This week’s White House Report Card finds President Joe Biden inching back into contention for reelection, flush with a record $26 million fundraising haul made possible with the help of former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. But another number continues to provide a very high hurdle to boosting his low approval rating. And that’s […]
In the midst of another contentious presidential election, partisans on either side predict doom if the opposing candidate wins. Elections are important, but transitions in presidential power don’t usually cause the dramatic changes to national character or day-to-day life that voters may fear. This is thanks to our system of federalism, a principle to which voters and leaders […]
Ahead of Easter, Republicans are highlighting how much inflation has driven up the cost of the holiday since President Joe Biden entered office. Inflation began to spiral upward shortly after Biden entered the White House in January 2021, with annual price growth peaking at about 9%. While price growth has fallen, inflation is still running […]
Lawmakers are weighing the use of federal funds to restore a collapsed bridge in Baltimore, while more conservative members have expressed outrage that Congress’s “first reaction” is to spend. The Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed early Tuesday morning, put both the Biden administration and Congress under the spotlight for what role they will play […]
There are only two more days until April’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943 for individual filers, goes out to millions of beneficiaries. The installment goes out Monday, April 1, to people with a serious debilitating disability that results in a limited income, according to the Social Security Administration. In order to qualify […]
The first of April’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest income earners who retire at 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in 11 days. The payment will go out on April 10 to beneficiaries born on or between the first and 10th of a month, according to […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) has found a reliable ally in Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as the two Republicans lock horns with President Joe Biden over the border crisis. Abbott, who has unleashed state soldiers and police to assist with border security in a multibillion-dollar initiative known as Operation Lone Star, is tied […]
Seven people were sent to a hospital in New York on Friday night after their Boeing plane experienced high turbulence, which resulted in their plane being diverted from its scheduled landing in Newark, New Jersey, to Stewart International Airport in upstate New York. A total of 22 passengers suffered minor injuries, with 15 people being […]
Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a challenge to certain abortion laws in Ohio on Friday, its first since voters enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution. The new lawsuit claimed that requiring women to undergo a waiting period and multiple informational sessions about the medical risks of abortion was now violating […]
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) will still retire early from Congress in April despite urges from House GOP leadership to remain in office. A source close to Gallagher told the Washington Examiner that Gallagher has been in touch with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House leaders “throughout this process, including before this decision […]
