Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke out about her experiences with President-elect Donald Trump and other world leaders during her time in office — often in less-than-flattering ways. Merkel offers a laundry list of complaints about Trump in her new memoir, Freedom: Memories 1954-2021, which is set to be released on Nov. 26. “[Trump] judged […]
After becoming a political lightning rod during the 2024 campaign, the Heritage Foundation has pledged $1 million to help President-elect Donald Trump appoint members of his Cabinet. “Taking down the deep state isn’t just a priority for President Trump — it’s the mandate the American people gave him,” Heritage President Kevin Roberts said in a […]
Alaska retained ranked choice voting after residents defeated a ballot measure to repeal the reform system by a close margin, according to state elections officials. Unofficial results show Alaskans voted 50.1% to 49.9% to rebuff Measure 2, a ballot effort to repeal RCV and return the state to partisan primaries and plurality general elections. State […]
The sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump in New York for his criminal conviction for falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment was indefinitely postponed by a judge Friday. Trump was convicted by a Manhattan jury in May on 34 felony counts related to falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams touted a $5 billion “City of Yes” housing project as a concrete reason he’s not a distraction to the city while his corruption trial continues. The mayor has faced an onslaught of political and media criticism for his continued role as New York City’s mayor despite facing highly damaging […]
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced a bill to dissolve the Department of Education on Thursday, bringing President-elect Donald Trump‘s campaign promise to life. The bill, “Returning Education to Our States Act,” would divide the DOE’s responsibilities and hand them off to other departments while still leaving primary decision-making to state and local education departments. “One […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul may have a heavyweight challenge on her hands as Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) hits the road to “embark on a listening tour and find out about the needs of New York state.” Torres said on Wednesday that the Empire State has a “leadership crisis,” and while he has made “no […]
(The Center Square) – The St. Petersburg City Council reversed course on Thursday and won’t be spending money to repair the Tampa Bay Rays’ existing stadium after approving it only two hours before. The council also voted to delay a vote on bonds to finance a new home for the team, a deal that team […]
(The Center Square) – Five out of seven statewide ballot propositions were approved in Nevada. Three of those will be passed into law. Two propositions will be moving on to the 2026 election – citizen-led initiatives must be passed in two consecutive even-year elections. Here’s what they are and what they mean for Nevadans: Revising […]
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has threatened to issue a subpoena when he becomes chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations if three federal health agencies continue to withhold data on the adverse health effects wrought by the COVID-19 vaccine. In a letter addressed to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and […]
