A watchdog group filed a complaint this week against the Trump administration for putting banners on federal websites blaming Democrats for the government shutdown. Public Citizen accused the Small Business Administration and Department of Housing and Urban Development of being in “blatant violation” of the Hatch Act, which limits “electioneering” and certain other political activities […]
World leaders joked about President Donald Trump mixing up Armenia and Albania at a European political summit. Trump has taken pride in his efforts to strike a preliminary peace deal between longtime rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan, but has confused the names of Armenia and Albania several times when talking about it. At the European Political […]
United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee went on social media Thursday to rebut rumors that Charlie Kirk had no longer supported Israel before his assassination last month. Such rumors have been spread by right-wing media figures in the weeks following Kirk’s death. “I’m so disappointed in people with a media platform who have disparaged […]
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin is the “gold standard of open enrollment reporting in the nation,” according to the author of a new report on how state’s compare in open enrollment policy. Wisconsin ranked 10th overall in Reason Foundation’s open enrollment rankings and Reason Senior Policy Analyst Jude Schwalbach praised the state’s cross-district enrollment policy […]
Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler said Thursday that small businesses will lose approximately $200 million every week that the government shutdown continues. “Main street’s growing, thriving, it’s investing and hiring, but that all comes to a stop thanks to the Schumer shutdown. That means about 300 small businesses every week will not get access […]
(The Center Square) – Less than a day into the federal government shutdown, Dane County’s executive says she has no choice but to freeze hiring. County Executive Melissa Agard announced she will freeze hiring for “all non-essential vacancies.” “The Trump Shutdown will harm families, workers, and communities across the country, and Dane County is not immune,” […]
(The Center Square) – Growing inflation over the past year means a raise for minimum wage workers in Ohio. The 30-cent hike to $11 an hour takes effect Jan. 1 and applies to nontipped workers in businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $405,000. The receipt threshold grew from $394,000. The wage for tipped […]
House Oversight Committee ranking member Robert Garcia (D-CA) sent a letter Thursday demanding an investigation into the use of federal websites to promote Republican political points during the government shutdown. As both parties have raced to win the messaging war of the government shutdown, House Oversight Democrats sent a letter to acting Special Counsel Jamieson […]
The Washington Examiner‘s Salena Zito said many people are concerned about the investigation into an Iowa superintendent arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which told her there was no “competent review” done on him. ICE said Friday that it arrested Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts in May 2024 after he fled from ICE […]
The Washington Examiner has launched a WhatsApp channel, giving readers another way to follow breaking news, politics, and exclusive commentary directly on their phones. WhatsApp Channels, a one-way broadcast feature rolled out by Meta, allows publishers to send updates without creating a group chat. Subscribers can see posts but cannot interact with each other, making […]
