(The Center Square) — A proposal that would amend New York’s Constitution to protect abortion rights and “gender identity” has been cleared for the November ballot by the state’s highest court. The decision from the Court of Appeals, issued Thursday, affirms a lower court ruling from June that dismissed an appeal by Republican lawmakers, who […]
(The Center Square) – The state of Illinois is pumping millions of tax dollars more to develop a clean energy jobs program in underserved neighborhoods. The Clean and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), which was signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker three years ago, funds programs that create clean energy jobs statewide. Pritzker said the Climate Works Pre-Apprenticeship […]
(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Democrat serving Colorado’s 7th District, on Friday asked President Joe Biden to “pass the torch” to another Democratic candidate to run for the office. “With deep appreciation and love, @joebiden please pass the torch,” Pettersen posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Pettersen’s statement follows […]
The Biden administration earlier this month approved the construction of 195 wind turbines with the closest one just nine miles off the southern New Jersey coast line, causing uproar from residents in coastal towns. While the Biden administration and other environmental activist groups boast that the Atlantic Shores South project, nearly nine years in the […]
Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed to investigate former President Donald Trump, asked Judge Aileen Cannon not to allow Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinion to be applied to the classified document case. Smith agreed on Friday to hold a briefing about how the highest court ruling would affect the case going forward. The ruling […]
Former President Donald Trump is speaking at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, around 5 p.m. ET. The visit marks Trump’s first to Western Pennsylvania during his 2024 campaign, but has made stops in the Eastern side of the state. Butler County proves friendly to the former president as he won it by margins of […]
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said it targeted Hamas’ shadowy military commander in a massive strike Saturday in the crowded southern Gaza Strip that killed at least 71 people, according to local health officials. Hamas immediately rejected the claim that Mohammed Deif was targeted. It was not immediately known whether Deif was among the dead. Israeli officials […]
As former President Donald Trump is set to become the nominee of the Republican Party this week at the Republican National Convention, it may be a little different than in years past. During Trump’s first presidential run in 2016, he was seen as an underdog, with at the time no political experience. In 2020, he […]
As President Joe Biden faces more calls to withdraw from the presidential race, Republican lawmakers are faced with a consequential decision themselves: They can either use Biden’s vulnerabilities in their favor to try to impeach or remove him from office, or they can continue to let Democrats squirm as cracks form within their party. About […]
It’s a phrase Democrats have come to mention nearly every chance they get, from press conferences and speeches to political ads and social media posts: Project 2025. The conservative playbook from the Heritage Foundation think tank that maps out another potential Trump presidency isn’t directly tied to the former president. Donald Trump has, for his […]
