White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a press briefing Thursday afternoon. Jean-Pierre will take questions from reporters at 2:30 p.m. ET for the first White House press briefing since Vice President Kamala Harris had her first presidential debate against former President Donald Trump. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER The […]
The Iranian government has begun outsourcing assassinations and violent attacks against exiled dissidents to criminal groups as Western security services become more vigilant. Iran has drastically increased its foreign espionage operations in recent years, especially after a series of violent protests over the death of a woman under the custody of the morality police in […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is planning a second vote on an IVF bill that resembles a proposal from former President Donald Trump, a strategy to put Republicans in the hot seat over reproductive politics ahead of the election. The New York senator is planning a secondary vote on a bill that Senate Democrats […]
The highest court in New York rejected a request by former President Donald Trump to lift the gag order imposed on him in his Manhattan hush money case. Under the gag order issued by trial Judge Juan Merchan, Trump is barred from disparaging prosecutors working for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office, as well as […]
Sports betting has spread nationwide since the Supreme Court struck down a federal prohibition on it in 2018. But now, two congressional Democrats are seeking to add guardrails to how sportsbooks may advertise and operate. Sports betting is legal in 38 states, including the District of Columbia, as of September 2024, but little has been […]
(The Center Square) – As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump sparred on the debate stage on Tuesday night about the role of the American military on the world stage, there is no doubt that servicemen around the country were paying close attention. Any potential policy changes would have a unique impact on […]
(The Center Square) – A state lawmaker wants a full accounting of how the University of Wisconsin System has thousands of more administrators now than it did 30 years ago, despite having fewer teachers. State Rep. David Steffen told The Center Square on Wednesday the UW system has hired 6,000 administrators over the past 30 years. […]
(The Center Square) — Americans will be using more power in the near future. The problem in the long run is how to generate it. The Energy Information Agency’s short-term energy outlook noted that the U.S. will generate 3% more electricity than last year, thanks to “a hot start to the summer.” It expects another 1% increase […]
(The Center Square) – Three Democrats joined 64 Republicans in passage Wednesday of legislation that both erases a student waiting list of 55,000 for Opportunity Scholarships, and requires sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration law enforcement. House Bill 10, known also as Require ICE Cooperation & Budget Adjustments, passed 67-43 and next goes to Gov. […]
Attorney General Merrick Garland is countering accusations that the Department of Justice has been politicized. Garland will speak at 11:30 a.m. EST. Republicans, and particularly former President Donald Trump, have leveled accusations of politicization against Garland and the DOJ for most of President Joe Biden‘s term, largely over the crackdown on rioters and demonstrators at […]
