(The Center Square) – A mayor pushed back late Monday on Florida’s chief financial officer saying his county government has “excessive and wasteful” spending. “When accounting for population growth and inflation, Orange County’s current General Fund Budget is $190 million higher than it should be,” CFO Blaise Ingoglia’s office said in a release. “Ingoglia is calling […]
Washington Examiner Investigative Editor Sarah Bedford said conversations about today’s political climate should focus on radicalization, not polarization, following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Bedford argued on NewsNation’s Balance that political division isn’t a new problem in the United States. She said the nation has been divided for decades. “We’ve been extremely divided […]
FBI Director Kash Patel said Tuesday that the bureau is investigating more than 20 people connected to an online Discord chat with Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson, confirming the chat’s existence, which had been leaked, and that it is now part of an active federal investigation. Patel made the disclosure during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in response […]
House Republican leadership released text for a stopgap spending deal on Tuesday afternoon as the conference races against the clock to get funding legislation to President Donald Trump’s desk by the end of the month to avoid a government shutdown. The continuing resolution will extend current funding levels for the federal government and punt the […]
A Chinese Coast Guard vessel damaged a Philippine vessel on Tuesday near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Both sides quickly accused the other of being responsible for the latest incident in their dispute over the shoal. In the Chinese Coast Guard’s telling of events, more than 10 Philippine vessels surrounded the […]
Some Democrats are seeing state Sen. Josh Turek’s U.S. Senate bid as their best chance at success in the 2026 Iowa Senate race. Several Iowa Democratic leaders said Turek will be backed by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, according to a NOTUS report, but no formal endorsements have […]
OpenAI will roll out a new chatbot program to address mounting safety concerns surrounding teenagers in artificial intelligence forums, the company said Tuesday morning. The company’s announcement comes as lawmakers and families of teenagers affected by chatbot safety lapses have raised alarm over the effects artificial intelligence responses can have on children’s mental health. California […]
Peter Navarro, a senior counselor for trade and manufacturing to President Donald Trump, urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to “give reasons for shrugging off” his case. The DOJ recently declined to defend its prosecution and subsequent conviction of Navarro, refusing to provide a reason. The Trump administration official said he feels entitled to an […]
The top Republican in the Colorado House, Rose Pugliese, resigned from office Monday following clashes with Democratic lawmakers in a special session and a scandal involving a secret photograph of another lawmaker. In a letter to her supporters, Pugliese said she was leaving elected office to focus on her children. “I have spent the months reflecting on […]
Stephen Miran, who was confirmed on Monday as a governor at the Federal Reserve, is facing criticism from Democrats over his decision not to resign from his role at the White House. Miran, 42, was confirmed in a party-line vote. Democrats and some Fed experts have pushed back on his decision to take an unpaid […]
