The Senate waded into President Donald Trump’s feud with Canada on Wednesday, voting to overturn the tariffs at the center of a freshly rekindled trade war. In a 50-46 vote, four Republicans sided with Democrats to end the national emergency Trump declared to impose an escalating set of tariffs on Canada, marking the second time […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA – Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears‘s campaign is having to carry on without her, with less than one week before Election Day, after Democrats’ surprise redistricting move called her back to Richmond. The move from Democrats, the latest in a string of redistricting efforts from both parties, set off a wave of Republican […]
(The Center Square) — New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte is vowing to crack down on a new ‘sanctuary’ movement that plans to monitor federal immigration authorities and aid undocumented immigrants. Earlier this week, a group of progressive activists declared eight regions of New Hampshire “sanctuaries” from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and outlined plans to provide […]
(The Center Square) – The Seattle City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an emergency ordinance that bans anti-competitive covenants that prevent new grocery stores and pharmacies from opening in former locations. This measure aims to address growing concerns about food and medicine deserts – a geographic area with limited access to healthy, affordable food and essential medicines – […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) brushed off claims that members of his caucus are breaking ranks on the government shutdown, insisting there are “zero cracks” on the Democratic side. Jeffries said on Wednesday that everyone across the ideological spectrum in the Democratic caucus has held the line by refusing to vote for the GOP’s […]
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin voters believe that the costs of data centers outweigh the benefits, according to a new Marquette Law School poll. The poll showed that 55% believe the costs outweigh the benefits, while 44% believe the benefits outweigh the costs. “This is interesting because there is no difference by party across this,” […]
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) lent former Gov. Andrew Cuomo his endorsement Wednesday in the closing days of the New York City mayoral race, citing Zohran Mamdani’s socialist brand for his refusal to back the Democratic nominee. Suozzi said he couldn’t stomach endorsing a “socialist with a thin resume to run the most complex city in […]
As the government shutdown hit its 29th day, several senators and representatives on both sides of the aisle have decided to withhold their paychecks. Federal employees have been furloughed and have not received paychecks since the Senate failed to vote on a continuing resolution to fund the government. Congress members, who have the option to […]
An animated Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) unleashed on Democrats on Wednesday over food stamp funding that’s set to run dry on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown. The normally mild-mannered Midwesterner shouted a deluge of criticism on the floor against Democrats for seeking to pass a stand-alone measure for the Supplemental Nutrition […]
House congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh is among six people who have been federally indicted on account of allegedly blocking vehicles outside of a federal immigration center during a protest in Broadview, Illinois. The indictment, filed last week, argues Abughazaleh “physically hindered and impeded” an agent who was “forced to drive at an extremely slow rate […]
