Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) announced his endorsement of Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) in New York’s 2026 gubernatorial race on Tuesday, months after calling her an “electoral train wreck waiting to happen.” The congressman’s announcement ends his interest in running for governor, although he previously said he wouldn’t enter the race if it meant he had […]
The Food and Drug Administration warned people on Tuesday to stay away from buying or eating frozen raw shrimp due to possible radioactive contamination, forcing Walmart to recall the seafood immediately. The recall affected frozen raw shrimp under the Great Value brand sold at Walmart stores in 13 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, […]
(The Center Square) − Louisiana’s Office of Multi-modal Commerce says billions of dollars in port projects are stuck in line for funding, with requests piling up as far back as 2019. Julia Fisher-Cormier, the office’s director, said the program’s design allowed applications to build up without caps on approvals, even when annual funding was a […]
The Trump administration is intensifying its standoff with Northern Virginia school districts over transgender student policies, warning that districts face the suspension or termination of millions in federal aid for refusing to comply with federal guidance. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Tuesday that her department is “watching Virginia very closely” after Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William, […]
(The Center Square) – Two former U.S. Cabinet members have launched a new effort to stop Illinois politicians from drawing their own legislative districts. Fair Maps Illinois co-chairs Bill Daley and Ray LaHood spoke at a news conference Tuesday at the Union League Club of Chicago and announced the push for a constitutional amendment to […]
(The Center Square) – Many students across Pennsylvania began school on Tuesday, though the state funding that supports them did not follow. That’s because the state spending plan is nearly three months overdue, leaving schools, safety net programs, transportation services and higher education institutions filling the gap – with no end in sight. In a […]
President Donald Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill are recommending him for an honor he has long sought — a Nobel Peace Prize. Reps. Andy Ogles (R-TN) and Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) sent a letter to the Nobel Committee to nominate Trump for the prize amid his high-profile talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war. “We respectfully submit […]
The Trump administration is touting results from its sweeping federal crime crackdown in the nation’s capital, with Attorney General Pam Bondi announcing the arrest of an MS-13 gang member as part of a wave of new arrests. In a post on X Tuesday morning, Bondi declared: “At the direction of [President Donald Trump], our nation’s […]
A federal appeals court signaled Tuesday that it may side with the Trump administration in a closely watched case over the mass firings of probationary federal employees, casting doubt on union-backed litigation aimed at reinstating them. A three-judge panel on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit — Judges Morgan Christen, a former President Barack Obama […]
Senior Justice Department officials were left scrambling to interpret sweeping clemency orders former President Joe Biden approved for thousands of federal convicts in his final days in office, and they chastised the White House for falsely portraying the releases as limited to “nonviolent” offenders, according to internal emails. The records, obtained by the Oversight Project and reviewed by the Washington Examiner, […]
