Sen. John Thune (R-SD) is returning to Washington, D.C., on Monday following a whirlwind trip through two Senate battlegrounds. On Friday, he traveled to Nevada to fundraise for Army veteran Sam Brown, the establishment pick to challenge Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen (NV) in the fall. Thune spent the next two days in Montana to support […]
In June 1918, near the end of World War I, the Socialist Party of America’s presidential candidate, Eugene Debs, delivered a scathing antiwar speech to a crowd in Canton, Ohio. Debs knew that he had to be careful in how he phrased his remarks, noting ironically that “it is extremely dangerous to exercise the constitutional […]
Like a lot of young students in 1980, Howard Klausner was a Jimmy Carter guy when the first-term president ran for reelection against challenger Ronald Reagan, the former California governor. For many, Carter was likable and progressive, making it easy to overlook his long list of failures. “Great man, terrible president,” said Klausner, who worked […]
Congressional Republicans furious about former President Donald Trump’s conviction by a Manhattan jury last week are preparing a series of counterpunches to hit back at Democrats. The historic trial caused an uproar among Republicans, and Trump’s allies have raced to his aid, condemning those who contributed to his conviction and putting forth actions to punish […]
First lady Jill Biden attended the Delaware gun trial of first son Hunter Biden on Monday. The trial, concerning a 2018 purchase of a firearm, is the first of two high-profile trials the younger Biden is facing during the final months of the 2024 general election. Hunter Biden’s federal tax trial will begin in September […]
(The Center Square) – The legal team representing a former Washington State Department of Transportation employee who filed a whistleblower complaint against WSDOT and the Governor’s Office of Financial Management, is responding to a request to dismiss the suit. Jackson Maynard, Citizen Action Defense Fund executive director, is the attorney for the former employee, Scott […]
(The Center Square) — The federal government announced a pair of airport grants for Georgia, including money for an airport in middle Georgia and a statewide grant program. The funding is part of nearly $187 million in taxpayer-backed grants for 90 airport-related projects in 34 states that the Federal Aviation Administration announced on Friday. The funding […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, is testifying in front of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, a branch of the House Oversight Committee, at 10 a.m. The subcommittee interviewed Fauci for two days in early January. CLICK […]
(The Center Square) – As free and reduced-price meals for students stop as the school year ends, more than 750 sites throughout Missouri will be providing meals through the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ Summer Food Service Program. The program is administered by the states and funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. […]
Hunter Biden will appear in Delaware on Monday as a defendant for the first day of a trial in which he is facing felony charges over a 2018 gun purchase. Biden’s appearance will mark the first time the son of a sitting president has stood trial as a criminal defendant. Special counsel David Weiss, who […]
