Former President Donald Trump‘s speech at the National Libertarian Convention on Saturday had a mixed reaction from those in attendance but was met with praise from his Republican allies. Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk shared a clip from Trump’s speech, where he suggested libertarians “could keep going the way that you have for the last long […]
(The Center Square) – Venezuelan Tren de Aragua prison gang members are being arrested thousands of miles from the border after having illegally entered the U.S. in Texas. The Venezuelan prison gang is well-known for orchestrating murders, bribery schemes and money laundering, drug and arms trafficking, and kidnappings for ransom money. In March, U.S. Sens. […]
(The Center Square) – Eli Lilly and Company kicked off the second day of the Indiana Global Economic Summit by announcing a $5.3 billion investment slated for a major tech park. The Indianapolis-based drug maker’s announcement Friday means the company’s project at the LEAP Research and Innovation District in Lebanon is now a $9 billion […]
(The Center Square) – Two bills that will drastically change health insurance plans regulated by state government cleared the Illinois General Assembly Saturday. Democrats and Gov. J.B. Pritzker have been pushing for the elimination of what they call “deceptive” short‐term limited duration insurance plans. House Bill 2499, dubbed the Health Care Protection Act, eliminates those […]
(The Center Square) – Texas Department of Public Safety troopers continue to apprehend human smugglers and gang members and find dozens of people being held in stash houses at the border. Troopers foiled human smuggling events in Webb County this past week. On Tuesday, two alleged human smugglers were driving on I-35, which runs north […]
(The Center Square) – A $1.5 trillion Farm Bill supported by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representative has sparked criticism among Democrats for cutting $30 billion from the former food stamps program. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit costs, formerly known as food stamps, have increased from $55.6 billion in fiscal year 2019 to $107.04 […]
While President Joe Biden is known for his blunders and colorful turns of phrase, his staffers increasingly are correcting his words after the fact via strikethroughs in the White House transcript. The written record of a May 19 campaign speech in Detroit includes no less than nine corrections, a few of which created mini-news cycles […]
Washington Examiner Chief Political Correspondent Byron York joins Investigations Editor Sarah Bedford to discuss one of the last outstanding items in the trial of former President Donald Trump, to receive the final copy of the instructions to Judge Juan Merchan, who would read to the jury at the end of the trial. Are those turning out […]
Monday marks Memorial Day, when many members of Congress will honor not only their loved ones and their constituents but their own years in service. In the 118th Congress, there were 99 veterans at the start of the term: 82 members in the House and 17 members in the Senate. The number of veterans elected […]
Political branding on the cars racing in the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 has been banned by the IndyCar Series. The move comes after at least one request made to an entry in Sunday’s race that would have promoted former President Donald Trump and independent hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to a report. […]
