Iran’s parliament passed a bill unanimously on Wednesday to end the International Atomic Energy Agency’s access to its nuclear sites. The bill must be approved by the country’s unelected Guardian Council to be enacted. The passage of the bill was followed by the chanting of “death to” America and Israel by lawmakers. The legislation would […]
Conservative free market groups are raising concerns that a GOP provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will cut off a key mechanism used to fund lawsuits against “woke” corporations and others, including Planned Parenthood. Initially proposed as a way to limit frivolous lawsuits, conservatives charge that the provision will instead protect corporate America […]
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) praised President Donald Trump over his handling of the “12 Day War” on Wednesday, but warned of lingering danger from Iranian sleeper cells in the U.S. Speaking with the Washington Examiner, Ernst said the president handled the conflict with Iran “extremely well,” conducting limited strikes while stopping short of sending the […]
Ex-MSNBC host Joy Reid claims she still does not know the specific reasoning for the cancellation of her show, but thinks there were two topics discussed that led to her firing. The Reidout was axed by the struggling cable network in late February. However, Reid pushed back against the idea that her show was cancelled due to low ratings, […]
The Arizona House passed a “continuation budget” Tuesday night to keep the state government open on its terms rather than push through the governor-supported Senate budget. State House Republicans have refused the $17.6 billion budget that was negotiated with the GOP-controlled state Senate and Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) after not being afforded the opportunity to […]
The top congressional Democratic leaders congratulated state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani for his victory in New York‘s Democratic mayoral primary on Wednesday, but they stopped short of offering a full-throttle endorsement of the self-proclaimed socialist. Both Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) released statements minutes apart on Wednesday celebrating […]
Spain could face tariffs or other trade retaliation over its refusal to join other NATO partners in raising defense spending. President Donald Trump has attacked the country multiple times in recent days, and now says he could start a trade war with Spain if it doesn’t comply with his wishes. “I think Spain’s terrible what […]
Senate tax writers have offered to set aside $15 billion for rural hospitals as part of reconciliation, a late addition to President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” meant to win over centrist support. The proposed fund would allocate $3 billion a year across five years, according to a memo circulated to Senate GOP offices on […]
(The Center Square) – Licensed massage therapists in Illinois say local anti-trafficking ordinances unfairly burden legal, state-regulated businesses. MaryAnn Shelton, a licensed massage therapist in Bloomington-Normal, said a recently passed city ordinance could open the door to regulatory overreach, penalize law-abiding health practitioners, and lay the groundwork for a state-backed push to legalize prostitution. Shelton, […]
A federal judge in California blocked President Donald Trump‘s executive order aimed at ending collective bargaining for federal workers across various federal agencies. Judge James Donato of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, an Obama appointee, issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday blocking Trump’s order stripping collective bargaining rights from 21 […]
