Former President Donald Trump was declared safe after gunshots were fired in his vicinity. “President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity,” Trump campaign communications director Steven Cheung said in a statement. “No further details at this time.” The Secret Service announced an investigation into the incident shortly thereafter. “The Secret Service, in conjunction […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Elections officials are making changes to Minnesota’s automatic voter registration system after finding some potentially problematic entries, but they say they are not aware of anyone ineligible who has been registered to vote via the system. The Secretary of State’s Office said this week that more than 90,000 people have been registered […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials acknowledged Friday that the state mistakenly registered more than 300 non-citizens as voters since 2021 in what they described as a “data entry issue” that happened when people applied for driver’s licenses. An initial analysis by the Oregon Department of Transportation, which oversees the state’s Driver and Motor Vehicle […]
The top City Hall attorney to New York City Mayor Eric Adams resigned late Saturday, as the mayor and his administration are facing growing scandals and a flurry of federal investigations. Adams’ staff announced the departure of Lisa Zornberg without any explanation. She had advised Adams and other city officials on legal strategy for over a […]
Vice President Kamala Harris has managed to arrive at the final stretch of the presidential race without making a meaningful mistake. However, the risk-averse strategy that got her here could end up costing her campaign far more dearly than any gaffe could. Aside from just one solo interview so far, a joint interview with running […]
BEIJING (AP) — Starting next year, China will raise its retirement age for workers, which is now among the youngest in the world’s major economies, in an effort to address its shrinking population and aging workforce. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the country’s legislature, passed the new policy Friday after a sudden […]
(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump holds a 3 percentage point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in a new poll of voters in the swing state of North Carolina. American Greatness/TIPP and TechnoMetrica Institute of Policy and Politics conducted the poll of 1,037 registered voters in the state from Sept. 11-13. Of […]
(The Center Square) – As local tax rates continue to rise, Illinois Policy Institute’s Dylan Sharkey is urging residents to remember who’s in charge. “I think it starts with pressure from people,” Sharkey told The Center Square. “There’s a few things that can influence lawmakers decisions, special interests, campaign donations, but if you put enough […]
(The Center Square) – Gov. Jay Inslee is largely getting what he asked for in a vote approving a large new wind and solar project in southeastern Washington. In a meeting and final vote Friday afternoon that lasted just over 16 minutes, members of the WA Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council voted 4-3 in favor […]
(The Center Square) – A faith-based event encouraging Hispanics to get out and vote is coming to Las Vegas. Scheduled for Sept. 21, the event was organized by Job Creators Network and its Hispanic Vote Coalition. In a press release, Mary Thomas, executive director of the Hispanic Vote Coalition, said that Hispanics can no longer […]
