Warming up the crowd for Donald Trump in Nevada over the weekend, Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene (R-GA) compared the former president to Jesus — again. She said Jesus was a convicted felon like Trump, who was recently convicted of 34 felonies by a New York jury for his role in a Manhattan hush money case. The […]
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a shareholder lawsuit that accuses Meta Platforms, the company behind Facebook, of misleading investors about the data harvesting controversy that involved political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica. The justices agreed to decide whether a federal appeals court was in the wrong to allow the lawsuit to go forward based […]
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) said Sunday that Europeans are “anxious” about a potential second presidency by former President Donald Trump. Connolly was asked about recent comments made by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), who said that making Trump president again would help end the war between Russia and Ukraine, as well as the war in Gaza. […]
A New York City Democrat looking to claim a state assembly seat in Brooklyn has filed a petition to run on a “Pro-Israel Party” ballot line to boost his chances of winning in the heavily Jewish southern section of the borough. The petitioner, Joey Cohen Saban, is trying to flip a seat held by GOP […]
In an appeal to voters in Nevada, former President Donald Trump promised rallygoers he wouldn’t “charge taxes on tips” for those who rely on them to make money. However, Trump, as president, wouldn’t have the power to influence taxation on tipped income. Congress would have to change the laws regarding it, and the former president’s […]
Former President Donald Trump endorsed retired Army Capt. Sam Brown in the GOP Senate primary in Nevada hours after concluding a rally in the state on Sunday. Trump praised Brown as “a good man” but came short of giving his endorsement during the rally in Las Vegas, waiting to post on Truth Social about who […]
(The Center Square) – The legislature is ready to send a bill to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker that removes the mandate that the Department of Children and Family Services must report newborn babies’ positive toxicology screens to law enforcement. Senate Bill 3136 passed the Illinois General Assembly and will, according to opponents, disincentivize drug addicts […]
(The Center Square) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents continue to seize record amounts of fentanyl, methamphetamine, weapons and ammunition at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona. Seizures in the month of May continued the trend of agents catching alleged smugglers attempting to bring drugs into the U.S. and weapons to Mexico. […]
(The Center Square) – The owner of a small Washington-based veterans nonprofit is in hot water after a jury ordered on Thursday that he and the business pay approximately $1.5 million for sexually harassing 12 women. The decision stems from a civil rights lawsuit filed by the state’s Attorney General, Bob Ferguson, in 2022; his […]
(The Center Square) – Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig said Friday he is asking the United States Department of Agriculture for more assistance after a second case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was found in a dairy cattle herd this week. The second case is in Sioux County. A case in O’Brien County was reported […]
