The House has passed a tranche of landmark cryptocurrency bills, including legislation expected to be the first major crypto regulatory measure ever signed into law. The House voted on Thursday to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, the Anti-Central Bank Digital Currency Surveillance State Act, and the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. […]
(The Center Square) — With coal mines and coal-fueled power plants continuing to move toward closure in Colorado, the state’s Office of Just Transition is launching a program supporting the industry’s workers. The program will provide free, personalized support to workers to help them plan their next steps — whether that means reskilling, starting a business, planning […]
(The Center Square) – Illinois is one of the U.S. states hardest hit by inflation, an analyst says. The personal finance company WalletHub compared 23 major metropolitan areas across key metrics, including the Consumer Price Index, to measure inflation and how it impacts people in different cities. According to the report, two of the five major metropolitan areas […]
The House Oversight Committee on Thursday expanded its investigation into former President Joe Biden‘s cognitive decline and the use of an autopen to authorize high-level executive actions, adding four more transcribed interviews with senior Biden aides to its schedule this fall. The committee, chaired by Rep. James Comer (R-KY), has scheduled interviews with Ian Sams, Andrew Bates, Karine Jean-Pierre, and Jeff […]
An Idaho judge on Thursday lifted the gag order that another judge imposed on convicted murderer Bryan Kohberger’s case. Earlier this month, Kohberger pleaded guilty to all five charges for fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students at a rental home in 2022. The guilty plea removed the death penalty as a possibility. Kohberger admitted […]
(The Center Square) – California Republican lawmakers launched a ballot measure that would require voter ID identification for counted ballots, and the verification of the citizenship status of individuals registering to vote. It’s unclear how this measure would impact San Francisco, where noncitizens are able to register to vote for school board elections. Last year, […]
President Donald Trump reportedly has a chronic venous insufficiency, or CVI, a common condition of the blood vessels. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the Washington Examiner on Thursday about the condition after Trump was seen with makeup on his hand, apparently covering a bulge or discoloration. In addition to the hand symptoms, Trump has also reportedly had swelling […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claims he is working on a “mega-deal” that would allow his country to swap its cutting-edge drones for weaponry from the United States. Zelensky revealed the negotiations with the White House in an interview published Thursday, explaining that the U.S. would reap the benefits of Ukrainian advances in unmanned aerial vehicles […]
Washington Examiner breaking news reporter David Zimmermann suggested Pennsylvania could join the movement among red states to develop more energy infrastructure. Alabama, Ohio, and South Carolina are the latest states to draft legislation on energy production since President Donald Trump took office. While blue states, such as California and New York, are distancing themselves from […]
Bipartisan lawmakers are pushing their peers to pass a new bill that would bestow legal status on select illegal immigrants. Reps. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) and Maria Salazar (R-FL) jointly debuted a redone version of the Dignity Act alongside 20 House lawmakers Tuesday afternoon, pleading with their colleagues in the GOP-controlled chamber to move quickly. “I […]
