Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed a bill on Thursday that would allow volunteer chaplains in Florida schools, although one religion may not be able to use the new law. The legislation creates a statewide program in which school districts and charter schools can allow volunteer chaplains on school campuses to provide counseling to children. The […]
Kansas’s institutions of higher education will no longer be able to require diversity, equity, and inclusion statements from prospective students or staff, according to a measure approved by the state’s higher education board Wednesday. Following pressure from state lawmakers, the Kansas Board of Regents amended the Board Policy Statement on Diversity and Multiculturalism to bar […]
The driver charged in connection with a fatal car crash that killed a Senate staffer in Nevada has been identified as an illegal immigrant who came across the southern border during President Joe Biden‘s first year in office, the Washington Examiner has learned. Police in Reno charged Elmer Rueda-Linares, 18, for running off from the […]
While this year has proven to be a tumultuous time in Congress, House Republicans find themselves face to face with yet another chaotic showdown this week as the conference fractures over foreign aid and a possible motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). The release of Johnson’s four-pronged foreign aid plan combined with Rep. […]
The Republican Senate campaign arm released a new ad on Thursday slamming Democratic Arizona senatorial candidate Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) for abandoning his family while his wife was pregnant. The 30-second “Deadbeat” ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee is the latest sign of a bruising race to fill the vacating Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (I-AZ) […]
A Polish citizen was arrested on charges of spying for the Russian government for a possible assassination attempt on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Identified as Pawel K., the Polish citizen was charged with readiness to act for foreign intelligence against Poland, according to the Polish National Prosecutor’s Office. Pawel K. was accused of collecting and […]
Top progressives in the House of Representatives laid out the agenda they will push if Democrats win control of the lower chamber in the 2024 election. The Congressional Progressive Caucus outlined seven policy ideas for the 119th Congress should they regain control of the House. For progressives who have been at odds with President Joe […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) accused Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) of throwing his “wife under the bus” on Thursday, a taunt that follows reports he plans to blame Nadine Menendez for alleged misconduct in a federal corruption case. Bob Menendez, who is being prosecuted for the second time in his career over allegations he abused his […]
Stormy Daniels wanted no part in helping former President Donald Trump by accepting a subpoena served to her by his legal team while she was arriving at a Brooklyn bar last month. The former adult film actress rejected the subpoena, which a process server said he was forced “to leave them at her feet.” The […]
The third day of former President Donald Trump‘s hush money trial concluded with the seating of 12 jurors and one alternate, leaving five alternate spots left to fill. By the end of the day on Thursday, the full dozen jurors needed for the trial were sworn in, though two others who were initially sworn were […]
