(The Center Square) – Tennessee Republican Rep. Jody Barrett didn’t vote with his party when the Education Freedom Scholarship passed, and now that the bill is officially law, he said he has more concerns. The 20,000 scholarships, which Barrett and Democrats call “vouchers,” give families $7,295 to attend the private school of their choice. The bill […]
As President Donald Trump pushes for Congress to pass his major domestic policy bill by the Fourth of July, he also conceded that lawmakers may need to extend the negotiation process beyond the self-imposed deadline. “We want to keep it to the July Fourth,” Trump told reporters Tuesday morning as he headed to the Florida […]
A deal addressing concerns over an artificial intelligence regulation moratorium in President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” collapsed after one of its architects pulled out. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) came to a compromise regarding the bill’s provision forbidding states from regulating AI for ten years, bringing it down to five years, […]
Vice President JD Vance is in the hopper and ready to go should he need to be the deciding vote on Republicans’ mega tax cut and spending bill. After 24 hours, the so-called vote-a-rama for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is still ongoing. The process entails Republicans and Democrats offering up amendments to the […]
(The Center Square) – Taxpayers will pay for the Cleveland Browns new stadium, and Ohio is officially the 15th state with a flat tax after Gov. Mike DeWine signed the state’s new operating budget. In an announcement made in the early morning hours Tuesday, the second-term Republican said the budget prioritizes children and develops the […]
The Department of Justice arrested one person and charged over a dozen more in connection with a fraudulent information technology scam that funded the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea. United States Attorneys from Massachusetts and Georgia allege that North Korean actors were given remote access to some 100 U.S. companies by posing under false […]
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin leaders reached a budget compromise agreement that includes $1.4 billion increase in funding for K-12 schools, $330 million for child care and a $256 million increase for the University of Wisconsin system, Gov. Tony Evers said in a Tuesday morning press release. The state’s Joint Finance Committee is scheduled to […]
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) will be shelling out a litany of free meals to reporters after losing a wager pinned on his high hopes of voting President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” through the Senate overnight. The senator made the lighthearted bet with journalists Monday evening as lawmakers camped out in the Capitol amid the […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared willing to consider deporting Elon Musk, the former head of the Department of Government Efficiency, who recently took to social media to torpedo Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” Tensions have stretched between the two after a month of relative quiet. “I don’t know. We’ll have to take a look. We […]
The 2026 midterm contests are heating up, and many House members have begun to launch or weigh bids at higher offices across the country. A dozen current or former House members have already launched bids for 2026 Senate or gubernatorial races, which will feature 33 Senate and 36 gubernatorial races, respectively. STEFANIK MOUNTS ‘SHADOW CAMPAIGN’ […]
