Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) said President Donald Trump is risking a “civil war” by not allowing Congress members to visit Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers. Waters visited the Metropolitan Detention Center and Department of Homeland Security Field Office in Los Angeles, California, on Monday with her colleagues, Reps. Brad Sherman (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), […]
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) slammed President Donald Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday following the publication of a whistleblower report accusing Schiff of authorizing leaks of classified information meant to damage Trump during his first term. On Monday night, Just the News published documents claiming that a whistleblower identified as a former Democratic […]
In bright-red Iowa, the Democratic field vying to unseat Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) grew to five on Tuesday as state Rep. Josh Turek jumped into the race. A former Paralympian with two gold medals in wheelchair basketball, Turek represents Council Bluffs in Iowa’s far west. After being born with spina bifida, which his family ties […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday said prison is on the line for former Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke after he was accused of violating a court order blocking him from funding Democratic lawmakers seeking to thwart the GOP’s redistricting plan. Earlier this month, dozens of state Democrats left Texas to delay the vote for […]
As President Donald Trump begins his takeover of Washington by federalizing the local police and activating the National Guard to combat the crime rate, it appears Mayor Muriel Bowser does not want to test her limits with the administration. The mayor indicated on Monday that local officials would comply with the federal government’s directive, although […]
The Heritage Foundation’s chief economist, EJ Antoni, who President Donald Trump recently appointed to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, told Fox Business ahead of his nomination that the bureau should do away with its monthly job reports. Antoni said the BLS’s jobs report data is unreliable, echoing concerns from the White House. Trump recently […]
Late-night host comedian Jimmy Kimmel confirmed last week he has gained Italian citizenship amid “what’s going on” in the United States, calling it “as bad as you thought it was going to be.” Celebrities like comedians Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O’Donnell have moved out of the United States following President Donald Trump’s victory in the […]
(The Center Square) — New York remains one of the top states for inbound tobacco smuggling, according to a new report, which attributes the robust underground market to the state’s high tax burden and anti-smoking policies. The nonpartisan Tax Foundation report ranked New York second behind California for inbound illegal tobacco smuggling, with an estimated revenue loss […]
(The Center Square) – California’s annual state spending is up 50% per capita, or $106.3 billion, since 2019, the first year Gov. Gavin Newsom took office, highlighting the state’s growing budget woes. According to taxpayer advocates, the state government has increased spending, despite the state’s constitutionally-mandated balanced budget requirement, by over-estimating future revenues. “The Newsom […]
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker is not ruling out tax legislation to help the Chicago Bears move forward with a stadium project in Arlington Heights. The governor said Monday that his administration is still evaluating a bill to use sales-tax revenue that would come with a large-scale development to support that project. “We’re […]
