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GCU creates pathway to address labor gap in construction

(The Center Square) – Grand Canyon University and McCarthy Building Companies have created a pre-apprenticeship pathway for students interested in construction. GCU’s Center for Workforce Development announced this week it will offer classes in civil construction, mechanical/plumbing, concrete, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning. The civil construction and mechanical/plumbing courses will start this fall, while the […]

Group urges Trump to help save Chicago ‘before it’s too late’

(The Center Square) – A group of Chicagoans are asking President Donald Trump to help to fight crime and corruption in the city. Chicago Flips Red founder Zoe Leigh spoke at a downtown news conference Thursday and said the city needs federal intervention. “President Trump, I am pleading. Come to Chicago. Come to Illinois. Help […]

Naval Academy on lockdown after ‘reports of threats’

The United States Naval Academy is on lockdown following reported threats, the military academy said. “Naval Support Activity Annapolis, in coordination with local law enforcement, is currently responding to reports of threats made to the Naval Academy. The base is on lockdown out of an abundance of caution. This is a developing situation, and we […]

Appeals court lifts block of Planned Parenthood defunding in One Big Beautiful Bill Act

A federal appeals court panel on Thursday lifted a lower court’s injunction blocking a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that prevents Medicaid reimbursements to abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit granted a stay pending appeal of an injunction that had […]

Megyn Kelly laments the loss of ‘someone sent by God’ in Charlie Kirk

Talk show host Megyn Kelly reacted to the news of political activist Charlie Kirk’s passing live on her show and lamented that the country lost “one of the most important voices.” Kelly was live-streaming with fellow talk show host Glenn Beck when she read a headline reporting that Kirk had died of a gunshot wound […]

President Trump says he will attend Charlie Kirk’s funeral

President Donald Trump said he would attend Charlie Kirk‘s funeral after he returns from a preplanned trip to the United Kingdom next week. “I believe it’s in Arizona,” Trump said on Thursday when asked about the funeral arrangements for the conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder. “They’ve asked me to go, and I think […]

Democrats demand healthcare concessions for votes on government funding deal

Congressional Democrats are demanding healthcare concessions from Republicans to get their support on a spending deal ahead of a government shutdown, which looms at the end of the month. As congressional leaders negotiate a short-term continuing resolution, likely to be a three-month extension, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer […]

Luna pushes Johnson to build statue of Charlie Kirk in Capitol

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is urging House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to erect a statue of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk in the Capitol. A gunman assassinated Kirk on Wednesday as he spoke to students at a Utah university. Luna penned a letter to Johnson signed by 11 other House Republicans, writing that […]

Senate ramps up pressure on Russia with consideration of sanctions and terrorist designation

A bipartisan push is underway in the Senate to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism for abducting Ukrainian children, paired with renewed efforts to advance a sweeping sanctions package. The push comes on the heels of Russia’s violation of Polish airspace this week, an incident lawmakers said underscores the need for a strong […]

Judge shuts down would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh’s rambling opening statement

Ryan Routh’s trial for his alleged assassination attempt on President Donald Trump got off to an unusual start Thursday after a federal judge cut his opening statement short for rambling off-topic. After days of jury selection, the trial began with opening statements from both sides. Routh, despite not being a lawyer, opted to represent himself […]
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