BANFF, Canada — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is trying to assert his presence as host of this year’s Group of Seven leaders‘ summit. Carney’s first G7 challenge was his bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday morning, Trump’s first public appearance at the summit this week in Kananaskis, Canada, during which the president complained […]
New Jersey GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli’s campaign trumpeted the results of its first internal polling, which boosted Republican hopes of flipping the seat red. The poll shows Ciattarelli narrowly trailing Democratic challenger Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) as the pair compete to replace term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ). After two unsuccessful gubernatorial runs, most recently […]
The highest court in New Jersey ruled that a grand jury should be permitted to examine sexual abuse allegations of children against clergy members in the Catholic Church. The Supreme Court ruling comes after the Diocese of Camden attempted to block the state attorney general’s efforts to create a grand jury two years ago. The […]
(The Center Square) – Tennessee’s May revenues were $36 million above the budgeted estimate for this fiscal year and $56.4 million more than May of 2024, according to Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson. The numbers rebounded from April when general fund revenue was $114 million less than estimated. Much of the decline was due to […]
(The Center Square) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams is calling for a statewide ban on wearing masks during protests, saying the current rules don’t do enough to deter demonstrators who shield their identities to commit acts of vandalism and violence. In an interview Sunday, Adams called on state lawmakers to restore prepandemic restrictions on […]
Despite campaign promises to adhere to the politics of their districts and states, House and Senate Republicans from a majority of states vote to the left of their constituents, according to a groundbreaking new scorecard on what happens when senators and representatives enter Washington’s “swamp.” An exhaustive study of over 100,000 House and Senate votes […]
All 55 attorneys general that represented all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The once prominent family behind OxyContin agreed to proceed with the settlement, which resolves litigation against the company and family for their role and creating […]
U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson announced that the suspect in the murder and attempted murder of Minnesota state lawmakers was charged with six federal crimes in addition to state charges. Vance Luther Boelter was arrested near his home in Green Isle, Minnesota, on Sunday night, two days after the deaths of Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Melissa […]
The Senate will vote on the United States’s involvement in Israeli operations against Iran, with a new Democratic-led resolution attempting to bar President Donald Trump from joining the conflict without the approval of Congress. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced a resolution Monday that requires congressional debate and a vote before the U.S. takes any offensive measures against […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams will likely face challenges for reelection from two of his most formidable opponents in the general election, no matter how they perform in the Big Apple’s Democratic primary. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) and state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani are both competing in the city’s upcoming Democratic primary. They are […]
