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Trump approval surges to 55% after Middle East victories

President Donald Trump’s approval rating is heading into record territory, rising above the four years of lackluster numbers of his first term, as the public gives him credit for his first 100 days of action. A joint survey from Insider Advantage and Trafalgar, just out Tuesday morning, pegged his approval at 55% and disapproval at […]

Helene: Governor requests $891M in relief package

(The Center Square) – Nearly $1 billion is being requested of the North Carolina General Assembly by Gov. Josh Stein for help in recovery from Hurricane Helene. The first-term Democrat said Monday he’s seeking $891 million. Economic recovery and support to businesses and local governments promoting tourism would account for $260 million, and another $239 […]

Skrmetti questioned over Human Rights Commission jobs

(The Center Square) – The Tennessee attorney general’s office will keep the 30 positions allocated to the Human Rights Commission when it takes over the commission’s duties on July 1, a spokesman said. The 62-year-old Human Rights Commission was abolished by a bill passed by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Bill Lee last week. The […]

Former Atlanta mayor and Biden appointee announces run for Georgia governor

Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former Democratic Atlanta mayor who served in former President Joe Biden’s administration, announced her bid for governor of Georgia.   Bottoms announced her run on social media Tuesday morning, criticizing President Donald Trump and his second administration. “These days, most Georgians are right to wonder: Who’s looking out for us? Donald Trump […]

Strikes on Gaza kill at least 60 people, local officials say, as criticism against Israel mounts

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes pounded Gaza overnight and into Tuesday, hitting a family home and a school-turned-shelter, and killing at least 60 people, Palestinian health officials said, as Israel pressed its war against Hamas despite mounting international condemnation. Israel launched another major offensive in the territory in recent days, saying it aims to […]

Hillary Clinton scolds Republican women as being ‘handmaiden to the patriarchy’

Two-time failed presidential candidate, former secretary of state, and senator Hillary Clinton made disparaging remarks about Republican women during the Newmark Civic Life Series event at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. She inferred that GOP women were essentially subservient to “the patriarchy.” The comments were made earlier this month and were the […]

US and Canada linked up in fight to stop drug smuggling at border

President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency this year for the northern border for human smuggling and drug trafficking. While the nearly 4,000-mile-long border with Canada gets less attention than the high-volume southern border, the boundary presents its own set of challenges. The Washington Examiner visited the northern border to evaluate how security has changed under […]

Democrats suggest ‘pause’ on Biden health talk after cancer diagnosis

Many Democrats are saying now is not the time to discuss former President Joe Biden’s health while in office in the wake of his prostate cancer diagnosis. The news that Biden is suffering from an aggressive form of cancer that has already spread to his bones came as yet another book about his condition as […]

Johnson brings in Trump for final push on ‘big, beautiful bill’

The ambitious deadline set by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to pass the “one big beautiful” reconciliation bill by Memorial Day is up against the reality that House Republicans haven’t locked in the votes. President Donald Trump, who has already bashed “grandstanders” holding up the bill, will head to Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning to […]

Fiscal hawks face daunting test with Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

Conservative deficit hawks in Congress are on an island as House Republicans barrel ahead this week with the “big, beautiful bill” to advance President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda that would saddle more generations with trillions of dollars in debt. Republicans are looking to pull out all the stops to get the legislation to clear the […]
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