The New York City Council, in preparation for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, stonewalled Mayor Eric Adams‘s attempts to appoint people to key governing bodies. Adams’s administration submitted five Board of Health nominations as well as appointments to the Environmental Control Board and the City Planning Commission to the council last month. Council staff informed the nominees […]
(The Center Square) — A lawsuit against an upstate New York town alleging voter discrimination will be allowed to proceed after the state’s highest court quashed an effort to strike down a key section of election law. The unanimous ruling by the state Court of Appeals rejected a legal challenge from the town of Newburgh, after determining […]
(The Center Square) – An audit of a now-closed eastern Ohio community college revealed millions in questionable federal taxpayer dollar spending on student financial aid. State Auditor Keith Faber announced questions surrounding $17 million in spending at Eastern Gateway Community College. The money represents the entire student federal aid program at the school. Faber also […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) has ruled out a run to be the next U.S. senator from Virginia, but left the possibility open for a future presidential run in an interview Tuesday. As the popular outgoing Republican governor makes room for Democratic Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger’s administration to take over Richmond, he shared what the next couple […]
(The Center Square) – Colorado recently was ranked one of the most workaholic states, coming in at 10th nationally. States from across the nation made the top 10, with Louisiana named the most workaholic state. The rest of the top 10, from second most workaholic to the ninth, consisted of Arizona, Kentucky, Alaska, Texas, Mississippi, Idaho, […]
Vice President JD Vance is speaking to troops in Kentucky on Wednesday, right before the Thanksgiving holiday. VANCE TO VISIT FORT CAMPBELL BEFORE THANKSGIVING Vance is speaking to Army service members at Fort Campbell, home to the 101st Airborne Division, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, 5th Special Forces Group, and other Army units. The vice […]
The House Committee on Education and Workforce is investigating whether public schools in Philadelphia are failing to meet their obligation under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by allowing antisemitic harassment to fester, following reports from the Washington Examiner and other organizations. Members of Congress are concerned that “antisemitic incidents have continued […]
When President Donald Trump pitched new names to his supporters, his son Donald Trump Jr. suggested he stick with the former “Trumplican” name from his father’s first term. “There is a new word for a TRUMP REPUBLICAN, which is almost everyone (GREAT POLICY IS THE KEY!). It is, TEPUBLICAN??? Or, TPUBLICAN???” the president wrote on […]
Taiwan is pouring money into a missile system that will resemble Israel’s famous “Iron Dome.” President Lai Ching-te announced on Wednesday that his government has set aside a special $40 billion “supplementary defense budget” to purchase cutting-edge air defense systems due to ongoing threats of aggression from mainland China — calling the project “investment that […]
Inside Elections changed its rating for Tennessee‘s 7th Congressional District special election from “safe Republican” to “lean Republican,” as Democrats continue to pour money into the race. Democrat Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps are facing off to fill the seat of former Republican Tennessee Rep. Mark Green, who left Congress in June. Despite […]
