(The Center Square) – As the ethics investigation of Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher, R-St. Louis, continues, there are parallels to the investigation of Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan, a Missouri political science professor says. By a 6-2 vote on April 15, the bipartisan House Ethics Committee rejected a draft report on two separate allegations involving […]
(The Center Square) – Some are warning their fellow Illinois state legislators that passing bills that are “subject to appropriation” could lead to taxpayers covering “blank checks” and to audit findings for state agencies. Last week, amid the 324 bills passed by the Illinois House, several included programs and initiatives for state agencies that are […]
A Pennsylvania middle school student, a biological male who identified as a female, accused of beating a 12-year-old with a Stanley cup tumbler last week, allegedly attacked sheriff deputies at a hearing on Monday. The act of violence allegedly came after a judge ruled that the student, who attends Pennbrook Middle School in the suburbs of Philadelphia, […]
An associate of former President Donald Trump warned him to take the request to return documents to the National Archives seriously, according to released FBI filings on Monday regarding Trump’s case. “Don’t give them a noble reason to indict you, because they will,” the associate warned Trump, according to the filing. The identity of the […]
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will urge a judge on Tuesday at a hearing to hold Donald Trump in criminal contempt for allegedly violating a gag order in the former president’s hush money case in New York. Bragg has claimed Trump violated the order at least 10 times and has argued to Judge Juan Merchan […]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) raked in $1.9 million in her first fundraising quarter of 2024, raising a total of $6.45 million this cycle following her criticism of Israel’s handling of the war against Hamas and her censure by the House last year. Tlaib, the only Palestinian American serving in Congress, is the 12th highest fundraiser […]
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday over Starbucks‘s challenge to an order requiring it to rehire fired union activists, giving the justices another shot at paring back agency power. Justices will hear the case Starbucks Corp v. McKinney, which stems from the firing of seven employees in Memphis, Tennessee, in February 2022. Those terminated […]
Pennsylvania is the ultimate battleground for 2024, with the White House, Senate, and House all poised to flip based on how voters here cast their ballots. In this series, Pining for Pennsylvania: Unlocking the crucial Keystone State, the Washington Examiner will look at the demographics, politics, and key policies that have made Pennsylvania the must-watch state of the […]
Pennsylvania is the ultimate battleground for 2024, with the White House, Senate, and House all poised to flip based on how voters here cast their ballots. In this series, Pining for Pennsylvania: Unlocking the crucial Keystone State, the Washington Examiner will look at the demographics, politics, and key issues that have made Pennsylvania the must-watch state of the […]
President Joe Biden is underscoring his climate record on Earth Day as younger, more liberal Democrats sour on him amid the Israel–Hamas war. But although Biden’s public events continue to be interrupted by some climate activists, including his New York fundraiser with former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, what was once a top priority […]
