upset.
In a stunning upset in the Missouri Democratic primary, former nurse Cori Bush defeats longtime lawmaker Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO).
Bush, a progressive activist and veteran of the racial justice protest movement defeated the 20-year incumbent.
Born and raised in St. Louis, Bush ran for the U.S. Senate election in Missouri. In the Democratic primary, she placed second to Jason Kander.
Kander lost his election to Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO).
In 2018, Bush launched a primary challenge against incumbent for the Missouri's 1st Congressional District. Described as an "insurgent" candidate, Bush was endorsed by the leftist Justice Democrats and Brand New Congress. She was defeated by Clay in the first round.
Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO) goes down hard.
It seems like the tide turned this primary.
The 10-term Clay was defending a seat that's been represented by his family for more than half a century. The incumbent succeeded his father -- the late William Lacy Clay, Sr., who held the St. Louis-area seat for more than 30 years and was one of the founders of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Bush had ran again and had the backing of the same entities. With tensions rising between people of color and law enforcement, Bush saw an opportunity to break through the wall.
It was stunning blow to the establishment Democrats.
"They counted us out," Bush said in her Tuesday win. "They called me -- I'm just the protester, I'm just the activist with no name, no title and no real money. That's all they said that I was. But St. Louis showed up today.
The activist gets the best of the lawmaker.
Bush's 49% over Clay's 45% is a another win for the Justice Democrats, a coalition of progressive candidates who had successes with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and others.
Bush along with Jamaal Bowman have beaten longtime Democratic lawmakers.
Bowman had defeated Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) handily.
Bush had the backing of the Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ocasio-Cortez and Bowman.
The 44-year old gained momentum as the primary neared. She got involved in politics after the Michael Brown tragedy. She was one of the Justice Democrats earliest backed candidates.
Bush will likely win the general election given that the Missouri's 1st Congressional District favors Democrats by 38 points.
A Black family was handcuffed at gunpoint by the Aurora Police on the reports of a stolen vehicle.
It turns out that the vehicle that was stolen was a motorcycle and the family was wrongfully detained.
It sparked more protests against the police department. The department is facing heat over the death of 23-year old Elijah McClain. The young man was arrested after a white person called the law on the reports of a man acting strangely. He was wearing a ski mask in the summer and the white person believed he was up to no good.
The tragic death of Elijah has sparked numerous protests across the Denver area.
The Aurora Police had to issue an apology and promise a full investigation in regards to the incident.
A woman and four minors were detained and handcuffed at gunpoint because of a mistaken identity.
Colorado's Aurora Police Department has opened an internal investigation after several children were handcuffed at gunpoint during a weekend traffic stop. These police officers should be fired for this bullshit. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/QBOoO2mD7N
Brittney Gilliam was with her 6-year old daughter, her 12-year old sister and her nieces aged 14 and 17 when the Aurora Police pulled over her vehicle and ordered them out the vehicle with weapons drawn.
Gilliam said that she, her 12-year old sister and 17-year old niece were handcuffed while police verified that the car that she was driving was not stolen.
A video that appeared on social media shows the children and mother on the ground in a parking lot, surrounded by police. They were heard crying in the video. Onlookers tried to intervene and question police about pulling guns on children.
American mother tells the world that the Aurora Police treated her like she was a criminal.
Gilliam said that she was taking the girls to get their nails done when this happened.
Gilliam was shocked to hear that the police detained her on faulty information. The police claimed her vehicle was stolen in February but it was eventually cleared up to being another vehicle.
She even proved that the vehicle was hers at the time of the incident.
Now she is hiring a lawyer and demanding the police officers who handcuffed her are facing a cannon firing.
Vanessa Wilson, the chief of the Aurora Police issued a personal apology.
"We have been training our officer that when they contact a suspected stolen video, they should do what is called a high-risk stop. This involved drawing their weapons and ordering all occupants to exit the car and lie prone on the ground. But we must allow our officers to have discretion and to deviate from the process when different scenarios presents themselves," Wilson said. "I have already directed my team to look at new practice and training."
