(The Center Square) — Tort reform is once again at the forefront in Louisiana, where lawmakers are fast-tracking a series of bills they say could rein in high insurance costs — but critics remain skeptical that the changes will deliver real savings. Six tort-related bills have already cleared committee, including two headline-grabbing measures: one from […]
Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates admits she has “become more political” in recent years while also slamming other billionaires who are supporting President Donald Trump. French Gates, who was promoting her new memoir, The Next Day, made the statement when asked about the political donations of other billionaires and the influence they have within the […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) denied allegations of insider trading after she purchased stocks ahead of President Donald Trump‘s announcement of a 90-day pause of his secondary tariff rates. Greene bought somewhere between $21,000 and $315,000 in stocks the day before and the day of Trump’s announcement, according to a public disclosure report the congresswoman […]
The first Democrat filed to run against Sen. Joni Ernst (D-IA) in her reelection campaign for the Iowa Senate in the 2026 midterm election. Nathan Sage, a Marine and Army veteran, announced his candidacy Wednesday. He is currently the executive director of the Chamber of Commerce in Knoxville, Iowa. “I never thought someone like me […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) dismissed criticisms surrounding her town hall in Acworth, Georgia that resulted in police tasing two men in attendance. This is the latest instance of Republican town halls going sideways as protesters have increasingly infiltrated the meetings to shout down lawmakers. As a result, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC) […]
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is vetoing U.S. attorney nominations in two of the country’s most high-profile districts. This is the minority leader’s latest effort to take a harder line on President Donald Trump. Schumer revealed he would not return so-called “blue slip” consent forms for Jay Clayton, nominated for the Southern District of New York, […]
Vulnerable House Republicans outraised their Democratic counterparts during the first quarter of this year, an early win for the GOP as it faces the daunting task of maintaining its razor-thin majority in 2026. Off-cycle elections have historically led to lower fundraising numbers for incumbent members, with a quarterly haul of more than a million dollars […]
A judge on Wednesday found probable cause to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt, saying they violated his verbal order last month by not returning planes of Venezuelan migrants whom the administration rushed to deport on March 15. “The Court does not reach such conclusion lightly or hastily; indeed, it has given Defendants ample […]
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ruled that “women” as a protected category under the Equality Act must be biologically female. The court announced Wednesday that it unanimously found that “the terms ‘women’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex,” disqualifying transgender-identifying people from being included […]
The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting drone-detection testing in New Jersey, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced, after mysterious drones were spotted over the state and elsewhere last year, fueling speculation about their origins. President Donald Trump’s White House said the drones spotted over New Jersey were “not the enemy” in January, and the previous Biden […]
