(The Center Square) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is tapping a former aide to fill a vacant U.S. Senator when Democrat Bob Menendez resigns later this month following his conviction on federal bribery charges. On Friday, Murphy announced that his former chief of staff, George Helmy, a Democrat, will serve as an interim senator […]
(The Center Square) – The City of Olympia will soon begin drafting a resolution that would urge the state and federal government to explore reparations for descendents of enslaved African people. The potential resolution would also encourage other Washington municipalities to join the City of Olympia in making similar requests to state and federal governments. […]
(The Center Square) – While both major party presidential campaigns have maintained focus on domestic issues like the economy and immigration, swing state voters show a growing concern about U.S. involvement in Israel’s war on Hamas. Recent polling from the Institute for Middle East Understanding, or the IMEU, shows that a quarter of swing state […]
Vice President Kamala Harris will hold a rally in North Carolina and unveil her economic policy agenda as she vies to flip the state blue. On Friday, Harris will address supporters in Raleigh, North Carolina, at 2:45 p.m. Her appearance, focused on supporting the middle class, comes just days after former President Donald Trump held […]
Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX) declared Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrat presidential nominee, has “no clue” how to run the economy or help taxpayers. “She doesn’t have a clue on how to generate income for Americans and help the taxpayers,” Williams said during an appearance on Newsmax. “When you start price fixing, it never works. […]
Two gubernatorial challengers to Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) formed an alliance in a bid to unseat the popular incumbent Utahn. Utah state Reps. Phil Lyman and Brian King are on opposite sides of the aisle. They are even competitors in a bid to knock Cox out of office. But in a new campaign pitch, they […]
(The Center Square) – Average household spending in North Carolina is $1,017 more per month today to buy the same goods and services as it was in 2021, a new federal report says. This means that families have a 22% increase in cumulative inflation since January 2021, putting North Carolina 1.5% higher than the national average. […]
(The Center Square) – After illegally entering the country at the southwest border and being released by Border Patrol agents, violent criminals continue to be arrested thousands of miles north near Boston. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE-ERO) Boston agents recently arrested a 34-year-old Haitian illegally in the country convicted of aggravated […]
(The Center Square) – Guilford County Republican John Faircloth, a seven-term member of the state House of Representatives, resigned on Thursday. He’ll serve through Sept. 6. Fairclotch is the third representative – two Republicans, one Democrat – representing the county to resign before the end of the term. “It has been my life’s work to serve the […]
President Joe Biden hinted Friday that a ceasefire deal in the Middle East could happen sooner rather than later. “We’re much, much closer than we were three days ago,” Biden told reporters in the Oval Office. “I don’t want to jinx anything,” he added. Biden said the deal is not done yet, but “we’re close.” […]
