Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on two powerful foreign-owned firms they say are quietly shaping how Wall Street votes, and pushing corporate America toward progressive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals in the process. Their focus is on Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, two foreign-based proxy advisory companies that operate with outsized sway […]
President Donald Trump repeated his call for an investigation into Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) over alleged insider trading, this time looping her husband, Paul Pelosi, into it. Trump previously targeted the speaker emerita over stock trading just last week, as the Senate was weighing a bill to ban trading among members of Congress. At the time, the […]
The White House is currently weighing whether to invite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Alaska summit that will see President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet face-to-face, according to a report. Trump announced a summit with Putin that will take place in Alaska next Friday, in a bid to strike an elusive […]
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he has nominated State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce to be the next deputy representative to the United Nations. Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post, in which he praised Bruce’s “fantastic” work as the chief spokeswoman at the State Department. “I am pleased to announce that […]
Legal counsel for Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) attacked Ed Martin, President Donald Trump‘s pardon attorney, over the weekend as an investigation into the California senator over alleged mortgage fraud is now underway. Martin was tapped by Attorney General Pam Bondi as a “special attorney” to investigate the allegations, which center on Schiff listing more than […]
New York City Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa publicly asked President Donald Trump not to intervene in the city’s mayoral race. Trump has taken a personal interest in the race as a native New Yorker, and hinted that he could take a more direct role to prevent the Democratic Socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani from winning. […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Investigators identified a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta on Saturday as the person who opened fire on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, killing a police officer and spreading panic through the health agency and nearby Emory University. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the shooter was Patrick Joseph White of […]
(The Center Square) – Fairfax County Public Schools has launched an investigation into allegations that staff at Centreville High School arranged and paid for abortions for students without notifying their parents. The allegations were published in a report this week and include handwritten statements from two former students. The students allege that in 2021, a […]
(The Center Square) – Virginia is putting $1.3 million in federal funding toward job training programs that help young people get into energy careers. The money comes through the new SPARK Youth Workforce Pilot Program, run by Virginia Energy. It’s funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and will support up to five local […]
(The Center Square) – As Denver Public Schools move forward with finalizing a new teacher contract, parental rights groups are raising concerns about inclusion of diversity, equity, and inclusion provisions in the contract. Defending Education, Colorado Parent Advocacy Network, and Protect Kids Colorado joined to send a letter to Denver Public Schools and Denver Classroom Teachers […]
