Stock prices for alcohol makers and distributors fell sharply early Friday morning after Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a new advisory report calling for Congress to enact legislation to add a cancer risk warning label on all alcohol products. According to the new report, alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the […]
President-elect Donald Trump wished House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) “good luck” in Friday’s vote for him to retain his leadership of the chamber. “Good luck today for Speaker Mike Johnson, a fine man of great ability, who is very close to having 100% support,” Trump wrote on social media. “A win for Mike today will […]
Sen. John Thune (R-SD) will promise to maintain the filibuster on Friday afternoon in his first speech as Senate majority leader. “One of my priorities as leader will be to ensure that the Senate stays the Senate,” Thune will say, according to excerpts of his floor remarks provided to the Washington Examiner. “That means preserving […]
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to New Orleans on Monday, almost one week after a terrorist allegedly inspired by the Islamic State group plowed through one of the city’s prominent nightlife precincts on New Year’s Day. “The President and First Lady will grieve with the families and community members impacted […]
Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) criticized some of his Republican colleagues for working to undercut House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) bid to keep his gavel. With the House meeting Friday to elect a speaker for the 119th Congress, Johnson has faced critical opposition from a handful of disgruntled Republicans, putting his chances of keeping his job […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk called on King Charles III to overthrow the United Kingdom‘s Labour government. Musk has been taking swipes at the Labour government for days but reached a fever pitch this week when he voiced outrage over the government’s handling of the mostly-Pakistani rape gangs that victimized thousands of white British girls for […]
Texas Democratic state House Rep. Mihaela Plesa, who handily won reelection in a traditionally Republican stronghold, gave the Democratic Party advice on how to rebound from bruising losses during the 2024 election cycle. Warning that her party has become distracted by culture war issues, mired in echo chambers, and overly focused on positive vibes over political […]
Groups advocating the Second Amendment said that they are more hopeful that President-elect Donald Trump will shift the ATF to more pro-gun policies now that the agency’s chief has announced plans to step down two days before Inauguration Day. In a note to Secrets, the spokeswoman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives […]
(The Center Square) – Ohio’s 2024 election was nearly perfect, according to Secretary of State Frank LaRose. A post-election audit showed a 99.99% accuracy rate, and all 88 counties reported a 100% accuracy rate specifically for the presidential election. “Ohioans deserve to know that their elections are transparent, accessible, and accountable,” LaRose said. “As 2024 comes […]
(The Center Square) – Both sides are gearing up for the next round in court in the fight over Washington state’s law prohibiting the sale, attempted sale, manufacture and distribution of high-capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. The case of the State of Washington v. Gator’s Custom Guns Inc. will be heard by the Washington […]
