(The Center Square) – Two former U.S. Cabinet members have launched a new effort to stop Illinois politicians from drawing their own legislative districts. Fair Maps Illinois co-chairs Bill Daley and Ray LaHood spoke at a news conference Tuesday at the Union League Club of Chicago and announced the push for a constitutional amendment to […]
(The Center Square) – Many students across Pennsylvania began school on Tuesday, though the state funding that supports them did not follow. That’s because the state spending plan is nearly three months overdue, leaving schools, safety net programs, transportation services and higher education institutions filling the gap – with no end in sight. In a […]
President Donald Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill are recommending him for an honor he has long sought — a Nobel Peace Prize. Reps. Andy Ogles (R-TN) and Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) sent a letter to the Nobel Committee to nominate Trump for the prize amid his high-profile talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war. “We respectfully submit […]
The Trump administration is touting results from its sweeping federal crime crackdown in the nation’s capital, with Attorney General Pam Bondi announcing the arrest of an MS-13 gang member as part of a wave of new arrests. In a post on X Tuesday morning, Bondi declared: “At the direction of [President Donald Trump], our nation’s […]
A federal appeals court signaled Tuesday that it may side with the Trump administration in a closely watched case over the mass firings of probationary federal employees, casting doubt on union-backed litigation aimed at reinstating them. A three-judge panel on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit — Judges Morgan Christen, a former President Barack Obama […]
Senior Justice Department officials were left scrambling to interpret sweeping clemency orders former President Joe Biden approved for thousands of federal convicts in his final days in office, and they chastised the White House for falsely portraying the releases as limited to “nonviolent” offenders, according to internal emails. The records, obtained by the Oversight Project and reviewed by the Washington Examiner, […]
Republican lawmakers in California filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asking the state Supreme Court to step in and stop Democrats from moving forward with a plan to redraw congressional districts by delaying key votes at the state Capitol this week. This marks the latest move in their full-court press to prevent the new map from […]
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said voters are “tired of paying more to live worse” on Monday, and encouraged President Donald Trump and the Republican Party to deliver on lowering the cost of living. Kennedy said Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is “probably” going to win the city’s general election, mainly because the […]
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is defying the Trump administration’s demand that sanctuary cities comply with federal immigration enforcement, declaring the city “will not back down” despite threats of funding cuts and lawsuits. On Tuesday, Wu responded to United States Attorney General Pam Bondi’s letter requiring Boston to submit a compliance plan by the federal deadline. […]
A Metropolitan Police officer pulled over Fox News anchor Brett Baier on Saturday for using his phone while driving. Baier was caught on video interacting with the officer who stopped him in the Georgetown neighborhood of the District of Columbia. The officer spoke with Baier while he sat in his white Mercedes-Benz G-Class. “I picked […]
