(The Center Square) – A former ComEd executive who agreed to wiretapped conversations has described inside deals between the utility company and Michael Madigan’s allies at the former Illinois House Speaker’s corruption trial. Fidel Marquez pleaded guilty to bribery in 2020. As part of a plea agreement, Marquez is cooperating with the U.S. government as […]
House Republicans are set to consider a rule change that would grant more powers to an interim speaker in the case of an ouster or leadership change, according to a proposal circulating among GOP lawmakers. The rule change would take effect “in the event of a vacancy in the Office of the Speaker” and it […]
(The Center Square) — Democratic Rep. Jared Golden claims to have fended off a challenge on Tuesday from Republican NASCAR star Austin Theriault in Maine’s 2nd congressional district, but the GOP contender wasn’t ready to concede the race. Golden was ahead with 50.3% of the vote to Theriault’s 49.3%, according to a tally by the […]
Republican Jeff Hurd defeated Democratic challenger Adam Frisch and will represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in the House, succeeding Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) after she switched districts. The Associated Press called the race for Hurd at 12:10 p.m. Thursday, with 89% of the vote counted. Hurd received 50% to Frisch’s 46.9% at the time the […]
A feminist movement that took over South Korea in 2017 is trending among American social media users following Tuesday’s election. Many supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris referred to her loss on Tuesday as a loss for women. That sparked a discussion behind the 4B movement, in which South Korean women denied men dating, sex, […]
President Joe Biden will likely now use the two-month lame-duck period before the transfer of power to Trump-proof parts of his legacy. In August, the Washington Examiner published a three-part series ahead of the election, which investigated how Biden and his administration were working ahead of time to do that very thing. From pumping out […]
Florida had been widely viewed for years as a swing state, but Republicans‘ dominant performance in 2022 put that status in question, and Tuesday’s election further solidified the Sunshine State’s red shift. Across the board, Republicans won in the state legislature, ballot measures, and presidential race, among other contests. Democrats had expressed hope that Florida […]
President Joe Biden urged Democrats to keep up the fight after President-elect Donald Trump‘s comeback victory and Republicans retaking the Senate and likely the U.S. House. In his first speech since Election Day in the White House rose garden, a tanned Biden celebrated what he dubbed “a historic presidency” and pledged a smooth transition in […]
Tuesday’s election results have rallied former surrogates of Vice President Kamala Harris to call for change. Harris underperformed President Joe Biden in every county. The shock of her loss propelled some of her former supporters to call on the president to make some changes himself. Some waited until Harris’s concession speech late Wednesday to make […]
Chicago‘s DePaul University reported a battery on its campus against two of its Jewish students. Tensions on campuses after a spate of anti-Israel protests erupted in the spring have largely abated, even after students returned in the fall. Some universities opted to cancel their commencement ceremonies earlier this spring for the safety of their students. […]
