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McConnell identifies his biggest concern for Republicans winning back the Senate

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) believes incumbency can be an advantage to Senate Democrats looking to keep their seats over Republican hopefuls. In the 2024 general election, there are seven critical swing states that either former President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump must win to secure the presidency. Five of those, save […]

Sotomayor hands NRA victory in Supreme Court free speech case

The Supreme Court unanimously handed the National Rifle Association a win Thursday in the gun rights group’s effort to revive a 2018 First Amendment lawsuit accusing a New York official of causing damage to the NRA’s relationships with banks and insurers. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a unanimous opinion that found the NRA “plausibly alleged” that […]

Eric Trump slams Judge Merchan’s handling of ‘stacked’ case in Manhattan

As a jury in New York City deliberates his father’s fate, Eric Trump harshly criticized the handling of former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial, claiming the judge in the case is being one-sided against his father. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee is fighting 34 felony counts for allegedly falsifying business records over hush money […]

Biden honors son Beau on anniversary of death ahead of Hunter gun trial

President Joe Biden and his wife honored their late son, Beau Biden, on Thursday, just days before the president’s other son, Hunter Biden, is scheduled to stand for the first of his two criminal trials. Thursday marked the ninth anniversary of Beau Biden’s death from brain cancer, believed to be linked to his exposure to […]

Trump trial: Jury deliberates hush money case for second day

NEW YORK — Jurors in former President Donald Trump‘s New York hush money trial will resume deliberations on a verdict for a second day, one day after they were given instructions on how to approach their pivotal decision. Trump was seated inside the courtroom by 9:30 a.m. Thursday, sitting between defense attorneys Todd Blanche and […]

Trump to Levin: ‘We can have it again’

Former President Donald Trump believes that his sustained popularity among Republicans and lead over President Joe Biden in many polls are the result of people eager for a return to low inflation, controlled borders, and general world peace. In a chatty interview with top conservative talker Mark Levin on Wednesday night, Trump said, “People remember […]

Trump left his picks out of lavish praise for Supreme Court justices

Former President Donald Trump snubbed his three Supreme Court appointees after praising Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas. In an interview on the Dan Bongino Show, Trump praised Alito and Thomas after Alito’s recent refusal to recuse himself in Jan. 6-related cases. While refraining from openly bashing his own three Supreme Court picks, Trump was […]

Pritzker says budget passed early morning because ‘everybody wanted to go home’

(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is heralding a budget that Republicans say was crammed down taxpayers throats in the dead of night. After the Senate approved the state budget package late in the evening Sunday, the House took the measure up in the early morning hours Wednesday. The measure spends $53.1 billion […]

How a Trump guilty verdict could affect his ability to vote in November

With former President Donald Trump staring down a possible felony conviction this week, his ability to vote for himself in November could be stripped away. An estimated 4.4 million people, or 2% of the electorate, were unable to vote in the 2022 elections because of felony convictions on their records, according to the Sentencing Project. […]

Seattle police chief steps down amid department issues

(The Center Square) – Police Chief Adrian Diaz is stepping down from his role as head of the Seattle Police Department amid an increasing number of issues within the department. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the move on Wednesday, stating that Diaz “will be stepping aside to work on special assignments.” Former King County Sheriff […]
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