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Fanatics Sportsbook launches in DC with its first-ever female sports partnership

Fanatics Sportsbook is the latest sports betting platform to launch in Washington, D.C., gaining access to the market through a partnership with the district’s National Women’s Soccer League team, the Washington Spirit. In order to gain access to the D.C. market, online sportsbooks must partner with one of seven local sports franchises. Fanatics Sportsbook became […]

House Republicans to hold Biden-Harris feet to fire in latest border crisis hearing

House Republicans will hold a congressional hearing on the border crisis, which has engulfed the Biden-Harris administration’s entire time in office, in a move that will keep immigration at the forefront of voters’ minds ahead of the November election. House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green said Thursday afternoon that lawmakers will convene in Washington, D.C., […]

DC Councilman Trayon White pleads not guilty to bribery charges

District of Columbia Councilman Trayon White pleaded not guilty to bribery charges when he appeared in court on Thursday for his arraignment. White faces one federal indictment after video footage showed him accepting $156,000 in bribes in exchange for using his position as the chairman of the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services to pressure […]

Caitlin Clark encourages voters to educate themselves while declining to endorse Harris

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark advocated informed voting when asked about potentially endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, arguing people should continue to educate themselves ahead of the election. Clark’s statement comes shortly after musician Taylor Swift endorsed Harris in the 2024 election via an Instagram post. Ahead of Wednesday night’s WNBA game between the Indiana […]

Schumer deputy says ‘good fortune’ needed to beat Trump record on judges

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) top lieutenant expressed a dose of skepticism that Democrats will be able to beat the record number of judges former President Donald Trump appointed during his four years in office. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), the majority whip and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told the Washington Examiner on […]

Cornel West disqualified from running in Georgia, will remain on the ballot

Liberal independent presidential candidate Cornel West has been disqualified from running in the presidential election on Georgia’s ballot ahead of the November election.  Two state court judges ruled Wednesday that West and socialist candidate Claudia De la Cruz have been disqualified from the ballot because their electors did not file the proper paperwork. Some ballots […]

House lawmakers ready to turn page on spending battle as GOP discusses paths forward

House lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are ready to move on from the latest spending battle as Republican leadership fights for a way to pass a continuing resolution under fire from hard-line Republicans. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was forced to scrap a vote on the spending bill just hours before it was […]

Ben & Jerry’s co-founders create ‘Kamala’s Coconut Jubilee’ ice cream to motivate voters

The co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s have debuted a new ice cream flavor in honor of Vice President Kamala Harris in a bid to motivate people to register to vote ahead of the election. The coconut-flavored ice cream, “Kamala’s Coconut Jubilee,” is a reference to Harris’s famous “fell out of a coconut tree” statement and […]

WATCH LIVE: Trump holds first rally since debate in Tucson, Arizona

Former President Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally in the key battleground state of Arizona, days after his debate against Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump is scheduled to begin speaking at 5 p.m. EDT from Tucson. His campaign has said the remarks will be focused on “our struggling economy and the rising cost of […]

Bomb threat closes Springfield, Ohio, City Hall after claims about migrants

Springfield, Ohio, closed its City Hall on Thursday after a bomb threat was sent to multiple agencies earlier in the day, city officials said. The city has recently been the center of unfounded claims about Haitian migrants stealing and eating the pets of residents. Officials in Springfield announced the closure Thursday morning, saying they received […]
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