The White House wants to metaphorically put President Donald Trump on the ballot for next year’s midterm elections, but with the president’s approval rating creeping lower, that strategy is not without risks. “Typically, in the midterms, it’s not about who’s sitting at the White House; you localize the election. And you keep the federal officials […]
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has long been a critic of continued U.S. membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He’s categorized it as an archaic institution that serves no current purpose and a waste of taxpayer money. On Wednesday, Massie introduced a bill to end the country’s membership in NATO. “NATO is a Cold War […]
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson blasted Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) during an interview on CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins on Wednesday night. Wilson said Mace acted like an “entitled, spoiled brat” during an incident at the Charleston International Airport on Oct. 30, in which she reportedly berated law enforcement officials and Transportation Security […]
Fix the Court, a self-proclaimed nonpartisan court reform advocacy group with left-wing ties, filed a judicial misconduct complaint against U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove for attending President Donald Trump’s speech in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. As Trump commenced his affordability-focused tour in Pennsylvania, Bove, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, attended the […]
(The Center Square) — New York’s “scaffold law” is driving up insurance costs and draining billions of dollars from the state’s economy, according to a new trade industry report, which is renewing calls for reform. The analysis released Wednesday by the Building Trades Employers’ Association said the law, which dates back to 1885, continues to impose “absolute […]
(The Center Square) – Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, on Wednesday, held a press briefing to announce he has requested a disaster declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to address widespread flooding across Western Washington after several days of near-record rainfall. Even as the governor spoke, several flood-prone communities were in the midst of evacuating […]
EXCLUSIVE — A prominent conservative legal firm with close ties to the Trump administration took aim on Wednesday at a little-noticed Environmental Protection Agency rule from the Biden administration that it says created an improper, preferential fast-track for certain public records requests under the banner of “environmental justice.” America First Legal, the firm founded by […]
The Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday with how courts consider multiple intelligence quotient tests when evaluating if a person is sufficiently intellectually disabled to be disqualified from the death penalty, as Alabama seeks to reverse a lower court that blocked the execution of a convicted murderer. The justices heard arguments in Hamm v. Smith over […]
(The Center Square) – Arizona schools Superintendent Tom Horne is pushing back against Attorney General Kris Mayes as she threatens legal action over the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account vouchers. Last week, Mayes said she is considering suing Horne regarding a policy change the department made in 2024 that automatically paid out ESA voucher purchases of […]
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) filed a discharge petition Wednesday to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies for two years with bipartisan support, saying, “We don’t seek permission.” The discharge petition comes as Republicans have failed to put a plan for healthcare forward that appeases all of their caucus, as a small group seeks to work […]
