A Texas law that would permit state police to arrest and deport immigrants suspected of illegally entering the United States will remain on hold for now, an appeals court ruled late Tuesday. The divided 2-1 order from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit came after a March 20 hearing by a three-judge […]
Former President Donald Trump blasted Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s announcement of Nicole Shanahan as his running mate in his 2024 independent campaign as a move that will harm President Joe Biden‘s reelection campaign far more than his own White House bid. Democrats have long viewed Kennedy as a spoiler in the rematch between Biden and […]
Following her four-day stint at NBC News, former Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel expects to be fully paid out from her two-year contract. Because she did not breach the terms of the contract, McDaniel expects to be compensated for her $300,000-a-year contract for two years. After announcing her hire on Friday, NBC parted ways […]
Mortgage demand tumbled again last week amid stubbornly high mortgage rates, which have depressed the housing market and caused pain for homebuyers. Mortgage loan application volume decreased by 0.7% last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to a report Wednesday from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The volume of refinances dropped by 2% during that […]
Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) dismissed notions that he is a “lame duck” after a blow to his political capital in the state after his wife, Tammy Murphy, ended her Senate campaign. Tammy Murphy announced on Sunday she would be dropping her Senate campaign after falling behind Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) in the polls, despite having […]
Vice President Kamala Harris is leading the charge to boost enrollment in a program that allows most student loans to never be repaid in full. Wednesday is the Biden administration’s “SAVE Day of Action,” designed to promote the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan under which monthly student loan payments are as low as […]
In four days, the window for eligible residents in Alaska to apply for a direct payment from the 2024 Permanent Fund Dividend program will close. Applications for the program, which allows eligible residents in the state to receive a check annually based on Alaska’s mineral revenues, can be filled out online or via paper form through March 31. To […]
EXCLUSIVE — House Republicans are blasting the Small Business Administration for what they claim are “extreme” work-from-home policies in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, requesting that the agency provide information about the status and pay for teleworkers. In a letter obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner, House Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) […]
President Joe Biden is happy to answer former President Donald Trump‘s question whether voters were better off four years ago. Biden has shied away from mentioning the pandemic after the government’s public health emergency ended in May 2023, but as the four year anniversary of the start to shutdowns and the chaos of the pandemic […]
Democrats flipped an Alabama House seat on Tuesday in a special election after Democrat Marilyn Lands’s campaign centered on in vitro fertilization protections. Lands flipped a longtime Republican district in Alabama after running her campaign on IVF protections in the state following a controversial state Supreme Court opinion that threatened the procedure. She beat Republican […]
