(The Center Square) – Wisconsin school boards must create rules banning cell phones during instructional time with a deadline by July 1 after Gov. Tony Evers signed the bill into law Friday. States across the country have moved to ban cell phones at school or during certain parts of the school. “It has always been […]
Despite New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s anti-corporate bona fides, corporate interests have poured close to $2 million into supporting the election of his allies to the City Council, campaign finance records show. While Mamdani has worn his lack of corporate support as a badge of honor, suggesting that not being in the […]
(The Center Square) — The prolonged government shutdown has disrupted the National Flood Insurance Program, leaving roughly half a million Louisiana policyholders in limbo and complicating property sales, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said Friday. The program, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has stopped writing policies and paused renewals of existing ones, a […]
The White House announced that public tours will resume on Dec. 2, following a temporary pause caused by the construction of the new ballroom. The ballroom project, which also required tearing down the East Wing, has stirred controversy and renewed debate about the preservation of historic presidential spaces. The new ballroom is expected to be […]
(The Center Square) – Both the executive and legislative branches of Illinois government have made attempts to address federal immigration enforcement in the state, but U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem says Gov. JB Pritzker does not recognize the importance of immigration enforcement. Pritzker held a press conference in Springfield on Thursday and told […]
President Donald Trump announced on Friday afternoon that he remodeled the bathroom next to the most famous bedroom in the White House. “I renovated the Lincoln Bathroom in the White House,” the president said in a post to Truth Social, showcasing pictures of the project. “It was renovated in the 1940s in an art deco […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that China’s control over rare earth materials will be broken within the next two years, marking an aggressive timeline for the United States to ramp up domestic production. The comment comes just one day after President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea, where the leaders […]
(The Center Square) – A Wyoming mother told The Center Square this week that she felt relieved after beating dubious stalking petitions brought by local school officials. In recent months, two judges threw out civil cases against Kari Cochran, who was accused of stalking Sweetwater County School District No. 1 officials after she criticized their […]
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has rekindled his feud with commentator Tucker Carlson, offering one of the most pointed denunciations of Carlson’s decision to host Nick Fuentes, a Holocaust denier and avowed white nationalist, on his talk show to date. “Now is a time for choosing. Now is a time for courage,” Cruz said at the […]
(The Center Square) – One San Diego County supervisor is concerned about civilians posing as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using fake ICE clothing and tactical gear and sowing fear and discord. Terra Lawson-Remer, chair of the Board of Supervisors, wrote in an Oct. 17 e-newsletter that she is leading efforts in the county […]
