Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), the libertarian who has fallen out of favor with President Donald Trump and been a thorn in leadership’s side, suggested Friday that GOP leaders are the ones standing in the way of the president’s agenda. He openly questioned the strategy of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune […]
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) is throwing his hat into the 2026 South Carolina gubernatorial race, entering what is expected to be a competitive GOP primary. While he is not expected to formally announce his bid until Sunday, a campaign site was launched Friday, stating that he is running “to shake things up, clean up Columbia, […]
Animal shelters in various parts of Florida are seeing more pets being surrendered in recent weeks following their owners’ being arrested in the Trump administration’s deportation operation. Three counties in Florida have posted on social media or spoken with local media about household pets brought to their doors because federal immigration authorities detained the owner […]
The House Ethics Committee largely cleared Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and his wife of allegations that they engaged in insider trading after a yearslong investigation into a 2020 stock purchase. However, the committee issued a rare recommendation Friday that Kelly and his wife, Victoria Kelly, divest any held stock of Cleveland-Cliffs, a steel manufacturer with […]
EXCLUSIVE — A union representing service workers for the House of Representatives is suing Starbucks and Jimmy John’s vendors over a menu changeover that is leaving employees without jobs. In a pair of suits reviewed by the Washington Examiner, Unite Here Local 23 is seeking relief for food staff whose employment is ending as the House overhauls […]
Taiwan is preparing for the largest recall election in its history as the ruling party aims to oust dozens of opposition lawmakers from Parliament. Supporters of the ruling left-wing Democratic Progressive Party are seeking to recall 31 members of the conservative opposition party, Kuomintang, in the Legislative Yuan. Voters in 24 districts will decide on […]
Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) and 13 other Senate Republicans urged the Trump administration on Friday to disburse held-up funds for the National Institutes of Health. In a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, the senators assured him that they shared his “commitment to ensuring NIH funds are used responsibly and not […]
(The Center Square) – Four days after Ohio House Republicans voted to override one of Gov. Mike DeWine’s vetoes regarding property taxes, the Senate has yet to schedule a session to concur. At the same time, policy groups and Democrats continue to push their plans for property owner relief. The Buckeye Institute, a Columbus-based policy group, […]
(The Center Square) – Relocating employees closer to farmers and ranchers than Congress, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has named North Carolina’s capital city one of five hubs in a major reorganizational effort. Raleigh is joined on the list by Kansas City, Indianapolis, Salt Lake City and Fort Collins, Colo. Secretary Brooke Rollins’ instruction said […]
(The Center Square) – Shrimpers are praising the Trump administration’s newly announced tariffs on imports from Indonesia and Vietnam as a long-overdue correction to what it calls “counter-productive trade policies.” “Too many American shrimpers have spent the last two seasons tied up at the dock,” said John Williams, executive director of the Southern Shrimp Alliance. “President […]
