The Heritage Foundation has recruited several GOP staffers from Capitol Hill as part of its efforts to cement influence in Washington, D.C., and push for a more conservative agenda in the federal government. The think tank announced its most recent hire on Wednesday, recruiting Mary Vought to be its new vice president of communications. Vought […]
A top Federal Reserve official said the central bank may not lower interest rates as expected if it doesn’t see progress on lowering inflation, a statement that raised fear in markets. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari, one of the voting members of the Federal Open Market Committee, acknowledged that the Fed might […]
The Louisiana Gaming Control Board announced that proposition bets on college athletes will be banned in the fall after the NCAA called on states to restrict bets on their athletes’ performances. Proposition bets, more commonly known as prop bets, are when a wager is made on how an individual athlete will perform, such as betting […]
The president of a prominent virology research organization often implicated in debates over the origin of COVID-19 will testify in a public congressional hearing next month, a key step in the House investigation into the cause of the virus. Republicans from the House Oversight and Energy and Commerce committees jointly announced that Peter Daszak, the […]
Universities in Utah are up against a July 1 deadline to comply with the state’s new diversity, equity, and inclusion ban at colleges, but the legislation is unlikely to eliminate the ideology on campus. Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) signed legislation earlier this year paring back some DEI programs at the state’s universities and government offices, […]
The Biden administration has finalized rules that could protect the jobs of millions of federal employees as former President Donald Trump promises to “destroy” what he calls the “deep state” if he wins a second term in the White House. President Joe Biden says the new rule will combat corruption and partisan interference to ensure civil servants […]
Twenty miles south of Chicago, Democratic Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, facing many investigations, is now being sued by a former human resources manager of a Cook County township after being terminated from her job following her return from family medical leave. Sandra Tracy appeared on Fox on Thursday with her lawyer Matt Custardo, who also […]
National Republicans are leaning on the fundraising prowess, and personal wealth, of their candidates in 2024 battleground states as the party grapples with a fundraising shortfall against Democrats. Republicans have historically lagged Democrats in fundraising, and, with some exceptions, this cycle will be no different. The fundraising arms of national Democrats came into 2024 with […]
Sarah Bedford analyzed President Joe Biden’s campaign strategy surrounding the economy. Bedford, the Washington Examiner’s investigations editor, appeared on Fox Business’s Cavuto: Coast to Coast to share how the public’s perspective on the economy will affect the incumbent’s campaign. While inflation is decreasing, along with unemployment, under the Biden administration, the majority of people believe […]
Likely voters continue to prefer former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden, whose 2020 victory coalition appears to be breaking up. In the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shared with Secrets, Trump leads Biden 49%-41%, the same as its survey of likely voters last month. But this time, Rasmussen highlighted the gap in Hispanic voters […]
