Civic leader Alma Powell has died at the age of 86, about three years after her husband’s death in 2021. Her death was confirmed by Peggy Cifrino, a spokeswoman for the family. Powell’s three children, Michael Powell, Linda Powell, and Annemarie Powell, described their mother as “the grounding force of our family.” “During childhoods marked […]
Wisconsin Republican lawmakers are backing two referendums that would take away the spending powers of the governor and place them in the state legislature. Voters will decide on related constitutional amendments that would change how Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) and all future governors of the state are allowed to spend federal money the state receives […]
Leonard Leo, the conservative co-chairman of the Federalist Society legal group, argued Monday that President Joe Biden‘s sweeping plans to reform the Supreme Court should extend to where the “real corruption” lies — within the halls of Congress. Biden’s proposal on Monday called for limiting Supreme Court justices’ terms to a maximum of 18 years […]
When President Joe Biden slipped in the polls after his disastrous debate, several states seemed to be falling out of reach for Democrats, but with Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket, some Democrats are feeling sunny about their chances in some non-battleground states. Florida has steadily headed toward Republicans in recent […]
Elon Musk, tech mogul and X owner, is facing backlash after reposting a fake video on X that uses artificial intelligence to mimic Vice President Kamala Harris’s voice. Musk is being accused of breaching his own social media platform’s policies by posting the video, which insults Harris’s campaign and President Joe Biden. The controversy stems […]
Three Senate Democrats levied concerns about the Department of Education’s new centralized platform for servicing federal student loans in a letter on Monday to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) sent the letter questioning the transparency of the Unified Servicing and Data Solution system, which […]
Republicans are asking why Google‘s auto-populated search terms aren’t suggesting the shooting of former President Donald Trump when users search for “attempted assassination.” When someone goes to Google to search “assassination attempt,” despite Trump being the most recent victim of such violence, his name isn’t suggested as one of the search results. Other assassination attempts […]
Amtrak’s takeover of Union Station’s commercial areas took effect today after an appeals court denied a request to postpone the transition pending appeal. In 2022, Amtrak launched an eminent domain lawsuit to gain full control of the terminal from Union Station Investco. In April, U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta ruled in favor of transferring […]
Voters in Ohio will soon be given the opportunity to overhaul how the state draws its congressional and legislative maps. Citizens Not Politicians, the coalition of organizations behind the constitutional amendment, sent Secretary of State Frank LaRose more than 700,000 signatures earlier this month, and LaRose certified 535,000 signatures last week. The existing maps, enacted […]
The legal watchdog Judicial Watch filed a complaint on Monday with the Federal Communications Commission against NBC for airing an “obscene and indecent” Olympic opening ceremony skit that some say mocked the Last Supper. The group said the skit included a man exposing himself during the ceremony watched by millions, including children. The French Catholic […]
