The White House completely remodeled its webpage on COVID-19 to reflect its stance that the virus originated from a lab in China. The website states that the “Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2,” a scientific paper published in Nature Medicine in March 2020, was used by public health officials to “discredit the lab theory.” The White House […]
The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld an unusual veto by Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) where he changed language in a bill to secure education funding for 400 years. In July 2023, Evers vetoed select words, numbers, and hyphens in the state budget to extend an increase in spending per student by $325 meant for the 2023-2024 […]
Capital One’s merger with Discover Financial Services in a $35 billion deal was approved by the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The merger’s approval will likely encourage more deals, which was predicted due to President Donald Trump’s largely friendly nature toward business consolidation. “Our sense was […]
EXCLUSIVE — The 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court race remains uncertified after Republican Jefferson Griffin challenged the legality of thousands of ballots, a legal strategy a judicial advocacy group called an “egregious double standard.” Recounts showed Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs leading Griffin by 734 votes. However, Griffin challenged the eligibility of roughly 60,000 ballots, halting […]
The acting head of the IRS is reportedly being ousted after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Donald Trump that Elon Musk pushed to place him in the role without Bessent’s assent. Gary Shapley, who gained prominence for testifying as part of the Republicans’ corruption investigation into Hunter Biden, is being replaced as acting IRS […]
President Donald Trump signaled his willingness to walk away from negotiations over a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, lending weight to earlier suggestions from Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Yet Trump simultaneously insisted at the White House that a deal could still be reached, provided that both sides are genuinely working toward a solution. […]
A young girl related to Dr. Mehmet Oz fainted during his Oval Office swearing-in ceremony with President Donald Trump Friday afternoon, bringing the event to an abrupt halt. The young girl, a “minor family member” according to the White House, collapsed nearly 40 minutes into the event. Members of the White House press pool reported […]
The Trump administration released over 10,000 files related to the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. In line with President Donald Trump’s signing of Executive Order 14176, Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on Jan. 23, Director of National Intelligence […]
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin sent a $2 million earmark to Discover Green Bay and released $5 million of opportunity attraction and promotion funds to tourism agencies in the state heading into next week’s NFL draft, scheduled to run from April 24-26 near Lambeau Field. That’s in addition to the $1.25 million being requested for […]
(The Center Square) – Georgia dropped two spots in the 18th annual Rich States, Poor States report from the American Legislative Exchange Council. The Peach State ranked 13th for its economic outlook, down from 11 in 2024 and 12th in 2023. The state’s lowest score was in tort systems costs, which measures tort costs’ possible […]
