A federal judge ruled that Amtrak acted in its legal authority when it took control of the commercial leasehold of Washington Union Station by eminent domain in 2022. In an opinion released on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said Amtrak had “met its burden of proof to exercise its ‘quick take’ authority” following the failure […]
The Congressional Progressive Caucus is hoping to grow its presence in the House, with Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) suggesting it would be great to have “double good trouble” in Congress by electing her sister, Susheela, in 2024. Our Revolution, a progressive political action group and outgrowth of Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-VT) 2016 presidential campaign, hosted […]
A prominent abortion-rights group is planning its largest-ever investment into one critical swing state in hopes of emphasizing abortion rights in November. A political arm of Planned Parenthood will spend $10 million in North Carolina this election cycle to boost President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign and gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein, according to the New York […]
President Joe Biden has scored a number of victories of late, all while his opposition in the 2024 general election, former President Donald Trump, is largely sidelined in his New York criminal hush money trial. In recent weeks, Biden has made significant legislative headway, including the aversion of a government shutdown in March, the securing […]
The sheriff of Philadelphia was accused on Monday of losing firearms, spending thousands of dollars on a new mascot design and DJ services, and trumpeting positive but fake news stories produced by a chatbot. Sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s office spent $9,250 on a new mascot costume designed around a “Wild Western” theme, according to a Monday […]
A Minnesota state senator was charged with first-degree burglary, possibly putting the Democrats’ narrow majority in limbo. Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell was charged with first-degree burglary after a home was broken into in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. According to the complaint, Mitchell robbed her stepmother’s home. “I was just trying to get a couple of […]
As former President Donald Trump narrows his list of potential running mates, Democrats are expanding their focus to 16 politicians who could emerge with a golden ticket. The Democratic Senate Majority PAC offered up 11 names for donors to pick from as their favorite to debate Vice President Kamala Harris in the fall. “Take our […]
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) argued that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should resign for his handling of the war in Gaza, which is in its seventh month of fighting. The war between Israel and Hamas was sparked on Oct. 7, 2023, by Hamas terrorist attacks against the Jewish State. Pelosi told Irish news outlet […]
Wildlife officers battled a large alligator on Monday after it stormed MacDill Air Force Base in Florida and made itself comfortable under an aircraft. After making it on the base, the gator took a rest in the shade of a large tanker plane parked on the runway, according to images of the animal posted to […]
Hauled in front of Congress recently, Science Editor-in-Chief Holden Thorp showed signs of being open to views other than his own, which may be a first for him. Thorp testified last Tuesday during a hearing titled “Academic Malpractice: Examining the Relationship Between Scientific Journals, the Government, and Peer Review” and hosted by the U.S. House […]
