House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Sunday there is a “big appetite” to apply additional sanctions on Russia, saying these are “far overdue.” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) suggested Wednesday he is getting closer to bringing a Russia sanctions bill to the floor for consideration. The legislation would likely have a sizable effect on […]
Eric Trump said the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has awoken a “sleeping enemy” of mobilized young and older voters across the country. In an appearance on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, Trump, a friend of Kirk, referenced the famous reported quote from a Japanese admiral after the attack on Pearl […]
(The Center Square) – Increased food stamp requirements from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are set to affect over 130,000 Nevadans. With one in six Nevadans on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, tightened eligibility starting Jan. 31, 2026 could pose some difficult questions for the state’s most vulnerable. “We are absolutely anticipating an increase in need,” […]
(The Center Square) – Throughout the Hill Country, crosses, words of Jesus, prayers and messages of hope are written on memorials honoring nearly 150 killed from the catastrophic July 4 flash flood. In Hunt, along the Guadalupe Riverbank, a wooden cross memorial was presented to the people of Kerr County by TheMessageOfTheCross.net. It cites Revelation 21:4, […]
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers wants a court order to enforce his interpretation of a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on rulemaking that Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, recently described as “outside of the law.” Evers directed Wisconsin agencies to create rules and then send them to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication […]
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) condemned President Donald Trump for not seeking to unify the nation after conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder, saying “both sides of the political spectrum” are victims of political violence. Kelly said Kirk’s murder will have a “long-term impact” on people and said he hopes people will ask themselves if they are […]
(The Center Square) – Data centers may not be visible to most Americans, but they are shaping everything from electricity use to how communities grow. These facilities house the servers that process nearly all digital activity, from online shopping and streaming to banking and health care. As the backbone of artificial intelligence and cloud computing, […]
(The Center Square) – Only two states are better than Mississippi in teacher freedom, a report from the Heritage Foundation says The Education Freedom Report Card put Mississippi 17th overall, and No. 3 behind Florida and Arizona in teacher freedom. “A solid 47% of teachers in the state found their way to the classroom through […]
(The Center Square) − A former top government official said the federal government has a rare chance to rethink how it hires and trains top talent amid an ongoing hiring freeze. “From a workforce standpoint, we have seen the substantial shrinking of the federal workforce, and you’ve got a hiring freeze in place at the […]
Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) acknowledged that there are “corners of the web” where the more “inflammatory” comments made by the late political activist Charlie Kirk are making the rounds. “Charlie said some very inflammatory things, and in some corners of the web, that‘s all people have heard,” Cox said on CNN’s State of the Union […]
