(The Center Square) – One of Michael Madigan’s former associates has taken the witness stand at the former Illinois House speaker’s corruption trial. Will Cousineau testified Tuesday afternoon that Madigan was the “ultimate decision maker.” Cousineau served as a longtime staffer for both Madigan and the Democratic Party of Illinois. He said that he served […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Virginia to carry out a purge of an estimated 1,600 people from its voter rolls ahead of the Nov. 5 election as part of a program to prevent ineligible noncitizens from voting. Virginia had asked the justices to intervene after a federal district court judge found that the state’s […]
Democrats and Republicans are deploying Holocaust survivors to win over Jewish voters, bringing an already heated 2024 campaign to a boil. The differing testimony from two Holocaust survivors, both from New York, is emblematic of the splintering views among Jewish voters after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel that has not only brought back painful memories of World […]
The Colorado secretary of state issued a statement Tuesday confirming that the partial passwords to its voting system were live on its website for a time. While the office assured Colorado voters that the information was “improperly included,” it reported the matter to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which is working to remedy the […]
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday to give $19 million in grants to schools that serve Hispanic students. The University of Puerto Rico’s Rio Piedras Campus received $5 million of the share, with four other schools across Florida, Illinois, and Texas sharing the rest. This money is part of the Education Department’s […]
Biden overshadows Harris with ‘garbage’ gaffe Last night, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to a large crowd gathered on the Ellipse, with the backdrop of the White House. Her speech slammed former President Donald Trump as “obsessed with revenge” and “consumed with grievance.” However, it is not the speech, which had been hyped up for […]
EXCLUSIVE — Republican Senate nominee Nella Domenici said former President Donald Trump’s visit to New Mexico shows the traditionally blue state is “in play” for the first time since 2004. “It’s a great signal, and it really illuminates what we’re feeling here on the ground, which is, the state is in play, and it’s a […]
ATLANTA — Former first lady Michelle Obama, once the best-polling Democrat against former President Donald Trump, has no ambition to be a politician, but some Georgia residents want more of her in the Democratic Party and politics. Obama appealed to and pleaded with the several thousand mostly Generation Z attendees at a get-out-the-vote event in […]
GLENDIVE, Montana — A Montana senator’s bid to force an NFL team thousands of miles away to restore its old logo may soon see his long-shot endeavor bolstered by the Treasure State’s pivotal Senate election. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) has for months blocked bipartisan legislation that would pave the way for a new Washington Commanders […]
Several House and Senate candidates in competitive 2024 races could become the first in their demographic, gender, or identity to walk the halls of Congress. With eyes on Vice President Kamala Harris potentially becoming the first female president in U.S. history, several other candidates down ballot are on track to be the first women to […]
