NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Lara Trump was never planning on getting involved in politics, let alone potentially taking on the role of Republican National Committee co-chair ahead of the 2024 presidential election. But after her father-in-law, former President Donald Trump, recommended her for the job, Trump says she lives by a certain family motto: “Never […]
A suspected Venezuelan migrant has been identified as the sole suspect in the alleged murder of an Augusta University nursing student, which took place on the Athens campus of the University of Georgia on Thursday. UGA police believe that the attack was a crime of opportunity, and do not believe there was a connection between […]
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday at 1 p.m. EST. Trump’s 2024 opponent Nikki Haley is notably left off Saturday’s agenda. The conference shares the day with the South Carolina Primary, which is Haley’s home state. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER […]
House Republicans will spend the weekend attempting to reach a consensus on a budget deal with Democrats but with added pressure from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). Johnson told members of his party in a private call Friday night that dissension among House GOP members had given Democrats the upper hand in negotiations leading up […]
Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is looking past the primary in her home state and is spending big money on ads in states holding primaries on Super Tuesday. The campaign is reportedly launching a “seven-figure” ad buy ahead of Super Tuesday on March 5. Haley’s campaign manager Betsy Ankney did not reveal which states would […]
(The Center Square) – Colorado ranks 13th nationally in a new index measuring overall economic competitiveness but scores poorly regarding migration. The Economic Performance Index, by the economic research group Common Sense Institute, seeks “to assess the overall economic performance of Colorado relative to other states.” CSI uses seven metrics – GDP per capita, labor force […]
(The Center Square) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is walking back more proposed budget cuts and easing a hiring freeze amid better-than-expected revenues and reduced spending on asylum seekers. Adams announced on Wednesday that his administration is canceling planned cuts to the fiscal year 2025 budget under the city’s Program to Eliminate the […]
(The Center Square) – Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to spend $1.1 billion more on education during his second year in office. It’s the first installment in a multi-year, multi-billion dollar plan to fulfill the state’s constitutional duty to fund poor and wealthy school districts equitably, while also paying for building repairs, and special and early […]
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania legislators want more ways to help prospective college students access the funding they need to meet steep tuition demands. That’s why the House Democratic Policy Committee met to discuss increasing completion rates of federal aid forms across the state. According to the hearing’s organizer Rep. Melissa Cerrato, D-Horsham, over $24 […]
(The Center Square) — A long-term funding fix for EMS agencies across the commonwealth remains elusive — but Pennsylvania will offer $1 million in tuition assistance for emergency responders to recruit and retain workers. The program will draw from the Fireworks Tax Act for three years and make grants available to Pennsylvania residents certified as […]