Jonathan Swan had to listen to a rambling Donald Trump discuss his administration's handling of the coronavirus.
WEAR THE DAMN MASK. SAVE A LIFE!
Donald J. Trump does an interview with Axios. The interview was controversial.
In the interview he address his handling of the coronavirus. He dismisses the legacy of John Lewis, the Georgia congressman who was a civil rights leader. He complains about how the junk food media treats him. He criticizes Joe Biden. He criticized TikTok and China. He dismissed the Russian bounties scandal. He believes that the junk food media and Democrats are dogging him on Russia. He offered some sympathy to Ghislaine Maxwell, the woman who is accused of aiding a billionaire pedophile's molesting of underage girls and teenagers.
The interview was a train-wreck. It wasn't a Sean "Softball" Hannity type of interview but it was too easy on him.
Americans are now dealing with record heat, the remnants of Hurricane Isaias and the coronavirus.
El Paso and Dayton celebrate the first year since two mass shooter took the lives of many Americans.
The death toll of the coronavirus has risen to over 200,000 Americans. There are over 5 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the United States. We have an economic crisis in the United States where millions of Americans who were forced out of their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic are losing the benefits of the CARES Act.
We are going see a housing crisis in the making. Landlords, real estate and tenants are facing problems because of pandemic. Tenants are being forced out of their apartments and homes, landlords are losing their properties and real estate agents are going out of business.
The coronavirus has been the number one issue right now in America. However, gun violence and police reform are front and center as well.
Trump told Axios' Jonathan Swan that the COVID-19 pandemic is "under control as much as you can control it" in the U.S.
"They are dying, that's true. And you have — it is what it is," Trump said. "But that doesn't mean we aren't doing everything we can. It's under control as much as you can control it. This is a horrible plague."
The interview was recorded last Tuesday, before the coronavirus-related death toll in the U.S. surpassed 150,000. The current death toll reached more than 155,000 as of Tuesday morning, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. currently has a seven-day average of 1,069 deaths per day, according to New York Times data.
At times, the interview turned combative as Swan pointed out the data Trump was referencing measured death as a proportion of cases instead of as a proportion of the population.
"I'm talking about death as a proportion of population," Swan said. "That's where the U.S. is really bad. Much worse than South Korea, Germany, etc."
"You can't do that," Trump responded, prompting Swan to ask, "Why can't I do that?"
The president maintained that the data should "go by the cases."
A visibly frustrated Donald Trump complains about how the media treats his administration in the wake of a pandemic.
"It's surely a relevant statistic to say if the U.S. has X population and X percentage of death of that population vs. South Korea," Swan said, citing reporting from Seoul showing 300 deaths out of the country's population of 51 million.
"You don't know that," Trump responded.
"You think they’re faking their statistics? South Korea?" Swan asked.
"I won't get into that because I have a very good relationship with the country," Trump answered. "But you don't know that, and they have spikes."
No experts or international authorities have made serious allegations against the accuracy of South Korea’s coronavirus reporting.
During the interview, the president also focused on the U.S.'s accomplishments in ventilator production, testing increases and improved treatment that has decreased the total fatality rate. He also repeated the claim that the U.S. has counted more cases because it has conducted more testing.
Trump downplayed the legacy of John Lewis in a new interview, instead repeatedly pointing to the Georgia Democrat's decision to not attend his 2017 inauguration.
"I don't know. I really don't know. I don't know. I don't know John Lewis. He chose not to come to my inauguration," Trump said during an interview with Axios on HBO that aired Monday when asked how he thought history would remember Lewis, adding that he probably never met the the late congressman.
"I can't say one way or the other" Trump said when asked if he thought Lewis was impressive.
"I find a lot of people impressive. I find many people not impressive," he continued.
"He didn't come -- he didn't come to my inauguration. He didn't come to my state of the union speeches. And that's OK. That's his right."
"He should've come. I think he made a big mistake," he said.
Nothing has changed since the Dayton mass shooting.
Two back-to-back mass shootings.
The need for gun reform was ignored by Donald J. Trump, Republicans and the National Rifle Association. They found the need to stop these mass shootings as a distraction.
