EXCLUSIVE — The conservative think tank founded by former Vice President Mike Pence is lobbying Senate Republicans to confirm a nominee of President Donald Trump to an appeals court who has been panned by other conservatives as a closet liberal. Advancing American Freedom circulated content on Wednesday to GOP senators, who will be tasked with […]
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from conditioning federal funding to cities and counties based on their willingness to stop promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and to cooperate with federal immigration officials. Judge Richard Seeborg of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a preliminary injunction after […]
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Wednesday’s shooting that targeted an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas, Texas, is a “wake-up call” on anti-ICE rhetoric. “For months, we’ve been warning politicians and the media to tone down their rhetoric about ICE law enforcement before someone was killed,” she posted on X hours after […]
Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) told state agencies to find 4% in cuts due to less funding coming to Illinois from the federal government. Pritzker signed an executive order on Tuesday requiring agencies to outline reductions within 30 days. He said the 4% mark is just the starting figure and that further cuts could be coming […]
(The Center Square) – Illinois firefighters will soon be wearing protective gear free of PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” under a new state law supporters say will save lives but that also raises questions about costs and supply. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Deputy Chief Pete Bendinelli PFAS PPE Act, banning firefighter gear with PFAS starting […]
A statue depicting President Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein holding hands is no longer on display at the National Mall, ending its brief appearance on Wednesday morning. The display conjoins Trump and Epstein by their hands, as the two figures are skipping, lifting their other hands up in the air. It was […]
(The Center Square) – Law firms, collections agencies and disease support groups are on opposite sides of an Ohio bipartisan bill that lawmakers will address growing consumer medical debt. House Bill 257, which had its fourth hearing Wednesday in front of the House Health Committee, would cap annual interest rates on medical debt, stop wage […]
(The Center Square) – Chronic absenteeism affects the dropout rate, which in turn affects crime and the economy, Georgia lawmakers were told. The House of Representatives and the Senate have special study committees on chronic absenteeism. It is defined as missing more than 10% of a school year. The problem worsened after the pandemic, rising to […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) credited Charlie Kirk for his work engaging young men on college and university campuses, saying he did a better job than the Democratic Party in the last election. “What he was able to achieve in terms of organizing the campuses, engaging these young men, addressing their grievances, giving them some sense […]
DETROIT — National security is again becoming a major theme in the race for Michigan‘s most competitive House seat, as Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI), an Iraq war veteran, is running against a pair of Democrats touting their military and diplomatic backgrounds. Of the candidates vying to challenge Barrett next year for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, […]
