Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said Republicans are only pursuing mid-decade redistricting to even the playing field against Democrats who are likewise engaging in gerrymandering. “All we’re doing, frankly, is trying to make the situation a little bit more fair on a national scale,” Vance told NBC News host Kristen Welker on Meet the […]
(The Center Square) – A Wisconsin lawmaker has introduced a bill to prevent state and local governments from paying for health care services for undocumented individuals in the state. Rep. Alex Dallman, R-Markesan, pointed to Minnesota’s expansion of MinnesotaCare to include undocumented individuals earlier this year as reasoning for the law, saying it will cost […]
CAIRO (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital on Sunday, days after Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel that its military described as the first cluster bomb the rebels had fired at it since 2023. The Iranian-backed Houthis said the strikes hit multiple areas across Sanaa. The Houthi-run health ministry said at least two […]
President Donald Trump on Sunday said he wouldn’t accept an invitation from Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) to join a “public safety walk” in Baltimore next month as long as the city’s crime problem persists. “Governor Wes Moore of Maryland has asked, in a rather nasty and provocative tone, that I ‘walk the streets of Maryland’ […]
(The Center Square) – A recent federal grant audit into the Moses Lake School District revealed nearly $4.4 million in questionable costs before the school board approved the 2025-26 budget on Thursday. The Moses Lake School Board briefly discussed the findings that the Office of the Washington State Auditor, or SAO, published on Monday. The financial and federal audit […]
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted a law launching the Farmland Transition Commission, a lifeline for young farmers struggling to secure land. This comes as an Illinois state Senator says farmland is disappearing to solar and wind projects. State Sen. Sally Turner, R-Beason, sponsored legislation to create the commission. She said the commission […]
(The Center Square) – King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci is proposing utilizing new sales tax revenue toward addressing retail crime as grocery stores close in the county due to safety concerns. Balducci – who is running for King County executive in the upcoming general election – made the announcement on Thursday in response to the […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday said that while Russia is prepared to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to further progress peace talks, it questions his legitimacy. When asked by NBC News host Kristen Welker whether Russia views Zelensky as the “legitimate leader” of Ukraine, Lavrov called Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s Ukrainian counterpart […]
Russia accused Ukraine on Sunday of striking one of its nuclear power plants in an overnight drone attack that caused no increase in radiation levels. The alleged attack sparked a fire at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant near the Russia-Ukraine border, forcing a 50% reduction in operating capacity at one of the facility’s nuclear reactors. […]
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) endorsed Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) in his run for Texas attorney general on Saturday, calling the candidate a “close friend and ally.” “I am proud to endorse Chip Roy for Attorney General of Texas,” Cruz said in a statement. “As my very first chief of staff, Chip has been a close […]