Still waiting on Congress to do something about gun violence. To this day, Trump and Republicans continue to deny reality. We are currently experiencing a pandemic that has taken over 200,000 American lives. We have an economic crisis where businesses are collapsing due to the pandemic. We have civil unrest because of racism in the country. And still gun violence exist in the country.
Since the pandemic, there have been over 240 mass shooting in the United States. Some were covered on Journal de la Reyna. Others were not. I've tried to cover as much as I could because the stories are all the same. Someone manages to obtain a firearm, use it in a criminal act and the junk food media covers it for a few days and then it's off to another controversy.
Man............it's been a year. Last year I thought was bad. The first year of a new decade is worst.
On August 4, 2019, a mass shooting hit my community. It took the lives of 9 people and left a hole in a community already struggling from the failures of Trump.
Back in 2019, I worked overnight to hear rumors of a mass shooting in the Oregon District in my hometown of Dayton, Ohio. Folks were saying that there was a shooting downtown.Bet
Around 1:00am, a white terrorist opened fire on a large crowd of Americans wanting to visit bars and clubs. He managed to kill 9 people and wound over 30 people before the Dayton Police killed him.
The mass shooting only lasted less than one minute and yet he managed to take so many down.
The Dayton Police were required to be maintain security in the Oregon District after a string of break-ins. They quickly took the terrorist out in 40 seconds. Still the terrorist managed to take lives faster than the response time.
The victims who had died in the mass shooting included: Logan Turner, Beatrice Warren-Curtis, Derrick Fudge, Lois Olelesby, Monica Brickhouse, Nicholas Cumer, Sadeed Saleh, Thomas McNicholas and the terrorist's own family member Jordan Cofer (formerly M, Betts).
The Dayton Police ended up shooting at two of the victims trying to stop the terrorist. The state didn't charged them for any criminal misconduct.
The terrorist described himself as a leftist and voicing himself as a supporter of antifa, a preliminary assessment did not indicate the terrorist had a political or racial motive as earlier reported.
The attack occurred just 13 hours after the tragedy in El Paso, Texas.
People flee from the shooting left their shoes and properties.
The terrorist managed to open a lot of wounds in the community. The city gotten over a destructive set of EF-4 tornadoes which destroyed communities. The Dayton Police had faced criticism over the shooting of three unarmed African Americans that year.
Dayton had just shut down the Good Samaritan Hospital and
Thoughts and prayers, thoughts and prayers. Thoughts and prayers won't heal the wounded or bring back the dead. It's just meaningless platitudes and I am getting sick and tired of folks posting on social media saying they have their condolences for those killed by gun violence.
THERE IS NO GOD. GOD IS NOT FIXING THIS. GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE THREAT IN THE UNITED STATES.
Trump bypassed Dayton mayor to visit victims at Miami Valley Hospital. He was angered by Nan Whaley's criticisms.
As expected, Trump, Mike Pence, Gov. Mike DeWine, Dayton mayor Nan Whaley, the 16 U.S. Representatives, Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) will run the usual "thoughts and prayers" platitudes. The candidates running for the Democratic nomination will address this and many other tragedies involving gun violence.
Trump made remarks to show empathy towards the victims of El Paso and Dayton that night. During a morning press briefing Trump said "God bless the people of Toledo, Ohio." a city that is located 130 miles from Dayton. He was roundly criticized for the gaffe.
When he decided to visit Dayton and El Paso, he would bypass the mayors and local leaders.
When he arrived to Dayton, Ohio, Trump didn't go to the Oregon District. He went the Premier Health Partners Miami Valley Hospital. He took pictures with doctors and nurses. He visited victims who were injured and quickly headed off to El Paso and then to Mar-a-Largo.
Most Americans disapproved of Trump's handling of the tragedies because they feel like he has no sympathy towards gun violence victims.
Dayton mayor Nan Whaley is greeted by Dave Chappelle. In late August, Chappelle hosted a charity event in the Oregon District.
