(The Center Square) – The Chicago Teachers Union is pushing its Green Schools Campaign in negotiations with Chicago Public Schools. The union wants retro-fitted buildings, solar panels, electric school buses and carbon-neutral programs, in addition to major increases in pay and staffing levels. CTU President Stacy Davis Gates said it was students who pushed the […]
CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash are set to moderate the first 2024 presidential general election debate between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden on June 27. Bash and Tapper will likely have their hands full keeping the debate under control. On top of the debate being the first in U.S. history between […]
Canada is one of only a handful of NATO allies that won’t reach the requisite benchmark for defense spending, and won’t likely hit it for several years. All NATO allies are required to spend at least 2% of their country’s gross domestic product and Russia’s war in Ukraine has prompted several allies to dramatically increase […]
Vulnerable Democrats and Republicans will face their first hurdle to reelection with the primaries in New York on June 25, with one “Squad” Democrat preparing for one of the most competitive contests this cycle after record-breaking spending. Among the Democrats running for another term in the Empire State is Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), whose stance […]
REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware — Former President Donald Trump‘s conviction last month provides an opportunity for President Joe Biden to appeal to the independent voters who will decide the presidential election. But as he prepares for the first of two debates with the former president on Thursday, Biden will have to weigh how hard to go […]
It is unclear how much money the Department of Defense provided to Chinese research laboratories or related to enhancement of pathogens of pandemic potential, according to a new report from the Pentagon’s inspector general. The Office of Inspector General was tasked in the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act to submit a report to congressional […]
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) hopes Tuesday’s primary in a new Colorado House district will put her on safer ground in Congress after a Democratic challenger for her seat put her reelection prospects in danger. Colorado voters will head to the polls Tuesday to choose among Boebert and five other Republicans hoping to replace ex-Rep. Ken […]
PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump vowed to move the Department of Education “to the states” in his rally at Temple University’s Liacouras Center on Saturday. This move would likely entail abolishing the Department of Education, which was created in 1979, to empower each state’s own department or agency that oversees public education. “We’ll be […]
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) said Saturday that black voters cannot be taken for granted in the 2024 presidential election between President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump. The Georgia Democrat made the comment as polling data indicate the president’s support is waning among black voters. Just before he appeared on MSNBC to discuss the […]
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) hosted a campaign event Saturday in the Bronx, New York, with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), just three days before his primary election. Bowman, a member of the progressive “Squad” in the House of Representatives, is facing a tough primary challenge from Westchester County Executive George Latimer. […]
