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Matt Gaetz to anchor One America News Network show

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz is taking on an anchor role with One America News Network. The Matt Gaetz Show will be coming soon, according to OAN’s website. This comes after Gaetz resigned from the House of Representatives last month when President-elect Donald Trump named Gaetz as his first choice to be the next attorney general. […]

Democrats say disaster funding is their price to help Mike Johnson pass spending bill

Democratic lawmakers are testing the limits of their power when it comes to helping House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) avert a government shutdown.  Every year, just before Christmas, both sides of the aisle engage in an obligatory holiday battle over the federal government’s annual spending bill, which must be passed by Dec. 20 to avoid […]

Trump leans on DeSantis to put Lara Trump at front of the line to replace Rubio in Senate

President-elect Donald Trump recently spoke to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) about appointing his daughter-in-law Lara Trump to finish out Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) term in the Senate, according to the Wall Street Journal. Trump tapped Rubio to serve as his secretary of state, and DeSantis has free rein to appoint someone to fill the seat […]

Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Republicans unified in squeezing DC and how Trump can target birthright citizenship

GOP triple threat to DC  Washington, D.C., has always had a strained relationship with the rest of the country and the federal government most of all. It sits as a quasi-state, with some representation in the House and in the Electoral College but without a say in bedrock values such as the ability to vote […]

Some law enforcement officers, US military prosecuted for border crimes in Texas

(The Center Square) – Several in law enforcement and the U.S. military are being found guilty of committing border-related crimes in Texas, including working with Mexican cartels and engaging in drug and human smuggling. Most recently, three soldiers stationed at Fort Cavazos, formerly known as Fort Hood in central Texas, were arrested and charged with […]

Congresswoman testifies at former Illinois House speaker’s corruption trial

(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski of Illinois took the witness stand for a short day Monday at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain. Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan enters the federal court building in Chicago Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, to continue hearing […]

How much is Washington overspending? Depends on who you ask

(The Center Square) – Washington state is overspending its revenue by billions of dollars, but finding out just how many billions has state officials offering up broadly different figures. During last Thursday’s meeting of the Washington State Board of Education, J. Lee Schultz, SBE’s deputy executive director, provided a brief update on the coming legislative session, which was […]

Cook County lands at No. 6 of tort reform group’s ‘Judicial Hellholes’ list

(The Center Square) – Cook County is at No. 6 on the American Tort Reform Association’s Judicial Hellholes list. ATRA has been publishing the annual Judicial Hellholes list for more than 20 years. President Tiger Joyce said this year, Cook County is among the worst. “Cook County is home to a disproportionate amount of the […]

SCOTUS won’t hear Wisconsin school’s transgender notification policy case

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court said it would not hear a case brought by parents in Wisconsin against their school district over its lack of a parental notification policy for students who change their gender.  Justice Brett Kavanaugh said he would have heard the case brought against an association of parents against […]

Monument for Gold Star families planned at state Capitol

(The Center Square) – Amid the tributes to Pennsylvania’s war veterans on the Capitol complex grounds in Harrisburg, a new monument will soon be added: one honoring the families who bear the profound loss of loved ones who gave their lives in service to the country.  Act 145 of 2024, signed into law last month […]
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