A Republican state senator has urged his colleagues to reopen an impeachment case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday after the latter amended his response to a lawsuit. State Sen. Drew Springer told his colleagues he was rethinking his vote on Paxton’s impeachment after the attorney general said he would not contest allegations […]
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the city’s aldermen have typically seen eye to eye on the handling of the migrant crisis, but Johnson’s recent change in housing asylum-seekers has caused councilmembers to raise concerns. Sixteen aldermen, including Johnson allies Ald. Daniel La Spata and Byron Sigcho-Lopez and moderate Ald. Matt O’Shea, sent a letter to […]
U.S. border authorities encountered more immigrants in December 2023 than any month on record, blowing past alarming records set previously in the Biden administration. More than 371,000 non-U.S. citizens were stopped when they attempted to enter the United States last month, including those who walked across without permission, lacked proper documents to pass through ports […]
Gov. Kristi Noem‘s (R-SD) visit to the southern border Friday afternoon comes amid an escalating battle between Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and the federal government, as well as growing speculation of Noem as a top vice presidential pick for former President Donald Trump. Noem, who branded the border a “warzone,” conducted a boat tour with […]
Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden could end up meeting with the Teamsters union one after another next week as each compete for the group’s coveted endorsement ahead of the 2024 election. In a press release this week, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced it would continue its Rank-and-file Presidential Roundtables beginning Wednesday […]
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) is introducing a four-point plan in his 2024-25 budget proposal next month to remedy the state’s deficient higher education system after it was ranked as one of the worst in the country. The blueprint is the governor’s latest effort to provide better access and affordability for college students, drawing attention to […]
Former President Donald Trump was ordered to pay $83.3 million to advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in a defamation lawsuit on Friday stemming from his denial of her claim that he raped her in the mid-1990s. A jury found Trump should pay $65 million in punitive damages to former Elle magazine columnist, as well as […]
South Korea intends to improve cooperation with Japan and the United States out of “necessity” enhanced by Russia’s ties with North Korea, according to South Korean officials. “The strengthening of defense capabilities in response to North Korea’s threats and provocations is a natural measure to protect our population,” the South Korean foreign ministry told TASS, […]
With former President Donald Trump dominating the first two primary contests, major conservative donors who threw their support behind former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley are sensing defeat and preparing to put their efforts into the 2024 Senate races. Some of the donors are concerned that a Trump candidacy for the Republican Party could have […]
Schools across the country are using surveillance technology to catch middle and high school students vaping, which could land the students in legal trouble. In Texas, the minimum consequences for a student caught vaping in the Tyler School District is 30 days at an alternative school, where students do coursework but do not attend classes. […]
