Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) underwent hip replacement surgery after being hospitalized with injuries from a fall on Friday during a congressional trip to Luxembourg. Details of her condition were not immediately available, but her office confirmed on Saturday that Pelosi “underwent a successful hip replacement” and is now “well on the mend.” Pelosi […]
President-elect Donald Trump ultimately dug in on Pete Hegseth as his defense secretary nominee after efforts to replace him with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fell short, according to national political correspondent Maggie Haberman. Hegseth has struggled to garner overwhelming support among Republican senators for his nomination amid reports of alleged excessive drinking and sexual misconduct, […]
(The Center Square) – An unnamed member of the California Legislature has been accused by the DOJ for soliciting and accepting bribes up to $200,000 in a scheme involving bribes in exchange for a Baldwin Park politician’s vote over the city permitting cannabis process. This person is referred to as “Person 20,” and described in […]
(The Center Square) – Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago City Council still don’t have a budget agreement. Reports surfaced early Friday that the mayor did not have enough votes to pass a budget, which included more than $230 million dollars in higher taxes and fees. At Friday’s council meeting, which started about 30 minutes […]
(The Center Square) – Test results from last year’s PSSA and Keystone tests, two measures of academic performance across the state, show modest improvement in most areas, but the schools have miles to go to make up for the steep learning loss suffered during the pandemic. Numbers released by the Department of Education show slight gains […]
(The Center Square) – Senate President Warren Petersen hopes to pass an additional barrier for local and county taxation. Senate Bill 1013 would require a 2/3 vote by a council or by a county board of supervisors for approval of a tax “increase or fee.” “The Republican-led Legislature has been successfully lowering fees and taxes for […]
(The Center Square) – A Missouri delegation is focusing on border security after being briefed with an Operation Lone Star Task Force led by Goliad County, Texas, Sheriff Roy Boyd. The delegation, led by state Sen. Jill Carter, R-Granby, met with members of the task force and visited areas of operation in the Rio Grande […]
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) subtly slammed Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s choice to hire an attorney who petitioned the government to withdraw the polio vaccine, suggesting it could tank his HHS nomination. McConnell was diagnosed with polio as a child and is an ardent defender of the vaccine. “Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures […]
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been impeached by the nation’s National Assembly on the third try after declaring martial law in his country. President Yoon’s declaration of martial law, which he said was due to the opposition paralyzing the country, rattled South Korea’s financial markets and caused panic among the civilian populace. WHAT […]
In several elections last month, three state legislatures saw trifectas or supermajorities broken. Before the new lawmakers are sworn in next year, some state legislatures are working to eek out a few more agenda items in the lame-duck session. Here is what the state legislatures in North Carolina, Michigan, and Minnesota are doing before their […]
