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 […]
CLAIRTON, PA — Richard Lattanzi started his morning getting ready to take his father to his doctor’s appointment at Jefferson Hospital on Coal Valley Road in nearby Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania. Within hours, the hospital would receive trauma victims from a series of explosions at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works. The former steelworker and mayor […]
(The Center Square) – The Democratic field for the California gubernatorial race has become a little less crowded. California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis has dropped out of the 2026 race to succeed Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is termed-out. Kounalakis announced recently she decided instead to run against state Sen. Anna Caballero, a fellow Democrat, […]
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) voiced strong opposition to President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., calling it politically motivated and constitutionally problematic. During an appearance on The Briefing with Jen Psaki on Tuesday night, Moore expressed his deep concerns about the possible misuse of military forces in local law enforcement efforts. […]
Republican New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa dished criticism toward the independent candidates he’s facing this November, saying Tuesday both are “Democrats.” Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams and former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo are running as independent candidates against Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani. Cuomo lost to Mamdani in the Democratic Party’s primary in June and announced […]
Texas state Democrats are urging people to join their efforts to slow Republicans‘ redistricting plans, as reports suggest the lawmakers’ time outside of the Lone Star State could be coming to a close. At a press conference with Indiana lawmakers, Texas House Minority Leader Gene Wu, a Democrat, thanked states such as Illinois, New York, […]
Last Week Tonight host John Oliver poked fun at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in his latest monologue, highlighting the New York Democrat’s decadeslong reliance on a fictional couple, Joe and Eileen Bailey, as political inspiration. In a Sunday night segment, Oliver mocked Schumer for referencing the Baileys, an imaginary middle-class couple from Long […]
