(The Center Square) – Manufacturers say legislators at the Illinois State Capitol have done enough damage, and a progressive tax would be too much. Last week, former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn proposed a 3% surcharge on incomes over $1 million. The effort comes after voters in 2020 disapproved of changing the state’s flat tax to […]
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani doesn’t believe his meeting with President Donald Trump could have gone much better. Talking candidly on an episode of The Adam Friedland Show released Monday, Mamdani said the meeting was the “most productive” they could have had. Friedland asked whether Mamadani had expected Trump to like him as much […]
The Official Strongman Games stripped the winner of its women’s competition after officials discovered the winner was “biologically male.” This year’s games were hosted in Arlington, Texas, over the weekend. Jammie Booker initially was declared the winner, but officials said they were “unaware” that Booker was born male and “now identifies as female.” “Had we […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency are pushing back after a Reuters report claimed the high-profile government efficiency unit had effectively ceased to exist months before its charter was set to expire. Musk blasted the story in a post on X, writing, “Reuters lies relentlessly.” DOGE issued its own rebuke Monday […]
Virginia police announced Tuesday that a missing high school coach is wanted for 10 counts of various criminal charges, including child pornography and soliciting a minor. Police are actively searching for Travis Turner, 46, after he disappeared last week. Authorities were heading toward his residence in Appalachia, Virginia, on Thursday as part of an ongoing […]
EXCLUSIVE — The Main Street Caucus, a “pragmatic” conservative bloc on Capitol Hill, released a statement on Tuesday backing President Donald Trump’s early-stage efforts to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies. The only problem is that caucus members had no idea that statement was coming. Three sources with knowledge of the caucus’s internal discussions told the Washington […]
Saikat Chakrabarti, the progressive candidate running for Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) House seat, could be in hot water after claiming that a Maryland home is his principal residence while actually living across the country in San Francisco. The tech millionaire, who is also Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) former chief of staff, bought the $1.6 million, 4,555-square-foot home in Gaithersburg, […]
The Indiana General Assembly is now set to revisit redistricting in December after the state Senate unexpectedly shifted its position. State House Speaker Todd Huston said his chamber will move ahead with a Monday session, and shortly afterward, state Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray signaled a change in plans, saying senators will return on […]
President Donald Trump is simultaneously dispatching some of his highest-ranking surrogates for what is hoped to be the final stages of ongoing peace negotiations with Ukraine and Russia. Trump revealed his next moves in a post to Truth Social on Tuesday afternoon, noting that the “original 28-Point Peace Plan … has been fine-tuned, with additional […]
Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) tested his political influence outside of the Bluegrass State by offering his take on where Democrats are going wrong on messaging. So far this fall, Beshear has launched a podcast, increased his national press appearances, and flown to London for trade talks between his state and the United Kingdom. Beshear, also […]
