Border czar Tom Homan believes President Donald Trump has no limits to his power to make the United States safe. Homan’s statement comes after the president federalized Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department in an effort to ameliorate crime in the district. “We’ll see,” Homan said when asked if 30 days was enough for Trump to […]
Several law enforcement officers were shot in southern Virginia on Wednesday afternoon, a congressman announced. Rep. John McGuire (R-VA), a freshman representative who beat former Rep. Bob Good in the 2024 primary for his seat, said he’s following the situation closely in Pittsylvania County. “My thoughts and prayers are with the deputies who were shot […]
Former President Barack Obama called Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s Democratic nominee for mayor, after the socialist won the June primary. Obama congratulated Mamdani and “offered him advice about governing and discussed the importance of giving people hope in a dark time,” according to the New York Times. Mamdani decisively won the June Democratic primary […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday easing regulations surrounding commercial rocket launches that industry figures say have slowed innovation and testing. The order was just one of Trump’s several executive actions on Wednesday afternoon. It directs Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to “eliminate or expedite environmental reviews for launch and reentry licenses and permits ” […]
President Donald Trump said Monday that Washington, D.C., is under federal control “where it belongs” after he federalized the city’s police force. Trump has leveraged his power over the capital city to clean up crime and homeless encampments in recent days. “D.C. has been under siege from thugs and killers, but now, D.C. is back under federal […]
Law enforcement has arrested more than 100 people in Washington, D.C., since Aug. 7 as President Donald Trump federalized the city’s police force and emphasized fighting crime in the area, a White House official told the Washington Examiner. Trump federalized the Metropolitan Police Department on Monday as several other federal agencies, including the FBI, Bureau […]
Virginia‘s political climate is intensifying as Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears calls out Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger for remaining silent on Loudoun County’s controversial transgender policies. The latest friction comes after the Loudoun County School Board voted Tuesday night to reject the United States Department of Education’s demands to change its policies allowing transgender students […]
(The Center Square) – After an Illinois state senator filed legislation to streamline permits for nuclear energy projects, Gov J.B. Pritzker suggested ending the state’s moratorium on new large-scale nuclear plants. When asked about high energy costs at the Illinois State Fair Wednesday, the governor said Illinois could do something important by lifting the decades-old […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed critics who have labeled his actions as “dictatorial” following his decision to deploy National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., to combat rising crime. Speaking at an event at The Kennedy Center, Trump firmly rejected accusations that his intervention was authoritarian, instead framing the move as a necessary step to […]
(The Center Square) − The South continues to lead the nation in construction backlog length, suggesting strong economic performance, according to new data from Associated Builders and Contractors. “Backlog is longer in the South because contractors are busier,” ABC economist Zack Fritz told The Center Square. “This trend is downstream of the South’s economic outperformance – rapid […]
