Democrats have a solid backup plan if ActBlue, the party’s most prominent online fundraising engine, gets shut down by federal investigators. Oath, a burgeoning platform that racks in donations for Democrats, directed over $35 million dollars to candidates during the 2024 election cycle. Now, as ActBlue is in danger amid scrutiny from the White House […]
The Trump administration said in court filings that it detained Mahmoud Khalil without an arrest warrant, fearing he would be a “flight risk.” Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student and pro-Palestinian activist, is facing deportation after the Trump administration revoked his permanent residency. It said his involvement in fiery anti-Israel protests on the university’s campus, where […]
President Donald Trump said he stressed to Israel that humanitarian supplies need to get into the embattled Gaza Strip amid its war against Hamas. “We’ve got to be good to Gaza,” Trump said he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Those people are suffering. We’ve got to be good to Gaza.” “We’re going to take […]
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, pleaded not guilty Friday to all federal charges against him. Mangione allegedly killed Thompson in December 2024, setting off a highly publicized investigation that led to his arrest in Pennsylvania. Mangione became a polarizing figure after his arrest, as some labeled him […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump has revolutionized presidential communication as he prepares to skip the annual White House Correspondents Dinner again. “President Trump has revolutionized the way a president communicates,” Leavitt said in an interview with Axios one day before the black tie event, held each year at a Washington, […]
(The Center Square) — Maine’s education leaders say they won’t sign an agreement with the Trump administration to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools and colleges, and are telling local schools not to respond to the federal government’s demands. The state’s Department of Education sent a letter Thursday to the U.S. Education […]
(The Center Square) – Home prices in Wisconsin continue to go up, and there continue to be fewer homes for sale. The March report from the Wisconsin Realtors Association shows a double-digit drop in home sales and a nearly 4% increase in the median price in the state. “Wisconsin home sales fell 10.2% compared to […]
(The Center Square) – If some bipartisan cooperation continues in Michigan, prescription costs could soon be regulated by the government. All 19 Democrats and one Republican joined in the state Senate to pass a series of bills that would create the Prescription Drug Affordability Board. Companion legislation with bipartisan support is already planned for the […]
(The Center Square) – As it stands, the PA Housing and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund, or PHARE, is capped at $100 million of the state’s ballooning budget. Bipartisan sponsors passed a bill through the House that will raise that ceiling to $110 million beginning in 2028 and each year following. The funding is derived from the […]
(The Center Square) – FEMA’s denial of a 180-day extension of the 100% cost share for Hurricane Helene costs eligible under the Stafford Act has been appealed. Democratic Gov. Josh Stein took the action on behalf of western North Carolina residents taking the brunt of the $60 billion in estimated damages. His letter on Friday, […]
