Biden challengers speak up President Joe Biden and his team have had a full week to run damage control on the first presidential debate that revealed the president’s glaring weaknesses and sent the Democratic Party into days of scrambling. Biden has offered various explanations of the case for his poor performance as he has stumped […]
(The Center Square) – Polling nationwide indicates that elevated inflation and the U.S. economy are right up there with the border crisis and immigration policies as the top issues on voters’ minds heading into the November elections. The Center Square Voters Voice Poll in March 2024 of more than 2,500 likely voters identified inflation/price increases (named […]
(The Center Square) – With violent crime like robberies sharply on the rise over the past year, a Chicago city council member is sponsoring an ordinance that would mean enhanced penalties for individuals convicted of crimes while wearing masks. Just four years ago during the COVID-19 pandemic, masks were required by local officials. Illinois’ indoor […]
(The Center Square) – Political advertising in Georgia for the 2024 presidential election is predicted to reach $244 million, third-highest in the nation. The Political Projections Report, released Monday by advertising tracking company AdImpact, forecasts $373 million in total election cycle spending. The would rank 10th highest. Georgia is one of seven consensus battleground states. The […]
(The Center Square) – Tennessee’s Advisory Commission on Rules of Practice and Procedure decided to start a committee looking into rules to make court briefs available online moving forward. Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Dwight Tarwater will chair the committee, which will include commission Chairman Gino Bulso, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Tom Greenholtz, former […]
(The Center Square) – A pilot program targeting the accuracy of voter rolls in Ohio is now going statewide. Secretary of State Frank LaRose recently announced a new voter data integrity program that began in six counties and is now going statewide. The program uses county-specific digital dashboards to help identify voter registration discrepancies. “These data […]
(The Center Square) – Arizona continues to benefit economically from more people moving to the state. Arizona gained a net of 36,841 people, adding $3.7 billion in gross income from those newcomers from tax years 2021 to 2022, based on new Internal Revenue Service data. Data from the IRS is typically delayed and compares filings […]
The first time Joe Biden ran for president, it was hard to shut him up, which contributed to his early departure. Now running his mouth may be the president’s one way to save his job. Biden faces that kind of politically existential choice after his widely panned June 27 debate performance against former President Donald […]
Actor Michael Rooker argued that modern audiences do not have long attention spans, giving a reason for the recent box office failure of Horizon: An American Saga. The three-hour Western epic, directed by and starring Kevin Costner, only grossed $11 million in its North American box office opening on June 28. When asked if modern […]
Tulsa, Oklahoma, police recently arrested a thrice-deported Salvadoran illegal immigrant for the rape and murder of Rachel Morin, a mother of five, found dead in August 2023 on a Bel Air, Maryland, trail. Yet within days of the suspect’s June 14 arrest, and his extradition back to Maryland, President Joe Biden had issued a potentially unconstitutional […]
