Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) filed a bid to be the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency on Wednesday. Burchett said he is qualified for the position since he has the will to target wasteful spending and the knowledge to know where funding can be found. “It’s a long shot but I […]
House Oversight Committee Democrats released more files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including pictures of his house on his infamous private island. “Oversight Dems have received never-before-seen photos and videos of Jeffrey Epstein’s private island that are a harrowing look behind Epstein’s closed doors,” the Democrats wrote on X. “See for […]
Last month’s Virginia election of a new liberal governor, attorney general, and Democratic legislative super majority sparked a run on gun shops by many fearful of a new wave of attacks on Second Amendment rights. Black Friday purchases and November FBI gun background checks showed a dramatic spike in the commonwealth, which typically is among […]
Several deans at the University of Virginia have written a letter to the school’s governing board asking it to delay its presidential search. The letter follows a public dispute between the current and future governors of Virginia over the timeline to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of former University President James Ryan. Ryan stepped […]
One person is dead after a targeted shooting on Wednesday at the MGM National Harbor Hotel and Casino, a luxury resort in Oxon Hill, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. An unidentified suspect opened fire Wednesday afternoon in the food court at MGM National Harbor just before noon. Immediately after, the gunman fled the establishment by car. […]
Families of the victims who died in last month’s deadly UPS plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, filed the first wrongful death lawsuits against the shipper on Wednesday. Both lawsuits, filed in Kentucky state court, argue UPS and other defendants should have known that the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 airliner “was in disrepair or was otherwise dangerous […]
The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed former special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday for a closed-door deposition, escalating the GOP’s investigation into the federal prosecutions Smith brought against President Donald Trump during the Biden administration. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) directed Smith to appear on Dec. 17, according to the subpoena letter sent to […]
The Justice Department sued six states on Tuesday, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, after they refused to turn in their voter registration rolls. The complaints were filed in federal courts by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, which argued that the states violated federal laws, such as the National Voter Registration Act […]
(The Center Square) – Wirepoints executive editor Mark Glennon isn’t holding back on what to make of Chicago’s stumbling economy, including 23 straight months of decreased business activity and an unemployment rate that falls well below the national average. With a score below 50 representing a decline in business, Chicago Business Barometer researchers recently graded […]
(The Center Square) – As the holiday season ramps up, Michigan stands as one of the country’s leading Christmas tree producers. This year, the multimillion-dollar holiday industry will supply about 2 million fresh trees to the national market. That ranks it third in the nation for the number of Christmas trees harvested, which will bring more […]
