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DC police investigating afternoon shooting on major metro platform

A male was shot at the Brookland-Catholic University of America Metro stop in Washington, D.C., on Thursday afternoon. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the shooting and is advising anyone with information to call 911. Photo evidence shows a male victim being treated on the platform. The victim was a teenager, died, the Washington Post […]

Tri-state tussle: New Jersey’s battle with New York’s MTA over congestion pricing begins in court

Hearings began in New Jersey’s federal lawsuit against its neighbor New York in one of several lawsuits surrounding New York City’s new congestion pricing. New Jersey’s lawsuit hinges on environmental concerns and burdens placed on the Garden State due to the new rule, which was approved last week. Starting in June, cars entering Manhattan below […]

Ohio lawmaker introduces bill to repeal 16th Amendment

Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) proposed legislation aimed at repealing the 16th Amendment, which allows the government to tax people’s income. The congressman brought up his legislation in an interview with Just the News, No Noise on Wednesday. Among the four co-sponsors are Reps. Mary Miller (R-IL) and Ronny Jackson (R-TX). “Originally the country didn’t have […]

Heritage Foundation recruits Freedom Caucus staffers in bid to cement conservative influence

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 […]

Key Fed official raises possibility that interest rates won’t be cut in 2024

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 […]

Louisiana banning prop bets on college athletes after NCAA pleas

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 […]

EcoHealth Alliance president to testify in House hearing on origins of COVID-19

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 […]

Utah universities move to protect DEI against ban deadline

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, […]

Biden moves to protect federal workers from Trump ‘deep state’ purge

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 […]

Citizens sue Illinois mayor under barrage of investigations and resignation demands: ‘Worst mayor in America’

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 […]
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