(The Center Square) — Winners have emerged in Tuesday’s primary for the highly contested Virginia congressional district 7, where Democrat retired Army Col. Eugene Vindman will square off against Republican and former Army Green Beret Derrick Anderson in November. The two candidates will battle it out for retiring Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s seat, who announced […]
(The Center Square) – The reported immigration wave at the southern border is a crisis of national security, and Michigan is not exempt from its effects, a recently retired Border Patrol chief says. Former Chief Chris Clem, who is visiting Michigan as part of Americans for Prosperity’s “Secure Borders, Secure America” tour, served more than […]
(The Center Square) – Two bills concerning healthcare are on the governor’s desk ready to be signed. One protects hemophiliacs against prior authorization abuses, and the other protects manufacturers and distributors of menstrual products. Prior authorization is a practice in which doctors must get prior approval from insurance companies or Medicaid to treat their patients […]
Lawyers for Donald Trump are preparing to argue that special counsel Jack Smith has not proven a need for new restrictions on what the former president can say about his criminal classified documents case in Florida. Federal prosecutors with Smith’s office and attorneys for Trump will argue before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon next week […]
Gas prices increased on Wednesday, with regular gas averaging $3.449 per gallon, according to AAA. On Tuesday, the price was $3.440 per gallon. Wednesday’s prices were slightly lower than the cost of gas a week ago when it stood at $3.454. A month ago, the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.591. […]
A nail-biter contest between House Freedom Caucus chairman Bob Good (R-VA) and his Trump-backed challenger cast a question mark over an otherwise good election night for incumbent lawmakers. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole easily fended off a primary challenge, as did two other Oklahoma Republican incumbents. Meanwhile, the Good primary, in Virginia’s 5th District, could be headed for […]
EXCLUSIVE — On the morning of July 8, 2021, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo arrived in Washington state for a roundtable that evening with Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) on the need to grow minority-owned small businesses. Earlier that day, before the panel discussion with the powerful Senate Commerce Committee chairwoman, Raimondo had a phone call with […]
The chairman of the House’s select committee on China endorsed Mike Rogers in Michigan’s GOP primary for Senate on Wednesday, the latest endorsement for the former lawmaker as he looks to flip the seat held by retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), a Michigan lawmaker who recently assumed the chairmanship from former […]
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker took a step to reduce gun violence on Tuesday by signing a bill that effectively banned bump stocks from being used, manufactured, or sold in the city. It was one of three bills Parker signed, all of which were aimed at protecting the public and aligning with the mayor’s vision for […]
Just two weeks ago, President Joe Biden issued an executive order designed to show he’s tough on illegal immigration by partially closing the border. Now Republicans say he is heading in the opposite direction with a move that will help some illegal immigrants obtain legal status. Biden announced on Tuesday that he would give illegal […]
