Two prominent Democratic National Committee members who head major labor unions resigned from the organization, pointing to disagreements with its chairman, Ken Martin, in their resignation letters. Randi Weingarten, the influential leader of the American Federation of Teachers, and Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, refused to continue as at-large members of […]
(The Center Square) – Florida lawmakers are scheduled to vote on the state’s budget Monday night, convening at 7 p.m. and taking up the appropriations at 10 p.m. The reason for the delay is the constitutionally-mandated 72-hours between budget drafting and a vote, known as the cooling off period. With the state’s budget deal reached at […]
Alaska issued its first-ever heat warning over the weekend as temperatures were forecast to reach 85 degrees Fahrenheit in Fairbanks. The warning is not necessarily reflective of unprecedented high temperatures, although 85 is far above the average June temperatures for the state. It’s more reflective of a change in policy from the National Weather Service. […]
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a case brought by a New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center challenging what it called a politically motivated investigation by the state’s Democratic attorney general that threatens to chill its First Amendment rights. The justices granted review in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin, a case centered on […]
Congressional members are seeking to beef up security measures after a gunman killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in what the state’s governor characterized as a “politically motivated assassination.” The killings of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and the serious gun injuries sustained by Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman and […]
(The Center Square) – When Ohio lawmakers return to the state capitol today and Tuesday, they will see a heightened security presence following the weekend shooting of two Minnesota legislators. In the wake of the shooting that killed Minnesota House Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounded Sen. John Hoffman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, and […]
A person shot and killed an innocent bystander during a “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday. The person suspected of being a protest “peacekeeper” fired his weapon three times after Arturo Gamboa, 24, pulled out a rifle from his backpack. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on Saturday when Gamboa, who […]
Two immigrants who escaped the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey, were recaptured by authorities Friday. Last week, unrest at the immigration detention center resulted in four detainees escaping. Authorities with the FBI did not publicize the renewed detention of the two recaptured immigrants until Sunday. It also remains to be seen how they were […]
As more details emerge on former President Joe Biden‘s mental and physical state while in office, President Donald Trump and his allies have seized on the autopen in their attacks on Trump’s predecessor. Biden, 82, has faced a whirlwind of public scrutiny, with new reporting and books, such as CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios […]
President Donald Trump will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the G7 summit at 11 a.m. ET. The G7 summit will be Carney’s first international gathering since being elected as prime minister in March. Trump and Carney’s meeting comes amid a trade war between the United States and Canada. World leaders are also […]
