Gene Sperling, a top economic adviser to President Joe Biden, is leaving his White House job to join Vice President Kamala Harris‘s 2024 campaign. Sperling, who previously served as director of the National Economic Council under former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, is expected to fill the role of senior economic adviser to Harris. Working […]
Usha Vance, the wife of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), defended her husband’s controversial comments about “childless cat ladies” following bipartisan backlash. In an interview with Fox and Friends that aired on Monday, Usha Vance argued the Republican vice presidential nominee’s remarks were taken out of context. “The reality is he made a quip in service […]
Michigan’s secretary of state is investigating a new PAC, backed by tech billionaire Elon Musk, for its efforts to collect voter data potentially in violation of election laws. Musk said he created and helped fund the America PAC, a PAC that supports former President Donald Trump. Now, Michigan is investigating the PAC for taking voter […]
Despite concerns over water quality in the Seine River and some competitors falling ill after competitions last week, the mixed relay triathlon went forward at the Paris Olympics on Monday. After days of delays, the men’s and women’s triathlons plunged into the Seine last week, but the mixed relay triathlon also had a rough lead-up. […]
Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) could be the second “Squad” Democrat to be ousted from her seat in the House of Representatives as the group of hard-left House Democrats’ views on Israel come under scrutiny, but for Bush, Israel is not the only factor leading some to believe she is endangered. Bush has been one of […]
(The Center Square) – After top executives met with Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday, CenterPoint Energy announced it was withdrawing its request with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to have ratepayers cover its costs and make a profit. The announcement came four days after a Texas Senate hearing where Republicans and Democrats were united […]
(The Center Square) – Three months before the November election in which Vice President Kamala Harris is the Democratic nominee for president, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it is suspending a parole program she, as the president’s “border czar,” has overseen with DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. DHS announced on Friday that it was […]
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Commerce has approved Montana’s proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. Thursday’s action allows Montana to request over $628 million for the Internet program. Gov Greg Gianforte welcomed the news, adding this brings his administration’s total investment in expanding broadband connection to nearly $1 […]
(The Center Square) – Latino influence in Washington state politics has been gradually building in the decade since Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self, D-Mukilteo, joined the Legislature in 2014. Ortiz-Self is the chair of the first Latino Caucus, formed in 2023 by 11 House and Senate Democrats. In 2025, the Center for Latino Leadership hopes to add […]
(The Center Square) – Pierce County councilmembers are frustrated with a proposed shift of funding away from a planned homeless stability site, but the county executive says the funding is better used to build up more stable housing. The county council originally dedicated $2.5 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars toward a homeless […]
