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Larry Hogan and the GOP’s blue-state blues

Republicans often dream of one of their blue-state success stories translating into an improbable federal election win. Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is the latest. The Republican is running for Senate from his deep-blue state this year, six years after winning reelection with 55.4% of the vote. Hogan may have a better chance of winning […]

House Republicans use final spending bill to put an end to attempts to restrict gas stoves

House Republicans included a one-line provision in the final appropriations legislation up for a vote Friday that would prevent the Biden administration from banning gas stoves. In the minibus released early Thursday morning, a policy rider states that none of the appropriated funds “may be used to promulgate, implement, administer, or enforce any regulation issued […]

House GOP revolts against speaker over government spending bill: ‘Johnson blew it’

House Republicans are decrying the final government spending legislation up for a vote Friday, accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of failing to secure key GOP wins in a 1,012-page bill that was largely negotiated behind closed doors without lawmaker input. The $1.2 trillion minibus legislation has been touted as a win by both Republican and Democratic leaders. But […]

Buckeye blitz: Trump dominance in Ohio tests limits of Democrats’ 2024 meddling

The presidential primary season may be over with President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump heading for a rematch, but several down-ballot races are up for grabs that will determine control of Congress. Ohio’s primary on Tuesday decided which Republican will take on Democratic incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown in November, as well as congressional […]

Larry Hogan’s Maryland Senate race creates surprise drag on Democratic resources

Even former Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan would concede his U.S. Senate campaign to replace retiring Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) will be difficult based on Democrats’s almost 2-1 voter registration advantage in the sapphire blue state. But with a poll indicating Hogan has a double-digit edge on the leading Democratic primary candidates, Democrats may have […]

Here’s how Biden defied the Supreme Court to cancel $144 billion in student loans

President Joe Biden unveiled another round in his steady drip of student debt write-offs on Thursday, announcing that 78,000 public sector workers would not have to repay $6 billion in loans. “From day one of my administration, I promised to fix broken student loan programs and make sure higher education is a ticket to the middle […]

Bitcoin bulls anticipate major moves from coming ‘halving’ event

Investors are hopeful that a major event called the bitcoin “halving,” happening next month, could drive the price of the cryptocurrency to new record highs. Bitcoin, after a lengthy slump, is back in the headlines and breaking records once again. It recently reached a record high of over $70,000 amid positive developments in the crypto […]

Stimulus update: Application period for direct payments from Alaska fund closes in 10 days

The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend program has applications for the 2024 payment open for eligible residents for the next ten days. Applicants in the “Last Frontier” may apply for the program, which offers a direct payment annually based on Alaska mineral revenues for that year, either online or via a paper form through March 31. To qualify for a […]

Kirk Cameron to hit the road again for Houston story hour with Moms for Liberty and ‘Mattress Mack’

Kirk Cameron is heading back out on the road to team up with Moms for Liberty in another story hour, saying he hopes to “rejuvenate” those who are “weary and burdened by the state of our culture.” Cameron will be at Gallery Furniture in Richmond, Texas, a suburb of Houston, on Saturday. He will be joined […]

Fani Willis pushing for summer Trump trial even as her fate on case hangs in balance: Report

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is reportedly still hoping to start former President Donald Trump‘s Georgia 2020 election interference trial before Election Day, even as she still faces the possibility of being disqualified from the case. Willis is aiming to push forward with the trial and is expected to ask the judge for the […]
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