The Biden administration is aiming to see Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire deal by the end of next week after negotiators made significant progress this week in Doha, Qatar. U.S., Egyptian, and Qatari leaders met in Doha on Thursday and Friday and discussed the latest proposal with the Israeli and Hamas sides. The […]
As the Democratic National Convention prepares to start on Monday in Chicago, those protesting a variety of different causes will also converge on the Windy City. Thousands will march close to the United Center, where the speeches for the DNC will take place in the evening, while others will rally nearby. People will begin gathering […]
Former President Donald Trump is using former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to help him with debate preparations. The former Democratic congresswoman was friends with Trump before her split from the Democratic Party in 2020 and has remained close since. Gabbard joined at least one debate preparation session ahead of the presidential debate on ABC News […]
Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) defended his status within the Democratic Party and blasted a local media outlet for “biased” reporting over whether he plans to remain in the party, as scrutiny rises over his centrist voting record. In a post to X, Golden said he was asked for comment from the Portland Press Herald on […]
Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) is concerned the FBI botched its investigation into the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump last month. The Louisiana Republican is a member of the bipartisan task force charged with probing the effort to kill Trump. He released a preliminary report based on roughly 20 hours of investigation into the […]
Grocery prices jumped by .3% from June to July, but it is the costs of eggs and bacon that caused the most damage to consumers’ wallets, according to a new report. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal that for July, grocery prices jumped by 1.1% compared to a year ago. Meanwhile, egg prices, […]
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) defended former President Donald Trump against GOP warnings to refrain from personal attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris during remarks to the Milwaukee Police Association on Friday. “I don’t think the president needs to pivot. And if I told him that, I can guess what he’d say,” Vance said to some […]
(The Center Square) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is tapping a former aide to fill a vacant U.S. Senator when Democrat Bob Menendez resigns later this month following his conviction on federal bribery charges. On Friday, Murphy announced that his former chief of staff, George Helmy, a Democrat, will serve as an interim senator […]
(The Center Square) – The City of Olympia will soon begin drafting a resolution that would urge the state and federal government to explore reparations for descendents of enslaved African people. The potential resolution would also encourage other Washington municipalities to join the City of Olympia in making similar requests to state and federal governments. […]
(The Center Square) – While both major party presidential campaigns have maintained focus on domestic issues like the economy and immigration, swing state voters show a growing concern about U.S. involvement in Israel’s war on Hamas. Recent polling from the Institute for Middle East Understanding, or the IMEU, shows that a quarter of swing state […]
