Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) is holding a hearing for the Committee on Homeland Security to address worldwide threats to the homeland. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray are expected to testify. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER The House committee hearing comes as President-elect Donald Trump announced plans […]
MSNBC and other NBCUniversal cable channels currently under the Comcast umbrella will be under new ownership soon, as their parent company is going forward with plans to spinoff these assets. Comcast acquired NBCUniversal in 2011, giving it ownership of channels such as MSNBC, CNBC, SyFy, and E!. While these and several other NBCUniversal networks generated […]
DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania — The Pennsylvania Senate recount is underway Wednesday in all of the state’s 67 counties. The hotly contested, razor-thin race between incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Republican challenger David McCormick has McCormick leading by about 17,000 votes out of nearly 7 million ballots counted. The initial margin not only triggered an automatic statewide recount but has also […]
(The Center Square) – The future of North Carolina’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency is in question after the Legislature recently learned of a $175 million budget shortfall that might actually be closer to a quarter-billion dollars. At a meeting on Monday afternoon, lawmakers called the program “failed” and said they lack confidence to continue funding […]
(The Center Square) – A proposed capital gains tax in Seattle failed to get a “pass” recommendation out of the Select Budget Committee, with Council Bill 120908 garnering a 4-4 vote, including one abstention. Sue Romero, communications strategist with the Seattle City Council explained that “although it’s unlikely to pass given today’s vote tally, the cap gains […]
(The Center Square) – Former ComEd board member Juan Ochoa has completed his testimony at the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, enters the federal court building in Chicago where he and codefendant Michael McClain face corruption charges.Jim Talamonti | The Center Square […]
(The Center Square) — The Tampa Bay Rays said in a letter released Tuesday that the team has suspended work on a new $1.2 billion stadium in St. Petersburg, but say they’ll “work with any willing partners” on a new deal. The letter came as the Pinellas County Commission voted 6-1 to postpone a $312.5 […]
(The Center Square) – Ninety-four percent of Wisconsin’s school districts met, exceeded, or significantly exceeded expectations during the past school year, a new report says. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, overseer of 377 public school districts, said only 24 did not hit that benchmark in 2023-24 in a positive report similar to the previous year. […]
Americans have coughed up $183 billion for Ukraine to defend itself from Russian troops, and it recently received the green light from the White House to expand the use of Pentagon weaponry vastly, but the country’s disapproval of the United States is surging to a new high. In a revealing Gallup survey, President Joe Biden’s […]
Californians rejected a measure that would have raised the state’s minimum wage to $18 an hour. Over two weeks after Election Day, California has counted over 99% of the votes and revealed that a slim majority of 50.8% as of Wednesday voted against Proposition 32. This is the first time voters have rejected a wage […]
