One of the largest left-of-center grant makers in the nation recently disclosed that it has been retaining lobbyists since April to represent its interests on nonprofit-related matters. This lobbying contract may have contributed to the demise of a widely covered Republican provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Congressional records show that the Tides […]
Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) signed two pieces of legislation on gun safety into law on Monday. The Safe Gun Storage Act requires gun owners to keep their firearms in a locked box in situations or places where a minor could gain access to them. The second piece of legislation requires law enforcement agencies throughout the […]
Roy Cooper pulled in $3.4 million within the first 24 hours of launching his Senate bid, a record haul for the former North Carolina governor and an early show of strength in one of the nation’s most competitive Senate races. The fundraising launch was powered by small-dollar donors, according to the campaign. In the first […]
A powerful group of conservative interest groups and activists penned a letter last week to Republican congressional leaders asking them to rein in a program that provides discounted outpatient drugs to rural Americans, alleging that it is being abused by hospitals for financial gain. Many of the letter’s signatories, however, are funded by the pharmaceutical […]
Border czar Tom Homan criticized Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) for his participation in a sit-in at a Baltimore Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. Van Hollen joined Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) and Reps. Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Johnny Olszewski (D-MD), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), and Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) to sit in the George H. Fallon Federal Building […]
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced a bill on Monday aiming to provide people with at least a $600 rebate. The bill would use the money from tariff revenue to fund itself, with the possibility of a higher rebate depending on the money brought in from other countries. His legislation comes after President Donald Trump suggested […]
A federal appeals court panel announced Monday it would continue the suspension of a 98-year-old judge on the circuit for her refusal to comply with an investigation into concerns over her ability to serve on the court. The three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit unanimously ordered that Judge Pauline […]
Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, suggested Tuesday that France’s decision to recognize Palestinian statehood would be similar to giving Nazi Germany a victory after World War II. Huckabee criticized French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent announcement to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations in the next two months, saying the decision will […]
(The Center Square) – Months after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for Michigan to adopt legislation addressing cell phones in schools, Democrats defeated a bill in the state House that would have done just that. Rep. Mark Tisdel, R-Rochester Hills, sponsored House Bill 4141. It needed 56 votes to pass the Republican-held House, but received only 53. Tisdel […]
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) leads former Republican state lawmaker Jack Ciattarelli by 8 points in the New Jersey gubernatorial race. A poll from Fairleigh Dickinson University released Tuesday found 45% of respondents back Sherrill, 37% back Ciattarelli, and 16% are undecided. The race is largely partisan at this time, with 87% of Democrats indicating they […]
