(The Center Square) – The Georgia State Board of Education agreed Tuesday to add more than $8 million to a fund that provides after-school and summer programs after the state lost funding because of its Census count. The Trump administration released funds for the 21st CCLC programs after holding them for review. The state is receiving […]
Louisiana is switching to a closed primary system and will no longer recognize the Independent Party. The move comes after the state legislature and the governor approved a move to close primaries. The change will not apply to presidential primaries but only to primaries for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Louisiana Supreme Court, Public Service […]
Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s $65 million plan to establish five city-run grocery stores, one in each borough, is not a novel idea. It has been done before, replicated in America by well-meaning visionaries, yet has repeatedly yielded disastrous results. The historical failures surrounding state-owned supermarkets harken back to Soviet-era socialist systems. […]
Tsunamis hit several nations and U.S. states in the Pacific region early Wednesday morning after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck the far eastern coast of Russia. The waves have ranged anywhere from 2 to 6 feet high, posing a possible threat to people. Here are key details on the earthquake and tsunamis. Where did […]
Steve Ricchetti, former deputy chief of staff to President Joe Biden, testified behind closed doors Wednesday in the latest interview for the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into the former president’s inner circle and his use of the autopen. Ricchetti, who served closely under Biden since 2012 during the Obama administration and previously served in the […]
More than 460 days away, next year’s midterm elections are approaching, but Democrats are looking hopefully toward the past. The president’s party has lost House seats in all but two midterm elections since 1938. The two exceptions were 1998, when Bill Clinton’s party gained five seats amid an unpopular Republican attempt to impeach him, and 2002, when […]
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday morning that he is authorizing 25% tariffs on India, which will take effect Aug. 1, due to the country’s import of Russian energy and military equipment. “Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their Tariffs are far too […]
President Donald Trump is hoping highly anticipated economic data, particularly Wednesday’s second quarter economic growth report, will placate recession “panicans” after the president upended the economy with his tariff and trade policies. In part, Trump won last year’s election because of the perception that he would be better for the economy after a 40-year-high inflation, […]
European wine and spirit producers are sounding the alarm on the newly announced trade framework between the United States and the European Commission. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the deal, which sets a baseline tariff of 15% on European exports to the United States. TRUMP TARIFF LETTERS: WHAT […]
The national average price for regular gas on Wednesday is $3.14 per gallon. It is a price point that has remained steady throughout the country the last week of July. On July 24, the national average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.16. By July 27, fuel costs had slightly decreased, falling to […]
