President Donald Trump convened a meeting of his Cabinet Tuesday morning, where he previewed imminent military action in Venezuela and Colombia and sought to prop up War Secretary Pete Hegseth. For months, the Trump administration has been conducting air strikes on alleged narco-terrorist boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, in addition to steadily […]
Former Indiana Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann testified Tuesday against a Republican mid-decade redistricting plan, pleading with her former colleagues to refuse a partisan pressure campaign launched by President Donald Trump and his allies. “Let’s be clear, Hoosiers aren’t asking for this,” said Ellspermann, a Republican who was lieutenant governor under former Indiana governor and Trump’s first […]
Justice Clarence Thomas sharply questioned the basis New Jersey had for issuing subpoenas seeking vast information from a pregnancy center, pressing the state’s lawyers during oral arguments on Tuesday in a case before the Supreme Court over whether the pregnancy center can fight the legality of the subpoena in federal court. The case, First Choice […]
President Donald Trump will make an announcement in the White House’s Roosevelt Room around 2 p.m. Tuesday. TUG-OF-WAR: TRUMP’S ESCALATION AGAINST VENEZUELA SPLITS REPUBLICANS The president’s announcement will come after he meets with his Cabinet. There’s speculation that the announcement is concerning the new “Trump accounts,” which are tax-advantaged investment accounts designed for children. It […]
(The Center Square) – Gov. Brian Kemp said Tuesday that he is traveling to Panama with a state delegation to discuss Georgia’s connectivity to the Panama Canal. “The Panama Canal connects shipping routes with some of Georgia’s top business partners to Savannah and Brunswick, and we look forward to learning more about their operations as we […]
Virginia state Sen. Mark Peake said Monday he is stepping down as chairman of the Virginia Republican Party, citing a need to focus on next year’s legislative session. Peake stepped into the position earlier this year after President Donald Trump nominated former Chairman Rich Anderson to be the Air Force’s assistant secretary. Since then, the […]
(The Center Square) − The New Orleans City Council on Monday unanimously adopted a $1.6 billion operating budget for 2026, closing a projected $222.4 million deficit and aiming to stabilize city finances after a year marked by a payroll scare and warnings of possible state intervention. The spending plan, built around recommendations from Mayor-elect Helena […]
A Democratic socialist councilwoman running for mayor in Washington, D.C., beat fundraising records just hours after launching her campaign. Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George has reportedly raised enough to receive public financing, breaking a record set by current Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser in the process. She’s running to replace Bowser, who is retiring after her […]
(The Center Square) – State officials met with representatives from the University of Virginia on Monday following the school’s agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice on five civil rights investigations. UVA Interim President Paul Mahoney was scheduled to update the Virginia Senate Finance & Appropriations Committee on institutional leadership and finances, as well as […]
Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) signaled the White House has not made enough progress on an AI moratorium for it to be included in the defense policy bill the Senate will consider later this month. “That’s controversial, as you know,” Thune said of the moratorium, which would temporarily prevent states from passing new laws on […]
