(The Center Square) – Mayor Brandon Johnson says Chicago does not have a spending problem, even as city government spending soars and the projected budget deficit grows. Johnson addressed a question Tuesday about a report from his budget working group. “One of the things that it’s clear to note that the working group fully established […]
A suspect accused of ramming a car into the gate of an FBI field office in Pittsburgh is in custody. The FBI identified the suspect as military veteran Donald Henson. At a Wednesday press briefing, FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Giordano told reporters that Henson allegedly drove his Toyota sedan into the entry gate of […]
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania lawmakers are weighing bills to protect residents in the state’s nearly 2,300 manufactured home communities. But for many facing steep land rent hikes, should the legislation pass, it will come too late. Homeowners from half a dozen communities in the Lehigh Valley gathered last week to learn about the Coalition […]
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) called for a hearing to focus on online radicalization after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week. Comer called on the Chief Executive Officers of Discord, Steam, Twitch, and Reddit to testify at a full committee hearing on Oct. 8. “The politically motivated assassination of Charlie […]
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is hosting a press conference at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, during which he is expected to publicly address the first interest rate cuts of the year. The Fed’s interest recommendation currently sits between 4.25% and 4.50%, and the central bank is anticipated to announce a quarter-percentage-point cut at 2 p.m. […]
Two Democrats threw their hats in the ring to fill retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell‘s (R-KY) Senate seat, joining the race as political outsiders against front-runner Democratic state Rep. Pamela Stevenson. Logan Forsythe, a former Secret Service special agent under former President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump and current attorney, launched his campaign Tuesday with […]
Eight months after retaking office, President Donald Trump is inching closer to the Senate confirming his United Nations ambassador nominee. Mike Waltz, his nominee to be United Nations ambassador, was revoted 11-10 out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday after Democrats forced the Republican majority to reconsider dozens of Trump nominees over a rules snafu. The same […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said Wednesday that the recent dismissal of state terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione is bad news for bringing down the political temperature, saying the United States will “absolutely” see more political violence after this. Judge Gregory Carro tossed the terrorism charges against Mangione, the 27-year-old suspect accused of killing United […]
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) on Wednesday criticized President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overhaul museums and national parks. “There is an organized effort by the federal government to erase our shared history and whitewash our museums and monuments,” Shapiro said in a social media post. “But they don’t have the power to dictate our values in […]
The Trump administration announced it will close a controversial Biden-era censorship office ostensibly used to counter malicious messaging from foreign actors. The State Department’s Office of Public Diplomacy said it will dismantle the Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference framework, Acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Darren Beattie first told […]
