As the post-Charlie Kirk assassination debate intensifies over the Left’s claim that the Right is just as much to blame for political violence, there is new polling that shows voters believe Democrats and their woke cancel culture are more threatening to critics — and the existence of their own party. Independent voters, seen as the […]
The Utah Supreme Court on Monday denied the state legislature’s push to keep its congressional map in place for the 2026 midterm elections, upholding a lower court order that lawmakers must present a new map by Sept. 25. A district court ruled last month that the state’s current map was unconstitutionally drawn by the Republican-controlled […]
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) condemned political violence on Tuesday and called for the White House not to “cherry-pick” instances on the left to condemn. Shapiro, who is Jewish, opened his remarks at the Eradicate Hate Summit in Pittsburgh by sharing his personal connection with political violence when his home, the Pennsylvania governor’s residence, was set on fire […]
(The Center Square) – The Cleveland Public Library transferred almost $400,000 to a fake vendor as part of a payment redirect scam, State Auditor Keith Faber said Tuesday. Faber said the library failed to adopt proper internal controls that would have detected the scheme. More than a year ago, Faber issued a bulletin to all […]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Tuesday rejected efforts to crack down on online discourse, arguing U.S. citizens are entitled to nearly absolute freedom of speech under the Constitution. “I think you can draw a pretty clear line, and the Supreme Court has done this for decades, that our First Amendment, our free speech […]
(The Center Square) – A new Illinois law creates a statewide office to address public defender staffing gaps, but critics warn of higher costs and added bureaucracy without guaranteed improvements. State Rep. Patrick Windhorst, R-Metropolis, who voted against House Bill 3363, voiced concerns about the potential costs and the shift away from local control. “Staffing issues […]
(The Center Square) – A mayor pushed back late Monday on Florida’s chief financial officer saying his county government has “excessive and wasteful” spending. “When accounting for population growth and inflation, Orange County’s current General Fund Budget is $190 million higher than it should be,” CFO Blaise Ingoglia’s office said in a release. “Ingoglia is calling […]
Washington Examiner Investigative Editor Sarah Bedford said conversations about today’s political climate should focus on radicalization, not polarization, following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Bedford argued on NewsNation’s Balance that political division isn’t a new problem in the United States. She said the nation has been divided for decades. “We’ve been extremely divided […]
FBI Director Kash Patel said Tuesday that the bureau is investigating more than 20 people connected to an online Discord chat with Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson, confirming the chat’s existence, which had been leaked, and that it is now part of an active federal investigation. Patel made the disclosure during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in response […]
House Republican leadership released text for a stopgap spending deal on Tuesday afternoon as the conference races against the clock to get funding legislation to President Donald Trump’s desk by the end of the month to avoid a government shutdown. The continuing resolution will extend current funding levels for the federal government and punt the […]
