The Anti-Defamation League criticized President Donald Trump over his recent name-calling of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Trump repeated a campaign refrain Wednesday when he called Schumer a Palestinian. Schumer is the highest-ranking elected Jewish lawmaker in Washington, D.C., as the Senate minority leader. “A President has many powers, but none of them include […]
The Canadian government is using this week’s G7 meeting to urge fellow member states to take President Donald Trump’s aggressive foreign policy threats seriously. Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly warned Wednesday that “Canada is the canary in the coal mine” concerning the United States’s treatment of its allies in the second Trump administration. She reiterated […]
Former President Joe Biden used alias email addresses while he was vice president to communicate with his national security team, including on matters involving world leaders and foreign policy, newly-released archived records show. The archives have produced more than 1,200 emails since October 2023, including previously unreported emails revealed Thursday by Just the News, that […]
MSNBC‘s Lawrence O’Donnell said he is already tired from covering the Trump administration and will be taking a weeklong break to recover properly. The host of The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell made the announcement during an appearance at the end of The Rachel Maddow Show on Wednesday night. O’Donnell acknowledged that Maddow “pledged” to […]
Democrats have begun holding town halls, primarily in Republican-held districts, to address citizens concerned about the current state of the federal government. The head of the Republicans’ campaign arm, Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), advised House Republicans to cease holding town hall meetings in their districts after several events saw protests over Elon Musk and the […]
(The Center Square) – Two recently introduced bills seeking to change lobbying regulations are sitting in committee awaiting advancement. House Bill 1169 would amend the Lobbyist Registration Act and direct the Illinois Secretary of State to grant a fee waiver to nonprofits with an annual budget of less than $5 million. Alisa Kaplan, Reform for […]
(The Center Square) − The city of Central showcased its innovative flood warning system, a gamechanger for a community where 60% of structures were inundated during devastating 2016 floods. Amite River Basin Drainage & Water Conservation District members asked about the possibility of statewide application, but civil engineer Stokka Brown said Louisiana’s flood forecasting system […]
(The Center Square) — A working group in the Florida Legislature is taking a look at the state’s name, image and likeness laws, with a goal of possibly changing them to make the state’s intercollegiate athletic programs more competitive. This allows college athletes to get paid for use of their name, image and likeness and […]
(The Center Square) – A Wisconsin bill could raise the penalties for those convicted of property theft in multiple cases. The bill would allow for multiple property thefts that occur in a six-month period to be added together as one crime. Property and retail thefts are charged based upon the items stolen starting with a […]
(The Center Square) — Several Northeast states have some of the country’s worst-maintained highways, roads and bridges, according to a new report, which calls for more progress in upgrading aging infrastructure. The Reason Foundation’s latest Annual Highway Report examined urban and rural pavement conditions and fatality rates, deficient bridges, traffic congestion and spending on roads […]
