(The Center Square) – Funding for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is increasing going into the new fiscal year, despite calls for its defunding. Republicans have long been pushing for increased transparency and accountability at the department, which has recently faced a number of controversies. While the recently-signed budget does not include cuts in gross appropriations for […]
Virginia Democrats are poised to enter the redistricting battle with Republicans from other states later Thursday in order to counter President Donald Trump‘s agenda to add more House GOP seats. The plan is set to be announced later Thursday when Democratic leaders in the Virginia General Assembly convene state lawmakers for a session to start […]
President Donald Trump said Thursday he was persuaded by “friends” to call off a federal troop deployment to San Francisco. Trump said in a Truth Social post that he also spoke with Democratic San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who told him the city was making “substantial progress” on combating crime and asked to be given […]
Fed up with liberal “building envy,” a New York Times bestselling presidential historian on Thursday dismissed critics of President Donald Trump’s $300 million ballroom project and said it will be something all Americans can enjoy. Ronald Reagan biographer Craig Shirley said that, unlike virtually all past White House renovations and construction projects done just for […]
Author Michael Wolff dismissed a lawsuit threat from first lady Melania Trump and announced Thursday he will be publishing his insights from interviews with the late convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Wolff announced on Instagram on Wednesday that he was “notified by lawyers for the first lady that they intend to sue me for a […]
The Senate rejected a bill Thursday that would pay troops and federal employees working during the shutdown, leaving Republicans stuck in a logjam centered on Democrats’ healthcare demands. In a 54-45 vote, Democrats blocked the Shutdown Fairness Act, sponsored by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), arguing it gives the White House too much authority to decide […]
The supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church joined with the British monarch for a joint prayer in the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, breaking an ecumenical barrier that has existed for approximately 500 years. It was a celebration of the Anglican and Catholic traditions, emphasizing their shared history while also highlighting the extant schism that has […]
President Donald Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the Chinese-born Canadian billionaire founder and majority owner of cryptocurrency exchange Binance. “President Trump exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a pardon for Mr. Zhao, who was prosecuted by the Biden Administration in their war on cryptocurrency,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote in a statement. “In their […]
The White House is holding its first briefing since President Donald Trump confirmed the entire East Wing would be demolished during renovations to build his new ballroom. The press conference is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. At a Wednesday press conference alongside NATO head Mark Rutte, after originally saying White House structures would barely […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to endorse former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the independent candidate in the city’s mayoral race, on Thursday to prevent Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani from winning the general election in fewer than two weeks. Adams and Cuomo are expected to participate in a joint appearance later Thursday, […]
