(The Center Square) – The Washington Supreme Court last week released its full decisions regarding a pair of cases involving an attempt earlier this year to keep four initiatives off the ballot. The state’s highest court ultimately rejected removing the initiatives from the ballot. This November, voters will decide on three Let’s Go Washington-sponsored initiatives […]
(The Center Square) – The first witnesses have taken the stand in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. U.S. government prosecutors called two former state representatives as witnesses after opening arguments wrapped up Tuesday morning. Former Illinois state Rep. Carol Sente, D-Vernon Hills, served in the Statehouse from 2009 to 2019. […]
Former President Donald Trump‘s and Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaigns are turning to bitter personal attacks against their opponent’s mental and physical capabilities in the final two weeks of the 2024 election cycle. Age and declining mental facilities plagued President Joe Biden prior to his departure from the November race, but those accusations are still […]
Ohio has flipped back and forth between parties every two elections since 1984. Following this pattern, the Buckeye state switched to blue in 2008 and 2012 but flipped red in 2016 and 2020, when former President Donald Trump took the state’s 18 electoral votes from President Joe Biden by 8 points. The state is in […]
An Arizona campaign office for Republican senate candidate Kari Lake was forced to evacuate on Tuesday after a campaign staffer opened an envelope with a “suspicious” substance with a note that warned anthrax was present. The incident occurred at one of Lake’s Phoenix offices with a note that said “caution anthrax,” according to reports. Lake’s […]
As amazing as it is to say, there are actually other elections going on besides the presidential contest, and a lot of them at the local level will have more immediate ramifications for communities. This Washington Examiner series, All Politics Is Local, will highlight some of the most intriguing mayoral battles, district attorney races, and state legislature tussles that will be decided […]
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) signed a bill into law on Monday that recognized Diwali as an official holiday in Pennsylvania. Diwali is a Hindu holiday known as the “Festival of Lights,” which is traditionally celebrated in India and South Asia. It is a five-day holiday, with the main celebration occurring on the third day. It […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Tuesday to discuss “securing the release of all hostages and ending the conflict in Gaza.” It is Blinken’s 11th trip to the region since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks that sparked the conflict between Israel and Hamas. “On my way […]
As tensions on the Korean peninsula continue to heat up, North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un inspected military bases to determine the readiness of his country’s missile defenses. North Korean state media reported Kim’s visit to the military sites on Wednesday, claiming the evaluation was part of the country’s national defense strategy to utilize […]
A reporter was struck by shrapnel during an event at a Missouri shooting range event hosting former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger and Democratic Senate candidate Lucas Kunce. Kinzinger was campaigning alongside Kunce at a private residence in Holt, Missouri, where the two shot AR-15s. While Kunce was shooting at targets, KSHB 41 Reporter Ryan Gamboa […]
