With little fanfare, the Trump administration has gone on a regulation-cutting binge, eliminating Biden- and Obama-era rules while slashing the bureaucracy built to impose costly restrictions on Wall Street and Main Street. Early indications from a key regulation watcher confirm that President Donald Trump is not just making good on a campaign promise to cut […]
(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says a corporate head tax would not be a job killer, but Republicans in the city disagree. At a media availability this week, the mayor said a tax a corporate head tax is on the table and insisted it would not be a job killer. “When corporate […]
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) said he will give Cincinnati’s leaders one month to come up with a civil rights plan after a brawl that captivated the nation, or he will call to revoke the city’s federal funding. The senator’s demand comes as questions swirl around the city’s response to the fight, though its alleged perpetrators […]
Two of Israel‘s highest-ranking officials are urging the government to annex the West Bank and impose “Israeli sovereignty” over its Palestinian population. Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Defense Minister Israel Katz — close political allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — issued the joint statement to Israeli media on Thursday, emphasizing that the current political […]
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee blamed European leaders promoting Palestinian statehood for derailing negotiation efforts with Hamas. France, the United Kingdom, and Canada have signaled they could recognize Palestine as a state. All three have called for Hamas to commit to an immediate ceasefire and release any remaining hostages. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer […]
Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced Thursday that she will publish a memoir about her 2024 presidential bid, giving an inside look at the 3 1/2-month sprint for the White House after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race. The book, titled 107 Days, will be released on Sept. 23. Harris, who ended speculation Wednesday […]
Republican lawmakers are determined in President Donald Trump‘s second term to raise him among the presidential greats — joining George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and others. A bill to rename the Kennedy Center to the “Donald Trump Center for the Performing Arts” was introduced last week. It is not the first time in Trump’s second term […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is holding a press briefing the day before President Donald Trump’s tariff deadline hits. The briefing is slated to begin at 1 p.m. The U.S. has struck eight trade deals so far, one of which was with the 27-nation European Union. TRADE NEGOTIATIONS ENTER NEW PHASE AS TRUMP STANDS […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) issued an executive order Wednesday aimed at fighting the mental health crisis among young men and boys in California. Newsom’s office said men aged 15–44 in California die by suicide at three to four times the rate of women, often via firearms. Nationwide, suicide landed in the top five leading causes of death […]
It’s been 42 years since CNN brought political dueling to TV with the fiery Crossfire, changing televised panel debates from cerebral discussions to shouting matches. Now in a bid to restore “honest and civil” political talk in Washington, the non-partisan C-SPAN is debuting CeaseFire, a new weekly show aimed at highlighting areas of common ground […]
