A member of the Federal Election Commission testified to Congress on Thursday that the Manhattan district attorney who led the prosecution of former President Donald Trump overstepped his authority. Trey Trainor, a Trump-appointed commissioner who once served as FEC chairman, said during a hearing that District Attorney Alvin Bragg, an elected Democrat, inappropriately incorporated a […]
Democrats are crying foul over North Carolina Republicans changing state campaign finance laws, alleging it is to help their gubernatorial candidate. Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is looking to be North Carolina’s fourth Republican governor in a century, facing off against Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein. A significant obstacle in this endeavor is money; Stein […]
President Joe Biden signed a 10-year security agreement to back Ukraine just hours after his top political rival criticized sending aid to the embattled nation. Former president Donald Trump spent Thursday morning on Capitol Hill and said any money sent to the country should instead go to raising salaries for U.S. troops. “They’re never going […]
A Democratic-led bill to protect access to in vitro fertilization failed in the Senate on Thursday under the weight of Republican opposition. The result was expected, but it marked the latest instance of Democrats honing in on an election-year agenda they hope will ding Republicans at the ballot box, which the GOP has dubbed the […]
The deal between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) was reached, with both sides celebrating their successful negotiation on Thursday. Walt Disney World Resort will now be allowed to add a fifth major theme park with two more minor parks and a water park. Additionally, the company will increase its existing 40,000 hotel rooms by […]
Royce White, a Republican Senate candidate in Minnesota, mistook a map of drinking fountains in Minneapolis for a map of crime in a post on X. He posted a picture of what was described as a map of crime in Minneapolis, but upon further evaluation, it turned out to be a map of drinking fountains […]
Gray whales that feed in the shallow waters off the Pacific Northwest coast have shrunk in size by 13% over the past 20 to 30 years, an Oregon State University study found. Once reaching maturity, gray whales belonging to the Pacific Coast Feeding Group located in the more shallow coastal waters along Oregon and California […]
In a huge blow to President Joe Biden’s bid to ban “assault weapons,” a federal court today ruled that the administration’s effort to regulate and tax AR-15 style “pistols” is “unlawful” and “illegitimate.” In a 12-page decision, the Texas-based U.S. District Court vacated the rule that could have led to the destruction of millions of […]
Nancy Pelosi’s daughter accused Donald Trump of having a “deranged obsession” with her mother after the former president claimed she once told him that he and the former Democratic House speaker would be “perfect together.” In a closed-door meeting with House Republicans on Thursday, Trump discussed a path forward heading into the 2024 election and […]
A Minnesota agency’s inadequate oversight of a federal food aid program led to the theft of $250 million in one of the country’s largest pandemic aid fraud cases, the legislature’s watchdog said in a report. The Minnesota Department of Education oversees two federally funded nutrition programs that experienced fraudulent activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Taxpayer […]
