(The Center Square) – The California Supreme Court rejected an emergency Republican petition to take congressional redistricting off the Nov. 4 ballot. “The petition for writ of mandate and application for stay are denied,” the court said Wednesday, two days after Republicans, including several legislators, filed it. “48 hours later, this case has already been rejected,” […]
Republican Oklahoma state Rep. Ty Burns pleaded guilty to one charge of domestic abuse and two charges of misdemeanor assault, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced Thursday. The charges stemmed from incidents involving “family members” in November 2024 and April 2025. In a statement, Burns said he would step down from his position as chairman of the […]
(The Center Square) — New York business groups are urging state utility regulators to approve a previously rejected plan to extend a regional natural gas pipeline championed by President Donald Trump as part of broader efforts to expand domestic production of the fossil fuel. The Northeast Supply Enhancement project calls for extending a pipeline that runs from Pennsylvania to New […]
Washington Examiner Chief Political Correspondent Byron York weighed in on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shake-up under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s leadership, saying, “turmoil in the healthcare bureaucracy was pretty much a given.” “If this were only about coronavirus, and the vaccine for coronavirus, I’m not sure the […]
President Donald Trump is rescinding $4.9 billion in foreign aid, a move that further complicates a protracted and partisan government funding fight ahead of a Sept. 30 shutdown deadline set to engulf Congress when it returns next week from summer recess. The White House budget office notified Congress of its intent to use a so-called “pocket” rescission, a legally […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court conservative justice Rebecca Bradley said Friday that she would not seek reelection when her term is up in 2026. “I will not seek reelection to the Wisconsin Supreme Court because I believe the best path for me to rebuild the conservative movement and fight for liberty is not as a minority member […]
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp told donors on a Friday morning fundraising call that Republicans should look beyond two sitting congressmen if they want to unseat Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) in 2026, according to leaked audio obtained by the Washington Examiner. The race for the GOP nomination already features three candidates: Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), a […]
A federal appeals court panel declined on Thursday to rehear a case challenging the Trump administration’s bid to withhold billions of dollars in foreign aid but offered a narrow way for the group of contractors and nonprofit organizations to continue their legal challenge in a lower court. The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) will deploy state law enforcement officers to fight crime in several California cities, his office announced Thursday. Newsom’s announcement came two months after his administration filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump for sending National Guard troops to Los Angeles without the state or city’s approval. The governor has also consistently […]
President Donald Trump met at the White House this week with Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch as his administration investigates the country’s leading cultural center for bias. Trump dined with Bunch on Thursday, the Smithsonian Institution confirmed on Friday. A White House official said the lunch meeting was “productive and cordial.” Lindsey Halligan, a Florida […]
