BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP, New Jersey — Despite the blustering winds, overcast sky, and leaves leaping into people’s faces, energy outside the Bridgewater Municipal Court in New Jersey was high as supporters waited eagerly for Republican Jack Ciattarelli to arrive on Friday ahead of the state’s competitive gubernatorial election. Ciattarelli was greeted by loud cheers, red “Make […]
Centrism seems to have triumphed in the Netherlands after a nail-biter election between the political middle and the right-wing. Rob Jetten, leader of the centrist Democrats 66 party, declared victory on Friday after the pro-European Union faction tripled its seats and took a surprising bite out of the right-wing Party for Freedom (PVV). “We are […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s decision to boast about new tests of nuclear-capable weapons systems this week is his latest strategic effort designed to dissuade Western support for Ukraine. Putin called the 9M730 Burevestnik missile, which is a nuclear-powered cruise missile, “a unique weapon that no other country possesses,” while the chief of the general staff […]
In the final stretch of Virginia’s gubernatorial race, Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger spent an afternoon speeding through outreach to Latino and Asian voters via a pair of back-to-back events, one at a cramped Mexican restaurant and the other inside a Korean tea shop. From speaking Spanish to participating in a traditional tea ceremony, Spanberger pulled out all […]
The Trump administration warned the Supreme Court that if it decides President Donald Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs are unlawful, it will “effectively disarm” him in pivotal international trade talks. The Justice Department filed its reply brief to the Supreme Court ahead of arguments in a pair of cases challenging Trump’s use of the International […]
(The Center Square) – With 1.4 million Ohioans expected to lose federal food benefits Saturday and communities scrambling to fill the gap, state taxpayers are kicking in help. After pleadings from state Democrats over the past week to step in, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed an emergency order releasing $25 million in taxpayer funds for food. […]
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin school boards must create rules banning cell phones during instructional time with a deadline by July 1 after Gov. Tony Evers signed the bill into law Friday. States across the country have moved to ban cell phones at school or during certain parts of the school. “It has always been […]
Despite New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s anti-corporate bona fides, corporate interests have poured close to $2 million into supporting the election of his allies to the City Council, campaign finance records show. While Mamdani has worn his lack of corporate support as a badge of honor, suggesting that not being in the […]
(The Center Square) — The prolonged government shutdown has disrupted the National Flood Insurance Program, leaving roughly half a million Louisiana policyholders in limbo and complicating property sales, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said Friday. The program, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has stopped writing policies and paused renewals of existing ones, a […]
The White House announced that public tours will resume on Dec. 2, following a temporary pause caused by the construction of the new ballroom. The ballroom project, which also required tearing down the East Wing, has stirred controversy and renewed debate about the preservation of historic presidential spaces. The new ballroom is expected to be […]
