(The Center Square) — In a split with fellow Republicans, New Hampshire Gov Kelly Ayotte vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have authorized parent-led efforts to ban books and other “inappropriate materials” from the state’s public schools and libraries. The legislation, which passed the GOP-controlled state Legislature earlier this year, called for creating a new process for banning […]
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that he reached a deal with Republican lawmakers to move a cryptocurrency bill forward in the House. Earlier that day, a dozen Republicans, among them House Freedom Caucus members and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), derailed a procedural vote advancing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins […]
One year ago, then-former President Donald Trump was shot during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The tragic event, which resulted in the death of a rallygoer, Corey Comperatore, transformed the 2024 presidential race. In Butler, there is still little in the way of answers. This Washington Examiner series will look at where things stand one year on, […]
The second round of July Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, goes out to recipients today. When does the check arrive? Social Security payments usually begin on the second Wednesday of every month, and the following waves go out in the subsequent weeks. The distribution […]
August Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $967, will go out to recipients in 16 days. SSI payments are typically distributed at the start of every month to beneficiaries with limited income who are either blind, 65 and older, or have another qualifying disability. The amount recipients receive varies based on several factors, including […]
A federal judge in Tennessee will reconsider on Wednesday whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia should remain in jail while he awaits trial on human smuggling charges, amid growing concerns by his counsel that the Trump administration will deport him before his case ever reaches a jury. The unusual hearing will pit the Department of Justice under the Trump administration against Abrego Garcia’s lawyers, with […]
Three Corporation for Public Broadcasting members whom President Donald Trump fired in April have refused to leave their positions. CPB board members Diane Kaplan, Laura Ross, and Thomas Rothman were terminated in April, yet all three have continued to show up to work. They refuse to vacate their positions, according to a complaint filed by […]
House and Senate lawmakers’ newly released fundraising numbers provide early clues on who is best prepared for battle in the upcoming midterm season. Tuesday was the deadline for lawmakers seeking reelection or running for office to file their second-quarter fundraising numbers to the Federal Election Commission. The total amount raised and how much money is […]
A dead, disgraced financier is testing one of President Donald Trump’s political superpowers: his ability to persevere through any negative news cycle. Trump understands how easily distracted the media is and how fickle readers, viewers, and voters can be, better than any leader in modern American political history. That is how the tabloid celebrity businessman […]
Although the Trump administration has aimed to end temporary protective status for immigrants from multiple countries as part of its sweeping immigration agenda, several of the orders to rescind that status have become involved in litigation and have been halted. TPS, a designation typically afforded to countries whose residents cannot return temporarily due to conflict, […]
