An interview between former President Donald Trump’s campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt and CNN’s Kasie Hunt got heated on Monday, just days before the network will host the first 2024 presidential debate. Leavitt appeared on CNN This Morning, and Hunt asked her what Trump was doing to prepare for the debate. Leavitt contended Trump was […]
EXCLUSIVE — Maryland Senate candidate Larry Hogan is unveiling an ad Monday criticizing the crime record of his Democratic opponent, Angela Alsobrooks, marking his first direct shot at the Prince George’s County executive on the airwaves. The one-minute ad, first reported by the Washington Examiner, features clips of Alsobrooks saying she cut violent crime by […]
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a challenge by the Biden administration to a Tennessee law that restricts transgender procedures for minors. The case marks the first time the high court will rule on matters arising from the major culture war battle over transgender medical treatments for children. The Tennessee law in […]
Chicago‘s famous Cloud Gate statue, commonly known as the “Bean,” reopened on Sunday after a nearly yearlong closure. The iconic sculpture in Millennium Park reopened ahead of the park’s 20th anniversary next month after the area underwent various improvements beginning in August 2023. The closure of the Bean frustrated tourists who have visited the Windy […]
Former first lady Melania Trump could be headed back to the White House if her husband, former President Donald Trump, wins the November election, but she apparently may not reside there full time. Melania Trump would likely split most of her time between Palm Beach, Florida, and New York, according to a report from Axios. […]
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) won his House seat in 2020 and swiftly joined the “Squad,” a group of progressive lawmakers, vastly raising his national profile. But incidents such as his pulling a fire alarm on his way to a vote and railing against his primary opponent as a racist have some voters rethinking their support […]
Matter of Debate In the first installment of the Washington Examiner’s Matter of Debate series, White House Reporter Naomi Lim took a look at what President Joe Biden will have to do if he wants to defeat former President Donald Trump again. The first presidential debate will take place in Atlanta on Thursday, the earliest […]
EXCLUSIVE — Republicans are pouring historic amounts of money into key states to defend their control of the majority of state legislature chambers across the country as attention shifts from national races to those lower on the ballot. The Republican State Legislative Committee will spend $38 million across 20 states as part of their efforts […]
(The Center Square) — Virginia’s permit-tracking website has expanded from including permits from three state government departments to six. Virginia residents and businesses can now follow online in real time the permits they’ve submitted to the Virginia Department of Health, Department of Transportation, and Department of Conservation and Recreation, as well as permits from the […]
(The Center Square) — School district property taxes are a major source of revenue for schools and a heavy burden on local residents in some places. In the near future, they’re expected to grow even more. Recent years have seen them grow 2.4%-3.3% — but they’re expected to grow by 4.8% and 4% in 2025 […]