Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) endorsed her seatmate, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), in a bold departure from her previous close relationship and past cross-party endorsements of former Democratic Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola. Peltola launched her electoral comeback bid on Monday morning, placing Murkowski in a difficult position between supporting her fellow GOP Alaskan senator or sticking […]
The House Administration Committee announced a Jan. 14 hearing to mark up legislation on the longtime issue of a congressional stock trade ban. House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) unveiled legislation Monday to “prohibit Members of Congress, spouses, and dependent children from purchasing publicly traded stocks.” Members of both parties have been working for […]
Former special prosecutor Jack Smith opened a law firm with attorneys who worked on Jan. 6 cases, his first major career move after stepping down as special counsel. Heaphy, Smith, Harbach, & Windom, as the firm is called, will focus on investigations and white-collar crime. Despite the reputation of the founders for being liberal heavyweights, […]
Meta’s hire of Dina Powell McCormick, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, prompted praise from Trump allies Monday following the announcement of her new role as the tech company’s president and vice chairwoman. Powell McCormick was a national security adviser to Trump after serving as a senior counselor for economic initiatives. Before working in […]
Paramount Skydance is suing Warner Bros. Discovery and launching a proxy war with its board after the up-for-sale Hollywood studio chose to stick with Netflix‘s bid last week. Paramount CEO David Ellison announced on Monday that his company filed a lawsuit asking the Delaware Court of Chancery to order Warner Bros. to provide information about […]
Conservative activist Riley Gaines delved into the update her podcast just received, telling the Washington Examiner the rebrand aims to “bring people to the truth.” Gaines’s show was previously called Gaines for Girls and launched in 2023 on the Fox-owned Outkick to discuss topics impacting women, including women’s rights in sports. Since then, Gaines said […]
(The Center Square) — Thousands of nurses at several major New York City medical centers went on strike Monday after contract negotiations between union leaders and the hospitals broke down over the weekend. The New York State Nurses Association, which represents 15,000 unionized nurses at Mount Sinai, Montefiore and NewYork-Presbyterian hospitals, hit the picket lines shortly after […]
(The Center Square) – Ten percent of the top 100 high schools in the country are in Texas, according to a U.S. News 2025-2026 Best High Schools Rankings. The rankings assessed nearly 18,000 public high schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Rankings are based on six factors based on state assessments performance and […]
Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. Army Delta Force’s operation to capture former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro “was brilliant.” Blinken appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Monday to respond to the detention of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Jan. 3. “As I said, as a military operation, as an intelligence […]
(The Center Square) — Maine is making another push to expand its film tax credit program to lure more productions to the state, but fiscal watchdogs warn the move would be a taxpayer-funded giveaway to big Hollywood movie studios. A proposal under consideration by the Legislature’s Committee on Taxation on Tuesday would dramatically expand the tax credit program […]
