Patrick Mahomes has explained in a new interview why he avoids partaking in controversial topics in politics, including presidential endorsements and gun control. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback said he would like to see voters do their own research ahead of the November elections, which could include a rematch between President Joe Biden and former […]
Special counsel Jack Smith accused former President Donald Trump of using his hush money trial in Manhattan to delay proceedings in his federal classified documents case in Florida. Trump’s criminal trial in New York, on charges accusing him of falsifying business records related to alleged hush money payments before the 2016 election, began on Monday […]
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated recent high inflation is making it less likely that interest rates will be cut in the coming weeks and months. Powell, speaking during a question-and-answer session in Washington, D.C., emphasized that the hotter-than-desired inflation reports over the past quarter have not provided the Fed the confidence it needs that […]
President Joe Biden’s latest student loan forgiveness plan, unveiled last week, could cost the government upward of $750 billion, according to analysis by a government watchdog group. Biden’s new plan comes less than a year after the Supreme Court struck down his last effort. It would eliminate debt for over 30 million people. The Biden […]
Both chambers of Iowa’s legislature have passed a bill that would allow teachers and other school employees to apply for permits to carry guns on school property. The Iowa House voted 62-36 Monday on the legislation, sending it to Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) to sign. The Iowa Senate passed the legislation last week. Republicans say […]
House lawmakers walked articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday afternoon as Republican House managers prepare their case before the Democratic-controlled upper chamber. The delivery of the two articles comes slightly more than two months since the House impeached Mayorkas for refusing to enforce the law and a […]
One of the leading Republican skeptics of the effort to remove Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the southern border is calling for debate on his impeachment as Democrats consider a quick dismissal of the charges against him. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), who is retiring from the Senate in January, is one […]
Lawmakers in Ohio approved a ban on gender transition surgeries for children on Monday, just ahead of a deadline that would have reinstated them. The move comes after Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) came under intense national scrutiny for vetoing a comprehensive child medical transition ban, which included puberty blockers, hormone therapies, and surgeries. DeWine decided […]
House Democrats are weighing their options on whether to come to Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) rescue in pushing the foreign aid legislation to several U.S. allies over the finish line, with many saying it will wholly depend on how much of the Senate supplemental is included. Johnson unveiled his long-awaited plan to bring foreign aid […]
An Arkansas audit found that Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) violated state law with the purchase of a $19,000 lectern. The audit found multiple issues with Sanders’s compliance with the law, including classifying the lectern as an “operating expense,” improperly keeping records, and shredding the bill for the lectern. The audit suggests that the office […]
