(The Center Square) – History foretold the future of the last legislation vetoed by North Carolina’s governor. As he did coming in eight years ago, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper does going out this month, filing a lawsuit jointly with governor-elect Josh Stein on Thursday to block a portion of Senate Bill 382. The litigation, possibly […]
(The Center Square) – Another longtime Texas Democrat has switched parties, joining the Republican Party, this time in the border county of Webb. Webb County flipped red in November, joining other border counties that flipped red for the first time in over 100 years, The Center Square reported. The region has been a Democratic stronghold since […]
(The Center Square) – A majority of Tennesseans support Medicaid expansion, according to the latest Vanderbilt Poll released Friday. The survey of 955 registered Tennessee voters also shows that most blame insurance companies and pharma for high health care costs, not doctors or hospitals. A majority of Republicans are among the 73% who strongly agreed or […]
President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office in 38 days on the west front of the Capitol, but Democrats are torn on whether they will attend the inauguration. The Jan. 20, 2025, ceremony, which will mark the peaceful transfer of power from the Biden administration to the second Trump administration, will be attended by […]
The ex-stripper turned convicted murderer behind the 2006 Duke Lacrosse rape hoax admitted Thursday that she “made up” the allegations. “I testified falsely against them by saying that they raped me when they didn’t,” Crystal Mangum said in an interview with independent media outlet Let’s Talk With Kat from the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women. […]
A lawyer assisting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in choosing officials for his new role as head of the Health and Human Services Department has petitioned the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine. The move comes as fears rise about Kennedy’s past vaccine skepticism, which he will be able to take action on […]
EXCLUSIVE — Republican Larry Hogan is not rushing into the next chapter of his decadeslong political career. However, he also does not appear eager to call it quits from politics. In a wide-ranging conversation Thursday with the Washington Examiner that marked his first postelection night media interview, Hogan said he’s been pitched on virtually every […]
The Democratic district attorney leading the case against the suspects in the killing of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray will seek the death penalty, according to a Friday announcement. “We’ll be filing notice by the state of Texas that we intend to seek the death penalty against Jocelyn’s murderers, Pena and Rangel,” Harris County District Attorney Kim […]
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was hospitalized after she sustained an injury while on a congressional trip in Luxembourg, a spokesperson for the congresswoman said Friday. Specific details of the injury were not provided, but Pelosi will not participate in the delegation’s remaining events, held to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the […]
President-elect Donald Trump advocated the dockworkers union on Thursday, saying automation causes “distress, hurt, and harm” to workers on U.S. docks. Trump announced on social media that he met with International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold Daggett and Executive Vice President Dennis Daggett just weeks before their contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance expires. “I’ve studied […]
