(The Center Square) – A report by the Nevada Division of Outdoor Recreation valued Nevada’s total outdoor recreation industry at nearly four times that of federal estimates. The $24 billion valuation comes after recent federal efforts to sell large amounts of public lands for mining and housing development. The report conducted by NDOR and Radbridge, […]
(The Center Square) – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass sent a letter this week to city council members, urging them to pass a budget that would allow the Los Angeles Police Department to hire 410 new officers. In the Dec. 10 letter, Bass implored the council to approve $4.4 million in funding, without which the police department […]
(The Center Square) – A new bill meant to protect children was introduced by U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) called the National Educator Safety and Accountability Act of 2025. It aims to protect, prevent, and respond to educator sexual misconduct in schools. The legislation would establish a National Educator Misconduct and Discipline Registry to track […]
(The Center Square) – Permanent charters, akin to franchises in other major professional sports leagues, are being granted in settlement of a federal antitrust lawsuit between NASCAR and two racing teams. The teams suing included one partly owned by basketball Hall of Fame Michael Jordan. In the lawsuit, the racing teams called NASCAR and the […]
Israel killed a senior commander of Hamas on Saturday after the terrorist group detonated an explosive device that wounded two Israeli soldiers. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced they directed a strike to eliminate Raed Saad, one of the top two military leaders in Gaza. “Saad was one of […]
Belarus freed more than 100 political prisoners, including one U.S. citizen, on Saturday after President Donald Trump began lifting sanctions on a key Belarusian export. “The latest release of 123 individuals, including one U.S. citizen, six citizens of U.S. Allies, and five Ukrainian citizens, is a significant milestone in U.S.-Belarus engagement,” a U.S. official said, […]
A gunman opened fire on American and Syrian troops during a joint field patrol near Palmyra, Syria, on Saturday, killing two U.S. Army soldiers and a U.S. civilian interpreter, and wounding three others. At least three Syrian security members were also shot, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The group said the gunman […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday announced the United States will “take action” after Rwanda violated its peace deal with the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. “Rwanda’s actions in eastern DRC are a clear violation of the Washington Accords signed by President Trump, and the United States will take action to ensure […]
President Donald Trump has stanched the bleeding of independent voters with his new focus on affordability, but has a long way to go winning them back in time to help the GOP’s chances in the 2026 congressional midterm elections, our weekly White House Report Card finds. Three pollsters told Washington Secrets this week that the […]
Former Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) officially started his bid for Alabama governor on Friday, sharing his campaign vision with voters at a Birmingham rally. Jones, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in Alabama, lost the 2020 election to current Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL). Both are running for governor. If Jones and Tuberville win their […]
