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Indiana primary election: First polls close to decide governor, Senate, and House races

Polls are closing in the Hoosier State on Tuesday that will decide competitive contests for governor and Congress.  While the race for the White House is on the top of the ballot in Indiana’s presidential and state primaries, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump already have enough delegates to secure their respective parties’ […]

Biden administration receives subpoena over ‘inappropriate’ swing state voter registration push

On Tuesday, the House Committee on Small Business subpoenaed the Small Business Administration, claiming that the Biden administration was possibly violating the Constitution by funneling resources to register voters in the swing state of Michigan. SBA chief of staff Arthur Plews and his special adviser, Tyler Robinson, were subpoenaed after they reportedly didn’t show up […]

House passes bill to honor Luke Letlow, who died of COVID-19, with Louisiana post office

The House voted to rename a Louisiana post office after former Rep. Luke Letlow, who died nearly 3 1/2 years ago due to complications caused by COVID-19. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly, 401-0, to designate the Rayville postal location as the Luke Letlow Post Office Building under a bill sponsored by Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA). The […]

Netanyahu likens Hamas ceasefire proposal to an insincere PR stunt

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday slammed Hamas’s latest ceasefire proposal as an insincere offer and choreographed public relations move meant to stall Israel’s planned ground offensive in Rafah.  “Hamas’s proposal yesterday was meant to torpedo the entry of our forces into Rafah,” he said in a video statement. “That did not happen.” The purpose of the […]

Trump classified documents trial suspended indefinitely

Florida Judge Aileen Cannon has indefinitely suspended former President Donald Trump’s classified documents trial. The move had been widely anticipated for some time and marks perhaps the greatest legal victory in Trump’s struggle against his four major indictments. The trial was previously scheduled to take place on May 20. Cannon gave her reasoning as respecting […]

House fails to override Biden’s 11th veto

The House failed to override President Joe Biden‘s veto of legislation, allowing for the new joint-employer rule for the National Labor Relations Board to go into effect. House members voted 214-191 to override the veto that would have blocked the Biden administration from significantly loosening the standards used for determining joint-employer status. However, because the measure needs […]

Abortion rights ballot amendment on ice in New York after judge rejects measure

A New York Supreme Court judge has blocked the Equal Rights Amendment, which centers on abortion and would’ve disallowed discrimination based on “gender identity” and “pregnancy outcomes,” from appearing on the state’s November ballot. The judge questioned the legality of the proposed ballot measure on the fact that lawmakers approved the language in the amendment […]

White House distances itself from Hochul black children ‘computer’ comments

The White House said it had not heard a high-profile Democrat’s comments regarding black children in the Bronx, but offered a mild rebuke nonetheless. “Obviously, we don’t think that is the right way to speak about young people in any way, in any form,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday when asked about the brewing […]

Jen Psaki says some Republicans are supporting Trump because ‘maybe he will die’

MSNBC’s Jen Psaki shared a theory about why Republicans critical of former President Donald Trump have started supporting the former president, being that they would be next in power behind Trump. Republicans such as former Attorney General William Barr and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) have endorsed the former president ahead of the 2024 […]

Tennessee lawmakers introduce ‘blended sentencing’ for worst juvenile offenders

Tennessee lawmakers have sent a bill to Gov. Bill Lee’s (R-TN) desk introducing “blended sentencing,” which is when the worst juvenile offenders can be handed adult punishments after they age out of the juvenile system. The juvenile justice system under current law loses jurisdiction over juvenile offenders once they turn 19.  “If they’re 17 or […]
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