Military officers said they seized “total control” in Guinea-Bissau after arresting the president, following a contentious election. Gunfire erupted near the presidential palace in the capital of Bissau on Wednesday. President Umaro Sissoco Embalo was quickly arrested by the military, who detained him at the general staff headquarters. A military source told AFP that he […]
The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will wait until two other cases before the justices are resolved before deciding whether to allow the Trump administration to fire Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter. The brief, unsigned order defers a decision on the emergency docket petition until the cases Trump. v. Slaughter, a merits docket case […]
The New York City Council, in preparation for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, stonewalled Mayor Eric Adams‘s attempts to appoint people to key governing bodies. Adams’s administration submitted five Board of Health nominations as well as appointments to the Environmental Control Board and the City Planning Commission to the council last month. Council staff informed the nominees […]
(The Center Square) — A lawsuit against an upstate New York town alleging voter discrimination will be allowed to proceed after the state’s highest court quashed an effort to strike down a key section of election law. The unanimous ruling by the state Court of Appeals rejected a legal challenge from the town of Newburgh, after determining […]
(The Center Square) – An audit of a now-closed eastern Ohio community college revealed millions in questionable federal taxpayer dollar spending on student financial aid. State Auditor Keith Faber announced questions surrounding $17 million in spending at Eastern Gateway Community College. The money represents the entire student federal aid program at the school. Faber also […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) has ruled out a run to be the next U.S. senator from Virginia, but left the possibility open for a future presidential run in an interview Tuesday. As the popular outgoing Republican governor makes room for Democratic Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger’s administration to take over Richmond, he shared what the next couple […]
(The Center Square) – Colorado recently was ranked one of the most workaholic states, coming in at 10th nationally. States from across the nation made the top 10, with Louisiana named the most workaholic state. The rest of the top 10, from second most workaholic to the ninth, consisted of Arizona, Kentucky, Alaska, Texas, Mississippi, Idaho, […]
Vice President JD Vance is speaking to troops in Kentucky on Wednesday, right before the Thanksgiving holiday. VANCE TO VISIT FORT CAMPBELL BEFORE THANKSGIVING Vance is speaking to Army service members at Fort Campbell, home to the 101st Airborne Division, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, 5th Special Forces Group, and other Army units. The vice […]
The House Committee on Education and Workforce is investigating whether public schools in Philadelphia are failing to meet their obligation under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by allowing antisemitic harassment to fester, following reports from the Washington Examiner and other organizations. Members of Congress are concerned that “antisemitic incidents have continued […]
When President Donald Trump pitched new names to his supporters, his son Donald Trump Jr. suggested he stick with the former “Trumplican” name from his father’s first term. “There is a new word for a TRUMP REPUBLICAN, which is almost everyone (GREAT POLICY IS THE KEY!). It is, TEPUBLICAN??? Or, TPUBLICAN???” the president wrote on […]
