Gas prices increased on Wednesday, with regular gas averaging $3.449 per gallon, according to AAA. On Tuesday, the price was $3.440 per gallon. Wednesday’s prices were slightly lower than the cost of gas a week ago when it stood at $3.454. A month ago, the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.591. […]
A nail-biter contest between House Freedom Caucus chairman Bob Good (R-VA) and his Trump-backed challenger cast a question mark over an otherwise good election night for incumbent lawmakers. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole easily fended off a primary challenge, as did two other Oklahoma Republican incumbents. Meanwhile, the Good primary, in Virginia’s 5th District, could be headed for […]
EXCLUSIVE — On the morning of July 8, 2021, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo arrived in Washington state for a roundtable that evening with Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) on the need to grow minority-owned small businesses. Earlier that day, before the panel discussion with the powerful Senate Commerce Committee chairwoman, Raimondo had a phone call with […]
The chairman of the House’s select committee on China endorsed Mike Rogers in Michigan’s GOP primary for Senate on Wednesday, the latest endorsement for the former lawmaker as he looks to flip the seat held by retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), a Michigan lawmaker who recently assumed the chairmanship from former […]
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker took a step to reduce gun violence on Tuesday by signing a bill that effectively banned bump stocks from being used, manufactured, or sold in the city. It was one of three bills Parker signed, all of which were aimed at protecting the public and aligning with the mayor’s vision for […]
Just two weeks ago, President Joe Biden issued an executive order designed to show he’s tough on illegal immigration by partially closing the border. Now Republicans say he is heading in the opposite direction with a move that will help some illegal immigrants obtain legal status. Biden announced on Tuesday that he would give illegal […]
The high-profile primary election between House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) and Virginia state Rep. John McGuire remained too close to call as primary election night drew to a close, with a recount possibly being in the cards as the margin remained razor thin throughout the night. The two candidates were locked in a […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) has decided not to pick sides publicly this Democratic primary season. The governor has not yet made endorsements in Democratic primaries as she faces widespread criticism on congestion pricing. Her stance has differed from that of her predecessor, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who didn’t hesitate to offer endorsements. Hochul appeared at […]
The race is set for two Virginia House seats Democrats will be defending in November after the incumbents announced they would not run for reelection. Voters from both parties have chosen their candidates for the seats representing Virginia’s 7th and 10th Congressional Districts, two seats that will be open for the first time in six […]
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized the presidency of her 2016 rival, former President Donald Trump, as she lamented at a fundraiser for President Joe Biden that some voters might “risk” voting for him again in November. Five months before Biden’s 2020 rematch against Trump, Clinton told donors during a $8 million fundraiser in […]
