(The Center Square) – Two significant events this month advanced Washington state on its path toward linking its carbon market with the established systems of California and Quebec, Canada. California extended its cap-and-trade program, which was set to expire in 2030, through 2045 as part of a six-bill climate and energy package passed by the Legislature […]
Washington Examiner Chief Political Correspondent Byron York said it is hard to see former Vice President Kamala Harris’s rationale in publishing her forthcoming book, after multiple revealing excerpts from 107 Days were released this week. An excerpt released this week detailed Harris’ decision in selecting her running mate for her 2024 presidential campaign. Harris wrote […]
(The Center Square) – Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown declared a “complete victory” on Thursday after the courts dismissed a First Amendment lawsuit, which the city authorized $200,000 in spending to fight. Conservative Christian activist Sean Feucht filed a lawsuit against the city of Spokane and current and former members of the Spokane City Council last year. Marshall […]
Law enforcement detained an armed man “exhibiting suspicious behavior” at the site of Charlie Kirk‘s memorial on Friday. The man claimed to be law enforcement and was detained after entering the Arizona Cardinals stadium, where Kirk’s funeral is set to be on Sunday. The Secret Service observed the man exhibiting odd behavior and approached him, […]
(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday morning promised up to $60 billion in tax rebates on electricity fees just before signing climate and energy bills. The legislation includes expansion of the state’s climate credit, which gives residents discounts each year on their electrical bills. Newsom made his remarks during a press conference in […]
Washington Examiner Senior Writer Joe Concha said it was the ABC affiliates and Jimmy Kimmel’s own words, not the Federal Communications Commission, that influenced the late-night host’s firing. “In the end, the FCC had nothing to do with this; it was the affiliates and Jimmy Kimmel’s own words and his responsibility that this happened,” Concha […]
This was a comeback week of sorts for President Donald Trump. He showed in his trip to the United Kingdom that it’s better — and more important — being president than king. The Federal Reserve finally listened and cut rates. And his top late-night critic, Jimmy Kimmel, got himself suspended for crossing a line of […]
President Donald Trump insisted on Saturday that he fired Interim U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert after reports came out that he resigned on Friday. Siebert reportedly intended to resign after Trump publicly said that he wanted him ousted from his position. The president’s administration had pressured Siebert to investigate New York Attorney General Letitia James for […]
A trio of Russian fighters violated Estonia’s airspace on Friday, days after the country also tested Poland’s air borders. Like the Poland intrusions, NATO scrambled jets to intercept what the Estonian foreign minister called an “unprecedentedly brazen” intrusion by Russia. The intrusions have been viewed as Russia testing the NATO alliance during the country’s Ukraine […]
As parties battle over redistricting to boost their chances in the 2026 midterm elections, Illinois’s 2022 maps and election results serve as a warning that gerrymandering can lead to unintended consequences of partisanship and misrepresentation in Congress. Democrats and Republicans are pushing forward on plans to redraw congressional maps to offset each other’s gerrymandering in […]
