The Ukrainian government is warning that Ukraine has been struck by a Russian intercontinental ballistic missile, but observers in the United States are not convinced. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Thursday video address that “a new Russian missile” with properties similar to an ICBM was fired into the country. The Ukrainian Air Force […]
DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania — Courts across Pennsylvania are starting to weigh in on more than a dozen lawsuits tied to the contentious U.S. Senate race between incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Republican challenger David McCormick. Late Wednesday, the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia County denied a petition from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Casey’s […]
Companies across the United States are preparing for the brunt of President-elect Donald Trump‘s proposed tariffs. Some retailers are coming up with plans to protect their imports from skyrocketing tariffs, but other retailers are unabashed about the effect the duties will have on consumers. Tariffs are calculated by the U.S. Customs Service after a U.S. […]
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz announced Thursday that he was removing himself from consideration to become President-elect Donald Trump‘s attorney general, ending a weeklong fixation in Washington on Trump’s surprise choice to lead the Justice Department. Gaetz said in a statement that after meeting with numerous senators and attracting a barrage of media attention over his […]
Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) was elected to be the next chairman of the Republican Governors Association, a powerful group that handles funding and direction of governor races across the United States for the GOP. Kemp’s chairmanship is a considerable power position within the Republican Party after he helped President-elect Donald Trump win Georgia in the […]
Three years after he was convicted of staging an attack against himself in downtown Chicago, the ruling against Jussie Smollett has been overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court. Smollett was convicted on five counts of felony disorderly conduct and acquitted on a sixth for filing a false police report. The Empire actor claimed in 2019 […]
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) warned against releasing the House Ethics Committee’s investigative report on former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, suggesting Congress needs to be “careful” about leaks and other effects releasing the report could have. Since Gaetz’s nomination by President-elect Donald Trump to be his attorney general, many have demanded the release of the House […]
House Republicans are expected to form a subcommittee to coordinate with the new Department of Government Efficiency headed by Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk to “root out waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government.” The Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency will be created by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and chaired […]
President Joe Biden gave former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Wednesday, citing her work to “advance women’s reproductive rights.” Richards was the 20th person this year to receive the honors, following former climate envoy John Kerry, former Vice President Al Gore, Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky, and Reps. Nancy […]
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) dismissed criticism that President-elect Donald Trump has yet to nominate a black person for his Cabinet, contending that the next president is focused on who will best implement “his agenda.” MSNBC panelist Al Sharpton recently criticized Trump’s Cabinet for its lack of black nominees, stating this point “needs to be raised.” When asked about […]
