A group of senators pressured representatives from the NBA, MLB, and NHL over the increasingly confusing and expensive array of streaming platforms fans must navigate to watch their games. “In an era of deep partisan division, sports might be the most powerful cultural unifier that we have,” said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), chairman of the […]
President Donald Trump removed the Biden-appointed vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board in a rare move. A White House official confirmed to the Washington Examiner that Alvin Brown has been removed from his position but did not elaborate as to why. Brown was appointed to a five-year term on the five-member board in […]
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) argued that the protests at his town halls are meant to “silence debate and discussion,” adding that he has footage of protesters plotting how they can disrupt his meetings. Recent town halls hosted by the New York lawmaker have gone viral for attendees loudly jeering and chanting, with one attendee escorted […]
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) is proposing legislation to enact President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to end the tax on overtime wages. Marshall’s proposal would deny the new deduction to some top earners and cap it at $10,000 for individuals and $20,000 for married couples, according to the Wall Street Journal. The break for overtime pay […]
Federal campaign finance records show that on June 30, 2024, billionaire Michael Bloomberg cut a $19 million check to help reelect former President Joe Biden. Roughly a month later, the Biden administration proposed a regulation affecting the entire financial industry, which Bloomberg had long pushed for. The regulation in question would establish Bloomberg LP’s Financial Instrument Global Identifier as the […]
A federal judge ordered North Carolina officials to certify the result of last year’s state Supreme Court election, dismissing challenges to certain ballots by Republican Jefferson Griffin. Griffin’s campaign disputed the legality of the registration of the 60,000 voters, saying they did not provide photo identification, in violation of state law, or did not have […]
A policy voted on in February to keep biological males out of girls sports in Virginia high schools could be ratified this week. The Virginia High School League is set to host its first in-person meeting on Wednesday since its vote to bar transgender athletes from competing on female teams, and the major change to state […]
(The Center Square) – Colorado lawmakers are scheduled in the final days of the legislative session to consider a joint resolution that would require the General Assembly to sue over the state Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. The joint resolution only has until Wednesday to pass, before the General Assembly adjourns sine die. It hasn’t moved in the chamber […]
(The Center Square) – Consent from parents or guardians for minors getting medical treatment will be required before physicians can act, says a bill that next goes to the floor of the North Carolina House of Representatives. In the Rules Committee on Monday evening, the proposal advanced from more than a dozen under consideration. It […]
(The Center Square) – California lost a net 11,600 jobs in March as private sector job losses exceeded taxpayer-funded job gains, the plurality of which came from a single welfare program in which Californians are paid minimum wage to care for family members. The California Center for Jobs and the Economy’s analysis for state and employment for […]
