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GOP Heavyweight Officially Launches Challenge to Trump

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Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) has filed paperwork to run for president in 2024 ahead of his expected announcement next week.

Scott filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Friday, all but guaranteeing that the South Carolina senator is preparing to enter the GOP primary to win the White House.

The FEC filing was done in advance of his Monday announcement in order to launch a $6 million ad buy, Scott’s newly launched campaign told the Washington Examiner.

The ads will run statewide in Iowa and South Carolina, important battleground states and the first two GOP nominating contests.

Scott received a major endorsement on Thursday from Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), his first Senate endorsement since speculation began that he is joining the growing list of Republicans vying for the presidency.

Once in the race, Scott will face former President Donald Trump, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC).

The South Carolina senator formed an exploratory committee last month and recently hired key staff for his campaign operation. His 2024 plans are to focus on presenting a message of faith-based optimism, one that contrasts sharply with the mud-slinging already seen between Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), who has not entered the presidential field.

Eleven of Scott’s Senate colleagues have already endorsed Trump, including Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Scott has notably picked up a Senate endorsement before DeSantis, who has made limited headway in receiving endorsements from national players.

Scott is the only black Republican in the Senate, and he has frequently sought to find common ground on key issues, such as racial justice, gun violence, and school choice.

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Liz Cheney Reveals Lengths She Would Go To Stop Trump In 2024

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Former Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney said she is contemplating a third-party presidential run, warning of the dangers that would come from former President Donald Trump serving as president next year for a second term.

Speaking to the Washington Post on Monday while promoting her new book, Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning, Cheney said she would not have thought about a third-party run several years ago but feels the former president’s presidential bid threatens democracy.

“I happen to think democracy is at risk at home, obviously, as a result of Donald Trump’s continued grip on the Republican Party, and I think democracy is at risk internationally as well,” Cheney said.

Cheney, once a rising star in the Republican Party before becoming one of Trump’s most outspoken GOP critics, said she would make a final decision within the next few months.

“We face threats that could be existential to the United States, and we need a candidate who is going to be able to deal with and address and confront all of those challenges,” Cheney said. “That will all be part of my calculation as we go into the early months of 2024.”

Cheney served as vice chairwoman of the House Jan. 6 committee and was one of 10 House Republicans who joined all Democrats in voting to impeach Trump for a second time following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. She was ousted in the Wyoming primary last year by a Trump-backed challenger, now-Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY).

She has not ruled out voting for President Joe Biden if he is the 2024 Democratic nominee, telling CBS on Sunday that a Republican congressional majority with Trump in the White House would pose a threat to democracy.

Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has been on a string of media appearances, further fueling speculation about a presidential bid.

“I don’t even want to imagine a situation where he has won,” Cheney said on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show. “I think we have to do everything we can to stop him in terms of, again, the kind of things we have been working on, working in a nonpartisan fashion.”

Cheney emphasized Republicans, Democrats, and independents need to “work together” and “vote together” to “make clear that Donald Trump is not an acceptable alternative.”

“He is not the lesser of two evils,” Cheney said. “He is a completely unfit man for office. He’s already shown us what he would do, and he can never be near the Oval Office again.”

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Professor fired for criticizing homosexuality responds to Christian College

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A college professor has filed a lawsuit against a Christian college after being fired over social media posts he made criticizing homosexuality.

Dr. Aaron Edwards was fired in March following statements he made online, ending his employment at Cliff College, located in England, that lasted for seven years. Edwards revealed Tuesday that he has enlisted the help of Christian Legal Centre to support his case against the school, according to Fox News Digital.

“I think many Christians have not been willing to say things that will offend people,” he said. “The British people especially find it hard to offend people in ways that other cultures don’t because they’re more willing to say, ‘This is what I believe, and you need to kind of get over it. And I’m free to say that.’ I think in Britain for many years, we’ve tolerated a kind of self-silencing.”

Edwards had claimed on Feb. 19 that homosexuality was “invading the Church” and that many Christians no longer saw “the severity” that such an invasion posed. The statement caused major pushback among LGBT activists, and Cliff College issued a statement calling Edwards’s post “unacceptable” and “inappropriate.”

The professor refused to delete his post, which ultimately led to his firing.

Edwards believes that more Christians will have to face similar situations that he underwent this year, warning that progressive ideology is “invading” both the church and society itself. However, he also said he is encouraged by others who have pushed back against progressive ideology within the church and hopes that the lawsuit against Cliff College will help raise awareness about free speech being at risk in the United Kingdom.

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Biden makes stunning admission about running in 2024

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President Joe Biden admitted he may not have sought reelection if former President Donald Trump did not announce his own campaign for a second term.

“If Trump wasn’t running, I’m not sure I’d be running, but [we] cannot let him win,” Biden told donors on Tuesday in Boston.

Biden made the comments as his campaign has picked up its pace, spending the day in the Boston area for three fundraisers, including a concert with musician James Taylor.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

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