Several of President Donald Trump‘s executive branch and judicial nominees have been stalled in the Senate as Democrats have mounted efforts to slow the confirmation process. As a result, Senate Republicans are weighing whether to change the rules on confirming nominations to expedite the process, but doing so will likely require buy-in from Democrats, who […]
America’s small and mid-sized business owners and top executives continue to have confidence in President Donald Trump and his aggressive White House agenda though their faith in the economy is a bit tepid, according to a new Main Street survey. In the poll of high-level business executives who employ up to 249 and have revenues […]
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced that it would be winding down and ceasing operations following Congress’s cuts to its funding. President Donald Trump first targeted CPB in a May 1 executive order titled “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media.” He argued that, unlike its establishment in 1967, continuing government funding of media today was […]
In state fairs, festivals, parks, and town halls across the country this summer, the Democratic Party will try to invigorate voters to join their organizing efforts, even as polling shows lackluster excitement. The Democratic National Committee announced its “Organizing Summer” programming during Congress’s August recess, hoping to revitalize the party’s supporters, volunteers, organizers, and candidates. […]
President Donald Trump said Friday that he has fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, just hours after new employment numbers produced by the agency showed major downward revisions from previous months. Trump announced on social media that he will replace Erika McEntarfer, who has served as commissioner of the BLS since 2024. […]
(The Center Square) – Chicago Public Schools officials are asking for more money from Illinois taxpayers, but a state lawmaker from Chicago says the state does not owe CPS. The Illinois House Executive Committee held a subject matter hearing Thursday to address CPS finances. State Rep. Curtis Tarver, D-Chicago, said the Chicago mayor was wrong […]
More than 100 criminal cases in Boston, including with serious charges such as domestic violence, have been thrown out due to a monthslong shortage of public defenders on strike over low wages. The dismissals, in addition to a mass release of inmates facing trial, precipitate from a compounding crisis of overworked and underpaid defense attorneys, […]
(The Center Square) — Californians are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to acknowledge the Trump administration’s executive order on homelessness, believing it will help mitigate a state crisis. The order presents a law-and-order approach to homelessness that closely resembles Newsom’s approach. However, it upends “housing first” and “harm reduction” — two standard policies used in California. The order directs the […]
(The Center Square) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams has vetoed a bill approved by the City Council that sought to block a multi-million dollar casino project in the Bronx neighborhood, citing the need for jobs and investment. The City Council voted 29-9 earlier this month against gaming giant Bally’s request to rezone parkland […]
Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson declined to fully comply with the Justice Department’s request for certain information related to the state’s voter rolls, arguing that she sees no legal justification for handing over “the personal identifying information of 2.1 million Utah voters.” In July, DOJ officials sent Henderson a letter containing an expansive list of […]
