President Donald Trump said a peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war is “very close” to being reached following his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday. Trump met with Zelensky for the first time since October at his resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as the peace talks were at their highest […]
Virginia Republican state Sen. Bryce Reeves has dropped out of the 2026 race for Sen. Mark Warner‘s (D-VA) seat, citing a “serious family health matter” that requires him to remain in the Commonwealth. “Today, after prayerful reflection and conversations with my family, I am withdrawing from the U.S. Senate race. A serious family health matter […]
(The Center Square) – With the impending rescheduling of marijuana in the U.S., the transportation industry is searching for answers on whether it still will legally be able to test employees before sending them on the road or in the air. Truck and school bus drivers, train engineers and pilots are all considered “safety-sensitive” transportation […]
(The Center Square) – While former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan spends the final days of 2025 behind bars, the next filings in Madigan’s appeal of his corruption convictions are expected in late January and February. Madigan began serving a 7.5-year prison term Oct. 13 at a minimum security prison camp in Morgantown, West Virginia. […]
(The Center Square) – In President Donald Trump’s first year in office, illegal border crossings in Arizona plummeted to record lows. They represent roughly a 92% drop from illegal entries and a record number of gotaways reported in Arizona during the Biden administration. Under the Trump administration, illegal entries in Arizona this year were 66% […]
(The Center Square) – According to an analysis of migration data from the three most populous states, more Californians and Floridians are moving to Texas than Texans are moving to those states. Overall, the majority of out-of-state movers relocating to Texas are leaving Democratic-led states that have higher state income taxes and more progressive tax […]
(The Center Square) – Illinois‘ initiative to boost the amount of state contract money it awards to businesses owned by racial minorities and women continues to struggle despite the tens of millions of dollars the state has spent. This month, the number of those businesses that are certified for preference in state contracting dropped again, […]
Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler is projecting optimism during the holiday season for America’s small businesses. Loeffler and the SBA have pointed to rising small business optimism and consumer sentiments in December. Loeffler said the upward trends are thanks to the tax cuts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in an interview on […]
House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) forecasted Democrats would take back the House in the 2026 midterm elections, railing against congressional Republicans for following what President Donald Trump “insists that they do.” Pelosi, the first female House speaker, announced she would not seek reelection to Congress in November, but with about a year left in […]
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and X CEO Elon Musk are trading barbs on social media after Musk took aim at Mamdani’s pick to lead the New York City Fire Department. Mamdani tapped Lillian Bonsignore, a retired EMS chief and former EMT, to be his FDNY commissioner on Dec. 23. The move brought backlash […]
