This week’s White House Report Card is a rare one that looks at the reality that America now essentially has two presidents, fading President Joe Biden and incoming President-elect Donald Trump. For Biden, it is the beginning of the end of four mediocre years marked by inflation and inaction on his programs despite winning results […]
Democrats are rethinking the “weird” targets they put on Republicans’ backs as they compete to rebrand the Democratic National Committee. After voters delivered his party stinging losses in the White House, Senate, and the House last week, DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison is not expected to seek a second term to keep his position next year. […]
Washington Examiner Economics Reporter Zach Halaschak joins Magazine Executive Editor Jim Antle to discuss the latest news on inflation, what is the outlook for cryptocurrency during the second Trump administration, and how the slim Republican House majority might affect the outcome on state and local tax deductions.
President-elect Donald Trump nominated a flurry of allies to Cabinet posts over the past seven days, with his timing and picks coming as a marked shift from his first term in office. Trump has named 11 candidates who require Senate confirmation to head Washington’s executive departments since Nov. 11. Since winning the 2024 presidential election […]
President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee to head the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, is facing a wave of accusations that he bears tattoos associated with white supremacy ideology. Hegseth has pushed back against the accusations, calling objections to his tattoos — a Jerusalem Cross and the Latin phrase “Deus Vult” — manifestations of “anti-Christian bigotry.” Here […]
Nearly 40 years before former Marine Daniel Penny captured headlines for the death of Jordan Neely, another case brought questions of crime and self-defense to the forefront of the national dialogue. On Dec. 22, 1984, four black teenagers approached electronics specialist Bernhard Goetz, 37, on the New York City subway. After one of them said, […]
Four years ago, the Associated Press was unable to call several states until weeks after the presidential election, but in the 2024 race, the outlet called every state by the end of the week. The speed of results being projected for several of the key swing states was noticeably faster than in 2020, allowing President-elect […]
(The Center Square) – Homeschool groups have concerns about President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tax credit as Illinois lawmakers look at regulating the practice. Trump, in a video posted on social media, promised homeschooling parents tax relief on their education costs, up to $10,000 per year per child. “I will do everything I can to support […]
(The Center Square) – The construction of a new section of Line 5 is one step closer to beginning after the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved the necessary permits for Enbridge Energy to begin some construction activities. Enbridge must also receive federal approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Following a years-long legal battle over […]
(The Center Square) — New York City landlords will be required to pay costly broker fees for tenants under a plan approved by the City Council that real estate groups argue will drive up rents and make it harder to find housing in the city. The Fairness in Apartment Rentals Act, or FARE Act, was […]