A federal judge on Monday approved a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice accusing North Carolina election officials of failing to maintain accurate voter registration records. The settlement between the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division and the North Carolina State Board of Elections was approved by U.S. District Judge Richard Myers. The […]
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a harsh dissent to the high court’s decision that lifted a lower court’s order and gave federal officers more leeway to conduct immigration enforcement stops in the Los Angeles area. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to stay a district court’s order that […]
The House Oversight Committee received a slew of documents from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, including the 2003 “Birthday Book” that included a sexually suggestive note purported to be from President Donald Trump. The committee received the first set of documents on Monday in response to Chairman James Comer’s (R-KY) subpoena from Aug. 25. […]
Justice Brett Kavanaugh warned judges Monday that the role of the judiciary in immigration legal disputes is not to set policy, sending the Supreme Court‘s latest warning to lower courts via its emergency docket. Kavanaugh’s comments came in a concurrence of a 6-3 order lifting restrictions that a federal district court in California placed on […]
WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Monday, readers! As the Trump administration weighs new sanctions on Russia, Energy Secretary Chris Wright has indicated additional measures will be contingent on Europe ending its imports of Russian energy products. Meanwhile, OPEC+ has said it will continue to pump more oil into the global markets next month, […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s (D-CA) slick style, celebrity swagger, and unabashedly liberal politics have given California Republicans a villain to go after over the years. But now, those same traits, plus a very public pushback against President Donald Trump‘s policies, have turned him into a Democratic superstar with a national spotlight and social media megaphone. That has opponents of […]
The conservative advocacy group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence, Advancing American Freedom, urged Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill to commit to steep budget cuts to return federal spending to pre-pandemic levels. The message, relayed in a Monday letter sent to GOP congressional offices and first seen by the Washington Examiner, comes amid bipartisan […]
(The Center Square) – Tax relief and continued reduction of tax-supported debt are leading praises of the Legislature from an independent nonpartisan taxpayer research institute in Florida. The Taxpayers’ Guide to Florida’s FY2025-26 State Budget, produced by Florida TaxWatch, highlights moves in a $114.8 billion spending plan for education, human services, the environment, transportation and […]
(The Center Square) – The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system welcomes help from the state of North Carolina as it works to improves its trouble financial situation, a school system spokeswoman told The Center Square. The school district, the state’s fourth largest and among the nation’s 100 most populous, still owes the state $3.4 million for […]
(The Center Square) – Milwaukee’s new superintendent says the city’s school district will likely need $100 million more. Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said on UpFront over the weekend that Milwaukee schools could be looking at a $100 million “structural imbalance” as soon as next year. “If there is no additional state aid coming in, that would either […]
