On election night in November, not every state will delegate their electors the same way. Rather than use the “winner-take-all” method that 48 other states use, Maine and Nebraska delegate their electoral votes in a different way. The two states use the congressional district method. Under the congressional district method, states allocate two electoral votes […]
The U.S. Postal Service has proposed another increase to its Forever Stamps, which have consistently gone up in price to combat inflation. The newly proposed price would uptick the stamp’s cost from 68 cents to 73 cents, an increase of a little less than 8%. Other mailing items affected by this increase include letters being […]
Demand for former NFL MVP and Pro Football Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson memorabilia has skyrocketed in the wake of his death. Simpson, who became infamous following the 1994 deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman in what was dubbed the “trial of the century,” died Wednesday following a battle with cancer. He […]
Henley & Partners, a law firm that specializes in garnering dual citizenship for the wealthy, is seeing a rise in clients applying for a second citizenship in anticipation of “volatility and uncertainty.” “The U.S. is still a great country, it’s still an amazing passport,” Henley & Partners executive Dominic Volek reportedly said Tuesday, adding, “But […]
Prices are up nearly 19% across the board since President Joe Biden entered office, meaning households are suffering sticker shock even if the inflation rate has moderated in recent months. Inflation, as tracked by the consumer price index, rose to 3.5% for the year ending in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. Overall, […]
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) indicated on Friday that he has not given up on endorsing President Joe Biden this November but claimed where he is now is too far to the left. Manchin said there was still time for Biden to earn his support, but he wanted the old Biden who was a unifier back […]
The Senate Commerce Committee will bring in an expert panel for a hearing next Wednesday on Boeing‘s safety measures. Boeing has come under intense scrutiny after an Alaska Airlines Boeing flight was forced to make an emergency landing when its door plug blew out midflight in January. There was another incident of a tire falling […]
A federal judge in Delaware rejected Hunter Biden’s attorneys’ efforts to toss a federal gun case on Friday night after the defense argued Biden was being targeted for political reasons. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika denied the defense’s attempt to argue that an immunity provision from a plea deal that fell apart still holds and […]
New York Judge Juan Merchan rejected former President Donald Trump’s last-minute attempt to delay his hush money trial on Friday after Trump claimed that press coverage of the case would affect the fairness of the trial. Merchan said the idea that the trial, which begins jury selection on Monday, should be delayed “indefinitely” is not […]
Vice President Kamala Harris lashed out at former President Donald Trump and pledged to restore Roe v. Wade during an abortion-focused speech in Arizona. “This fight is about freedom,” Harris said. “And the freedom that is fundamental to the promise of America. … That includes the freedom to make decisions about one’s own body and […]
