(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he is deploying California National Guard lawyers to prosecute cases in Alameda County, where Oakland is. Newsom’s office also detailed Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price’s months of delays preventing CalGuard’s deployment, publicly highlighting the state of the district attorney’s office. Alameda County violent crime rose […]
(The Center Square) – Gov. Jay Inslee this week announced the launch of a first-in-the-country electric vehicle rebate program funded through the state Department of Commerce, which is intended to encourage more car owners to transition away from gasoline vehicles. The $45 million rebate program is one of several public policies the state is pursuing as part […]
(The Center Square) – Dozens of measures impacting employers, education, health care, criminal justice and more are now law after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted 59 bills Friday. The Illinois General Assembly approved more than 450 measures during spring session that ended in May. Pritzker has been holding bill signing ceremonies for some measures, but […]
(The Center Square) – Budget burdens, pharmaceutical options and hyperbaric oxygen therapy are concerns North Carolina congressmen in the Senate and House of Representatives are raising with Veterans Affairs. The budget shortfall could impact veterans across the nation with a disruption in payments as soon as October. Needed is $2.88 billion for disability and education […]
Vice President Kamala Harris’s emergence as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee against former President Donald Trump has turbocharged a race that once looked predestined for the GOP. Harris is closing in on Trump in several national polls, where the former president used to lead President Joe Biden by five to six percentage points before Biden […]
WILMINGTON, Delaware — Since President Joe Biden bowed out of the 2024 presidential race, he’s faded into the background as his hand-picked successor takes on more official duties. In the two weeks since he announced on social media he wouldn’t seek a second term, Biden has held few public events. The commander in chief watched […]
Washington Examiner Investigations Editor Sarah Bedford joins Senior Columnist Tim Carney to discuss Sen. J.D. Vance‘s (R-OH) comments about “childless cat ladies” resurfacing, how the Trump campaign will clean up Vance’s remarks, what policies are making the “baby bust” worse, and what some of the proposals that address the trade issue are.
Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) is facing an uphill battle as she prepares for a competitive primary that shows her losing more ground each day against her pro-Israel opponent, a sign that she could be the next “Squad” member on her way out. Bush is facing St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell on Tuesday in […]
The Whelan family nightmare has finally come to a close with former Marine Paul Whelan’s return to the United States after he spent more than five grueling years in a Russian prison. Whelan went to Moscow a couple of days before Christmas in 2018 for a former fellow Marine’s wedding when he was arrested on […]
President Joe Biden has reportedly touched on Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate prospects, expressing preferences for Govs. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) and Tim Walz (D-MN). Biden has mostly remained mum on who he favors in the vice presidential sweepstakes, telling reporters on Friday, “I’ll let [Harris] work that out.” He has shown clear favorites behind […]
