The California Supreme Court declined to prevent Democratic legislators from advancing plans to gerrymander the state’s congressional districts. The court’s decision came late Wednesday, a day after California Republicans requested the state’s Supreme Court block efforts to redraw the state’s congressional districts. They argued that Democratic legislators did not adhere to a rule necessitating they […]
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook on Wednesday defied President Donald Trump’s calls for her to resign in light of accusations that she had committed mortgage fraud. Cook was appointed by former President Joe Biden to sit on the Fed, making her one of the 12 people who control the direction of interest rates, which Trump […]
President Barack Obama on Wednesday praised California’s redistricting efforts, arguing that the state’s move is necessary to combat “partisan” gerrymandering in Texas. Texas launched an effort earlier this year backed by President Donald Trump to redraw district lines to boost the number of seats Republicans hold in the House by five. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) […]
A government watchdog filed an ethics complaint this week in Arkansas against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over concerns she helped conspire to derail President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign by fabricating ties between his team and Russia. Democracy Restored is seeking a “formal review” into Clinton from the Arkansas state bar that could strip […]
A Republican bid to approve new congressional maps in Texas cleared a major hurdle on Wednesday as the state House of Representatives advanced the legislation in a procedural vote. The new maps, which would create five new GOP districts to “enhance” Republican performance in the 2026 midterm elections, advanced 88-52 with a final vote expected […]
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced on Wednesday plans to cut her “bloated” department’s workforce by over 40% by the end of September, billing the effort as an initiative to save taxpayers over $700 million annually. After the reorganization wraps up at the end of fiscal 2025, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence […]
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Fox News’s Will Cain accepted the Trump administration’s latest “Make America Healthy Again” challenge, sharing footage of their attempt on X. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. unveiled the “Pete & Bobby Challenge” Monday evening. It requires participants to complete 100 push-ups and […]
(The Center Square) – Reinstating work requirements for some welfare recipients found support across the aisle on Wednesday. It’s a notable change after the partisan nature of the debate in recent years: Republicans have long wanted waivers from the mandate, which have been used on and off for the last 20 years, to expire amid […]
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), along with a handful of House Democrats, will introduce two bills requiring federal officers to use body and dashboard cameras on marked vehicles and terminate President Donald Trump‘s federalization of the Washington, D.C., police force. The legislation will include Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and Park Police among those who […]
(The Center Square) — New Hampshire ranks last in the nation for higher education funding, according to a new report, which said the lack of financial support for college students could impact the state’s economy. The report by the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute, a nonpartisan research group, found that New Hampshire spent $4,629 per full-time student […]
