EXCLUSIVE — House Republicans are blasting the Small Business Administration for what they claim are “extreme” work-from-home policies in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, requesting that the agency provide information about the status and pay for teleworkers. In a letter obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner, House Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) […]
President Joe Biden is happy to answer former President Donald Trump‘s question whether voters were better off four years ago. Biden has shied away from mentioning the pandemic after the government’s public health emergency ended in May 2023, but as the four year anniversary of the start to shutdowns and the chaos of the pandemic […]
Democrats flipped an Alabama House seat on Tuesday in a special election after Democrat Marilyn Lands’s campaign centered on in vitro fertilization protections. Lands flipped a longtime Republican district in Alabama after running her campaign on IVF protections in the state following a controversial state Supreme Court opinion that threatened the procedure. She beat Republican […]
Former President Barack Obama has reportedly had regular talks with President Joe Biden as Biden’s election rematch with former President Donald Trump gets closer. Obama, whom Biden served as vice president under, has also made calls to several top aides at Biden’s campaign, according to the New York Times, in an attempt to help stave […]
(The Center Square) – Americans do not trust several major U.S. institutions, particularly the national news media. The recently released Center Square Voters’ Voice poll found that 43% of Americans say the media is trustworthy, compared with 54% who said it is not trustworthy. Younger people were more likely to trust the media, with 47% of those […]
(The Center Square) – In next Tuesday’s presidential primary in Wisconsin, there will be a concerted effort to make a statement on the ballot because of the war between Hamas and Israel. Rather than vote for President Joe Biden, the effort among some Democrats is to choose “uninstructed delegation” on the ballot. In an open letter to […]
(The Center Square) – A new version of cottage food legislation known as the “tamale bill” is bound once again for Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ desk. House Bill 2042, sponsored by Rep. Travis Grantham, R-Gilbert, is similar to last year’s bill, which would legalize the street sale of certain food prepared in home kitchens. “This […]
(The Center Square) – Saying it’s too much, too soon, numerous groups are denouncing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recently announced emission standards, with the Illinois Corn Growers Association being one of them. On March 20, 2024, EPA announced a final rule, Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles, that […]
(The Center Square) – In response to a lawsuit by a parent activist group who placed a ballot measure to change statewide educational policies for transgender minors, California Attorney General Rob Bonta backed his office’s naming of the controversial initiative. Parent activist group Protect Kids California is currently collecting signatures for what it calls the […]
(The Center Square) — Skill games have been restricted in Philadelphia and statewide regulation still hasn’t solidified in the General Assembly. Although collecting tax revenue is the driving force behind the legalization push, lawmakers must tread lightly. Advocates of the games, which differ from traditional gambling by letting users influence the outcome, warn that setting […]
