Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen defended Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell against calls for his resignation. President Donald Trump has floated replacing Powell, 72, who was nominated by Trump during his first term in 2018, with current Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Powell’s term is up in May 2026, and Yellen supported Powell finishing his term […]
Late-night television host Stephen Colbert slammed President Donald Trump’s celebration of the comedian’s CBS show getting canceled, saying that “the gloves are off” until his show is done next year. CBS announced the cancellation of Colbert’s show last Thursday due to “financial” reasons, which Trump celebrated, saying the comedian’s talent “was even less than his […]
The Coca-Cola Company announced Tuesday it will unveil sodas made with cane sugar in the U.S. by this fall. This new “offering” comes after President Donald Trump disclosed alleged conversations with the beverage conglomerate about switching from corn syrup to cane sugar. “This addition is designed to complement the company’s strong core portfolio and offer […]
(The Center Square) – An Illinois taxpayer watchdog is calling for a formal investigation into the Rochester Public Library, alleging staff and board members used public resources to campaign for a 169% property tax increase. Americans for Prosperity–Illinois filed a 35-count ethics complaint and is now urging Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Milhiser and Illinois Attorney […]
The House is canceling votes and sending members home early this week as the chamber is paralyzed over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) assuring Republicans that the Trump administration is taking care of it. A whip notice sent Tuesday morning alerted that previously scheduled votes for Thursday are […]
President Donald Trump celebrated rumors that late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon will have the plugs pulled on their shows, saying both have “absolutely NO TALENT” on Truth Social Tuesday. Trump’s post comes only a few days after he celebrated that comedian Stephen Colbert’s show on CBS was cut. Like Colbert, Kimmel and Fallon […]
President Donald Trump hosted Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. at the White House on Tuesday to discuss security in the Indo-Pacific and possibly hammer out a trade deal between the United States and its oldest regional military ally. Marcos is the first South Asian leader to visit the White House during Trump’s second term […]
The Department of Health and Human Services, under the direction of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., announced an initiative on Monday to begin reforming the organ transplant system after an investigation uncovered “disturbing practices.” The Health Resources and Services Administration, which is housed under HHS, ordered the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to review a […]
(The Center Square) – A new paper detailing the impact of hosting the NFL Draft on host cities called the 2022 draft a “disaster” for Las Vegas as the city had approximately 20,000 less hotel room nights than it would without the event. While organizers of the annual event – including cities, tourism departments, the […]
A city councilor in Switzerland is being charged with “disturbing religious freedom” after sharing a video of her firing dozens of rounds into an image of the Virgin Mary and infant Jesus. Sanija Ameti, a member of the Zurich municipal council, unloaded a sporting handgun into a poster advertising the auction of Tommaso del Mazza’s 14th-century […]
