As President Joe Biden gives an Oval Office address to the nation Wednesday, former President Donald Trump is asking ABC, NBC, and CBS to give him equal airtime. In a letter obtained by the New York Times, Trump’s campaign sent a letter to the three networks demanding he be given equal airtime as the campaign […]
The Olympics will return to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 10 years after the International Olympic Committee selected the capital of the Beehive State to host the 2034 Winter Olympics on Tuesday. Months after the IOC opted to enter a “targeted dialogue” with Salt Lake City for the 2034 games, a vote of the committee […]
As Vice President Kamala Harris, now the presumptive Democratic nominee, picks her running mate, some of her options may have problems within key coalitions of the Democratic Party. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) are reportedly Harris’s two top picks, but parts of their past while in office may be unappealing to […]
Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) will have to appoint a replacement when Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) resigns from the Senate next month, but the governor’s wife, Tammy Murphy has said she would not take the spot. Menendez put in his resignation notice on Tuesday, after being convicted on corruption charges by a federal court last week. […]
Vice President Kamala Harris is exploring her options for a running mate as she ascends to the top of the Democratic Party’s ticket, but three possibilities have already said they aren’t interested in joining her. With President Joe Biden’s Sunday announcement to drop out and endorse Harris to replace him, Democrats are in a race […]
Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) is among the top names being floated as a running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris if she secures the Democratic presidential nomination. The North Carolina governor, whose political career spans decades, has never lost an election in the battleground state and has received relatively strong job approval ratings during his […]
Is DEI about to die? Simmering in the background of this political moment and starting to boil over at various points in the last two weeks, the culture war question about diversity, equity, and inclusion has continued to rage. The hot-button topic was all the rage when the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action rules […]
(The Center Square) – Maryland’s venture to create and implement a statewide comprehensive literacy policy is underway, but State Board of Education President Joshua Michael says the board won’t consider adoption until at least September. Maryland’s journey with literacy policy has been long and winding, involving a patchwork application of the science of reading principles […]
(The Center Square) – Puget Sound Energy and other utility companies in Washington state are preparing for the possibility of cutting the power in high-risk wildfire conditions. It has been a relatively quiet start to the fire season across Washington so far, though a large fire, called the Pioneer Fire is burning about 30,000 acres […]
(The Center Square) – Vice President Kamala Harris may still face a challenge for the Democratic presidential nomination, but she now has the support of Indiana’s party leaders. During a virtual meeting, the 88 delegates from the state party who were previously pledged to President Joe Biden agreed to back Harris’ bid for the party’s […]
