Democratic candidate Eileen Higgins will become the next mayor of Miami, Florida, after winning Tuesday’s runoff election. Higgins, whose victory broke the Democratic Party’s 28-year losing streak in seeking the Miami mayor’s office, will succeed Republican incumbent Francis Suarez. “With her runoff victory tonight, Eileen Higgins will be Miami’s next mayor—the first woman in the […]
MOUNT POCONO, Pennsylvania — Hundreds, if not thousands, of people braved the cold on Tuesday to attend President Donald Trump‘s economy-focused speech in northeast Pennsylvania, the informal kickoff of the president’s efforts to boost Republican candidates ahead of a contentious midterm election cycle. Trump’s remarks, delivered in a ballroom at a casino in Mount Pocono, came […]
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) caused a public “spectacle” at an airport in Charleston, South Carolina, where she hurled profanities and insults at airport employees in October, a police investigation concluded. The widely reported encounter started with Mace complaining about the color of the vehicle in which she arrived at Charleston International Airport. The on-duty police […]
(The Center Square) – Louisiana education officials plan to use nearly $6 million in federal grants to expand tutoring and AI tools in public schools, according to records provided to The Center Square. Around $1 million will pay for student accounts for three platforms that use AI in the classroom: Amira, Khanmigo, and Writable. The […]
(The Center Square) − Hiring freezes, limits on overtime pay, and a clampdown on government contracts have saved New Orleans tens of millions of dollars since the city began reining in its spending earlier this year, according to a new report. In a biweekly expenditure report sent Monday to the city council, Chief Administrator Officer Joseph […]
Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY), the new chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, is hoping to take a page out of Kentucky‘s playbook and flip red gubernatorial seats blue in 2026. In an interview with the National Journal, Beshear said he hopes to invest the DGA’s resources in unexpected states where there are “really good candidates” […]
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and his running mate Christian Mitchell will be unopposed in the upcoming Democratic primary. The ballot for Illinois’ March 17 primary is coming into focus with candidates being removed from the ballot for statewide offices after Tuesday’s Illinois State Board of Elections hearing. The elections board heard […]
Netflix is facing its first class-action lawsuit after the world’s leading streaming service announced it would buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming businesses in a blockbuster deal that’s expected to be aggressively challenged on antitrust grounds. The lawsuit, led by Las Vegas resident and HBO Max subscriber Michelle Fendelander, alleges that the pending Netflix-Warner […]
A shooting on Tuesday left at least one person dead and another injured at Kentucky State University, according to police. Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) said that authorities have apprehended a suspect who is now in custody. “We are aware of a reported shooting at Kentucky State University in Frankfort,” he said on X shortly after […]
Rockstar Gene Simmons gave realistic advice in a Senate hearing on Tuesday when asked by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) for musical advice for his youngest son. “Mr. Chairman, if you’ll indulge me, for Mr. Simmons, not on the bill itself, but my youngest son,” Padilla said. “His name is Diego. He’s 10 years old. He has quickly fallen in love […]