Entertainer Dave Chappelle, who lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio was touched by the community's efforts to heal from a mass shooting and tornado. He host a charity event in the Oregon District.
Chappelle along with Jon Stewart, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian West, Chance the Rapper, Stevie Wonder, Talib Kweli and Teyana Taylor were there to show solidarity with the community.
The Dayton massacre was one of the latest in a string of many other mass shootings where no one is safe. It happens in schools, places of worship, movie theaters, shopping malls, banks, convenience stores, workplaces, government facilities, festivals, clubs and the home.
THE NICE GUY IS THE MOST DANGEROUS PERSON WITH A FIREARM. THOSE WHO ARE SPURN BY RELATIONSHIPS, THE WORKPLACE, SOCIETY IN GENERAL WILL SEEK REVENGE BY TAKING OUT LIVES. THEY WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS OF MASSACRING THEIR FELLOW HUMAN BEING. THE JUNK FOOD MEDIA AND POLITICIANS ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE BY AMPING UP POLARIZING RHETORIC . INSTEAD OF WORKING TOGETHER ON SOLVING THIS MAN-MADE CRISIS, WE RETURN TO SAME SHIT. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF COVERAGE, WE MOVE ON TO ANOTHER CONTROVERSY. THEN LATER ANOTHER MASS SHOOTING AND IT WOULD BE WORSE THAN THE LAST ONE.
The Dayton shooting left an impact on America. This terrorist wanted to leave a message to America, there would be more after me. We must change course before more of these incidents happen.
The race of the suspect doesn't matter. The nationality doesn't matter. The religion doesn't matter. The motive doesn't matter. The terrorist managed to find a way to outmaneuver the law.
And of course, Trump and Republicans will continue to stall legislation in regards to firearms. They will continue to embrace mass chaos in the country. After all, they believe in "freedom."
The city of Dayton will be holding a virtual rally due to the COVID-19 pandemic scrapping the live tributes.
American actress/comedian Tiffany Haddish has confirmed she is dating Lonnie "Common" Lynn.
On a podcast hosted by Steve-O, Haddish confirmed that dating Common is "the best relationship I've ever been in."
There's also talk the two are planning on having children. Rumors are going around that Haddish is pregnant with her first child. The two were dating since late 2019. The two were spotted courtside together during the 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago. Haddish walked arm and arm with the actor/rapper on red carpet events and was by his side for his hosting duties.
"I'm in a relationship," Haddis said. "Yeah, we're twins now."
Haddish had recently shaved her head saying, "The best part is when water hits my head it feels like kisses from God."
Haddish discussed her relationship and why she shaved her head with Steve-O.
Haddish continued: "This is hands down the best relationship I've ever been in. Knock on wood! I've lost 20 pounds since I've been in this relationship."
Tiffany Haddish and Common at a Black Lives Matters protest with Megan Thee Stallion.
"I feel more confident in me and it's not him that's doing it. I'm just way happier and it's like knowing I got somebody that cares about me, that really has my back."
"It seems like he does anyways. And I love it. I love him."
Common previously a vegan is a pescatarian. He mostly eats vegetarian meals and on some occasions fish and seafood.
Asked about cutting her hair off and Common's reaction.
"I've been talking about cutting my hair for years...he said it was beautiful. He's like, 'Wow, you did it man. You've got a lot of courage. You look so beautiful. I love it.'"
"And I'm like, 'Ahh, put your head on my head,'" she said.
The two have been spotted recently at a Black Lives Matter protest with Megan Thee Stallion in June.
Haddish shows off her new style.
The actress told Steve-O how she met the rapper on the set of the motion picture, The Kitchen and then worked together on a charity project with Bumble at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Haddish also shared that she is heading back to Mississippi to film The Card Counter. Production was halted due to a member of the cast reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus.
Haddish admits when filming she will have to wear wigs now. She ain't ashamed of it. She also dismissed the notion that she's having a mental breakdown.
"Nothing is wrong with my brain, you guys. I'm not suffering from no emotional shit, nothing. Anybody that knows me, knows me, knows that I've been talking about this for a long time."
