The president of the International Union of Operating Engineers, which spent well over $10 million supporting Democrats during the 2024 election cycle, employs three of his close relatives on six-figure union salaries and spends big at swanky hotels, recently filed tax documents and union disclosures show. IUOE president James T. Callahan, who himself takes home […]
Portland’s Democratic district attorney is seeking to reduce the sentences and charges of eight convicts just weeks before the end of his term. Mike Schmidt, who was first appointed to serve as Multnomah County district attorney in 2020, lost his reelection bid to Nathan Vasquez, an independent who promised to deliver a stronger stance on […]
President-elect Donald Trump‘s transition team is reporting that it’s asking its nominees to make fewer social media posts as confirmation hearings loom in the coming weeks. Incoming White House chief of staff Susie Wiles sent a memorandum out on Sunday warning Trump nominees about social media posts, according to a report from the New York […]
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr asked the state’s Supreme Court to reject Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s appeal to regain her authority to prosecute President-elect Donald Trump for alleged attempts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. “’Lawfare’ has become far too common in American politics, and it must end,” Carr stated on X. “I […]
The U.S. Treasury Department is reporting that it was hacked by Chinese operatives in what it describes as a “major incident.” The department publicly acknowledged the security breach on Monday via a letter intended to notify lawmakers of the incident. “Based on available indicators, the incident has been attributed to a China state-sponsored Advanced Persistent […]
Beginning on Jan. 1, 2025, a slew of new laws will take effect in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, ranging from traffic laws to changes to the minimum wage. Though residents and commuters will have several new rules to remember and follow later this week, not every approved piece of legislation is straightforward. Here are […]
The New York Police Department is equipped with plain-clothed officers, drones, and more ahead of New York City’s New Year’s Eve celebration on Tuesday. Revelers are expected to pack Times Square on Tuesday to ring in 2025. As a result, Mayor Eric Adams ensured an “omnipresence of the blue uniform” along with the officers in […]
The leader of Syria’s rebel government said that producing a new constitution and holding elections for public office may take years. “Drafting a new constitution or making amendments will take experts a long time, maybe two or three years. God knows,” Ahmad al-Sharaa, leader of the terrorist group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, told Saudi Arabian outlet […]
(The Center Square) – With Illinois legislators scheduled back to the capitol Saturday, Jan. 4, some are watching what the lame duck session could mean for gun control laws. During the previous lame duck session in early January 2023, legislators approved the ban on certain semi-automatic firearms and magazines. That measure continues to be challenged […]
(The Center Square) – Colorado has recently seen a spike in the number of families with children experiencing homelessness. Colorado saw a 134% increase (4,878 people to 8,519 people) in the number of people in families with children experiencing homelessness from January 2023 to January 2024, according to the 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) […]
