MINNEAPOLIS — Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin ended the party’s summer gathering earlier than expected due to a shooting in Minneapolis. “At this moment, we are praying for the families, the students, and the teachers at Annunciation,” Martin said in his remarks as he shed a few tears. “While we wait for more details […]
A tourism group in Washington, D.C., is looking to humanize the city to boost visitors. Destination DC said domestic tourism was strong. In 2024, a record 27.2 million people visited the city, with tourism spending totaling $11.4 billion, which resulted in $2.3 billion in tax revenue and supported 111,500 jobs. However, international tourism declined in the […]
Senate Republican leadership has offered its latest warning that chamber rule changes are on the horizon to combat what they say is unprecedented Democratic resistance to President Donald Trump’s nominees. Citing the desire to “end the most egregious delay tactics” from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) made the case […]
(The Center Square) – Milwaukee Public Schools are getting some better news as it gets ready to open for the new school year. New Superintendent Brenda Cassellius took city leaders and reporters on a tour of one of the newly cleaned lead-tainted schools in the city. “I know that there’s some that didn’t think we would […]
(The Center Square) – The University of Michigan’s hospital system, Michigan Medicine, announced it will no longer provide hormonal therapies and puberty blocker medications for minors. This came in response to the Trump Administration opening criminal and civil investigations into those providing transgender treatments for minors throughout the country “In light of that investigation, and given […]
(The Center Square) − As New Orleans has rebuilt and rebounded, Hurricane Katrina’s impact has informed much of the policy and initiatives throughout the state. The Louisiana Fortify Homes Program, Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple told The Center Square, focuses not just on flood protection but on stronger homes and communities. “The city, the state, and the federal […]
The political races for the top three jobs in Richmond have tightened again, an indication that the November Virginia election will be a nail-biter. The just-released statewide survey from co/efficient showed Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears closing in on former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger. The gap is 5 points, 48% to 43%. A Roanoke College […]
Former Maryland federal workers affected by Department of Government Efficiency layoffs will soon have a support center to turn to, as Montgomery County prepares to open its Federal Workforce Career Center this fall. The center will help laid-off federal workers with resume tailoring for public and private sectors, exploring entrepreneurial options, employment recruitment, professional development, […]
Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia will ask an immigration judge to reopen his case and seek asylum, his lawyers told a federal judge on Wednesday, as the Trump administration remains restricted from removing the illegal immigrant quickly pending a habeas corpus hearing in October. At a scheduling hearing Wednesday morning, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis […]
Pope Leo XIV offered his strongest rebuke yet of the Israel-Hamas war, joining Christian leaders in the region demanding an end to the “forcible mass displacement of civilians.” The pontiff fiercely criticized the “collective punishment” taking place in the Gaza Strip during his Wednesday audience, while simultaneously pleading for the immediate release of Israeli hostages […]
