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House GOP looks to tie agenda to Trump in effort to grow majority

MILWAUKEE — House Republican leaders are elevating former President Donald Trump’s agenda not only to win the White House but also to expand their majority in the lower chamber next year.  As top GOP lawmakers took the stage at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, party leaders warned against another four years under the Biden […]

Nikki Haley forcefully endorses Trump at RNC and tries to woo wary voters

MILWAUKEE — Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley came out with a forceful endorsement of her former boss Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention on Tuesday evening. Yet she also attempted to persuade GOP voters wary of Trump to back him once again. “President Trump asked me to speak to this convention in the name of unity,” […]

Senate GOP candidates attack ‘border czar’ Harris at Trump convention

MILWAUKEE — The Republicans running to join the Senate next year repeatedly tied Vice President Kamala Harris to the crisis at the southern border on Tuesday, the latest sign of uncertainty over whether she will replace President Joe Biden at the top of the ticket. In a parade of speeches on the second night of […]

DeSantis dings Newsom for signing gender identity law

MILWAUKEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) swiped at Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention after his California counterpart put his signature on a bill prohibiting teachers from being required to advise parents if their child has changed their gender identity. “Honestly, I wasn’t surprised. I’d assumed that they had […]

Biden preparing to endorse proposed reforms to Supreme Court: Report

President Joe Biden is reportedly preparing to endorse a set of major reforms to the Supreme Court, marking a sharp departure from his previously held positions on the judiciary. According to a Tuesday report from the Washington Post, the president, who is campaigning in Nevada, is finalizing plans to back establishing term limits for Supreme […]

Security has to separate Gaetz and McCarthy during live interview verbal fight

Security had to step in front of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) after he approached former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during a live interview. While conducting an interview with CNN during the Republican National Convention, McCarthy was interrupted by Gaetz, who began heckling him. Security was forced to intervene to keep the two rivals separate. “What […]

Biden says Kamala Harris could be president amid age concerns

President Joe Biden suggested that Vice President Kamala Harris could become president. While speaking at the 115th NAACP National Convention, Biden began touting his appointment of several black people to prominent positions of power. After mentioning Harris, he said she could become president. “Folks, it’s because of you that I’m president and Kamala Harris is […]

Congresswoman says political rhetoric contributed to Trump shooting

MILWAUKEE — A House Republican didn’t hesitate when asked if years of labeling former President Donald Trump a threat to democracy played a role in the assassination attempt against him. “I absolutely do,” Rep. Harriett Hageman (R-WY) said at a Moms for Liberty event outside the Republican National Convention. “We’re in a very strange moment […]

Nation’s largest teachers union locks out staff amid strike that disrupted Biden speech

While the National Education Association is used to being behind teacher strikes across the country, it has been gripped by the effects of a strike from its own staff for nearly two weeks as labor negotiations unfold. The NEA locked out its professional staff, represented by their own union called the National Education Association Staff […]

Federal court rules Minnesota ban on 18 year olds carrying guns unconstitutional

A federal appeals court upheld a ruling striking down a Minnesota law restricting public handgun permits from those under the age of 21. The U.S. Appeals Court for the 8th Circuit panel of three judges ruled 3-0 in favor of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus and other pro-gun groups. They found that the law, the […]
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