(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court appeared split during oral arguments on Wednesday about a challenge over mail-in ballot laws in Illinois. The challenge centers around Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL), who sued the Illinois Board of Elections over a law allowing the state to count mail-in ballots marked on Election Day as much […]
If any hope for negotiations to end the invasion of Ukraine still existed, it appears they have been snuffed out. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the “momentum” created by Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump’s August meeting in Alaska has evaporated, blaming European nations and their “destructive actions.” “Unfortunately, we have […]
President Donald Trump is holding a roundtable to discuss the threat posed by antifa. The roundtable is set to begin at 3 p.m. Trump designated antifa a terrorist group after the assassination of Charlie Kirk last month, where the suspected assassin inscribed antifa slogans on his bullet shell casings. The network has organized violent attacks […]
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and the Democratic senators of Arizona had a tense exchange over why the House leader has not sworn in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Wednesday. The speaker crashed a press gathering held in front of his office by Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ). The Democrats pressed Johnson on why […]
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) is the latest incumbent establishment Democrat to face a challenge from a young progressive Democrat. Controversial state Rep. Justin Pearson, 30, earned national attention on March 30, 2023, when he and fellow Democratic state Reps. Gloria Johnson and Justin Jones took over the state Capitol’s floor to harangue fellow legislators over […]
(The Center Square) — Outgoing New York Mayor Eric Adams is moving to protect a pair of Christopher Columbus statues amid threats from mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani, who has called for them to be toppled. Adams, who steps down at the end of the year after choosing not to run for reelection, told the New […]
(The Center Square) – Charlotte and Raleigh, the largest cities in North Carolina, have each grown by more than 7% since the outset of COVID-19, according to an October report from the Office of State Budget and Management. Raleigh’s 500,639 population leads Wake County’s claim to having four of the eight cities in the state […]
Authorities arrested a suspect on Tuesday in connection with the fires that devastated Los Angeles in January, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday. Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli for the Central District of California said Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is charged with “maliciously starting what became the Palisades Fire,” known as one of the most catastrophic […]
Eric Trump accused NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo of trying to “play coy” while debating government weaponization on Tuesday, saying President Donald Trump didn’t try to “bankrupt” his opponents in his first term. Cuomo asked Eric Trump if it was fair to say that the Trump administration is “going after its political opponents” ahead of former […]
(The Center Square) – More than a third of small business owners still can’t fill job openings as Ohio’s unemployment rate continues to rise. The National Federation of Independent Business September jobs report has its highest number since July 2020. Despite state-specific data being unavailable, Jared Weiser, NFIB Ohio state director, said state employers continue […]
