California gubernatorial candidates are using two recently released videos of Democratic front-runner Katie Porter flashing her temper at a staffer and lashing out at a reporter to boost their own campaigns in the 2026 race. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who has been looking for a breakout moment, began airing 3-minute ads on Thursday that captured […]
(The Center Square) — New York mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo is being lambasted by his political rivals over his shifting plans for the city’s notorious Rikers Island jail. Speaking at a Crain’s New York business forum on Wednesday, Cuomo called for the facility to remain open and said that the city’s current plan to replace […]
The chief judge of the federal district court based in Chicago said Thursday that the National Guard has not been authorized or requested to secure the federal courthouse, as the Trump administration seeks to use the National Guard to protect federal property in the city. Chief Judge Virginia Kendall of the U.S. District Court for […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she was unsure if the Epstein files are why the House isn’t in session and called for Arizona Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva to be sworn in. Greene has called for a definitive plan to replace the insurance premium tax credits not included in the Republican-backed government funding resolution. The […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) received praise from CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer in a rare moment of admiration for the Republican member. Greene is among a minority of House Republicans who are siding with Senate Democrats on keeping premium tax credits initially drafted under the Affordable Care Act and enhanced under the Biden administration amid […]
President Donald Trump’s newly brokered Gaza peace deal took center stage at his Cabinet meeting Thursday at the White House, with the president predicting that the remaining hostages would be released from Hamas captivity by “Monday or Tuesday.” Trump is traveling to the Middle East on Sunday, with expected stops in Egypt, where the latest […]
ARLINGTON, Virginia — A registered sex offender arrested after entering a female locker room in northern Virginia scolded the judge presiding over the case on Thursday for not using preferred pronouns. Richard Cox appeared before Judge Daniel Lopez in Virginia’s 17th Judicial Circuit Court to decide a trial date, but the hearing was derailed over […]
(The Center Square) – Microsoft backed out of a 240-acre data center plan in Caledonia. Hundreds showed up to object to a large-scale data center planned for Port Washington. Another proposed data center was recently rejected by Menomonie Mayor Randy Knaack. Opposition is growing across Wisconsin to the large-scale projects as residents learn about the […]
(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and challenger Katie Wilson were asked a series of yes-or-no questions by co-moderator Joni Balter, a multimedia journalist, during Wednesday night’s debate between the two at Seattle University’s Pigott Auditorium. KOMO News senior reporter Chris Daniels was the other moderator. Balter, a professional-in-residence at Seattle University, started […]
(The Center Square) – The Georgia Department of Labor told The Center Square that it has received 272 unemployment claims related to the federal government shutdown. Georgia has about 110,900 workers who could be affected by the shutdown, the labor department said. Employees will have to reimburse the federal government for any unemployment benefits they receive […]
