In the Golden State, Democrats in the legislature are pushing forward with their ways to cut the budget after rejecting proposals from Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), even as discussions continue. California lawmakers have been in a race to pass a balanced budget ahead of the new fiscal year to avoid a shutdown. However, which cuts […]
The Idaho Department of Water Resources issued a water curtailment on 500,000 acres of farmland, concerning farmers about the repercussions. The curtailment was issued on May 30 because groundwater districts were reportedly not complying with “approved mitigation plans” from the IDWR. Key to the controversy was that farmers were worried about losing their crops if […]
Democrats in Texas are looking to flip state House seats by running against Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) school voucher program and other Republican education priorities. Members of the state Democratic Party spoke last week about the Republican reforms at their convention in El Paso, where many in attendance criticized using taxpayer dollars to fund the […]
An endorsement from former President Donald Trump of Larry Hogan on Thursday was met with anything but open arms from the Maryland Republican Senate candidate. Trump threw his support behind the former two-term governor, despite years of vehement opposition toward him from Hogan. “I’d like to see him win,” Trump told Fox News’s Aishah Hasnie […]
Senate Republicans are introducing a bill advocating alternative approaches to in vitro fertilization by promoting medical services targeting underlying factors of infertility in women. The Reproductive Empowerment and Support through Optimal Restoration Act is co-sponsored by Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and James Lankford (R-OK). The bill aims to expand access to restorative reproductive medicine, which […]
Former President Donald Trump’s proposal for eliminating tipped wages from taxable income didn’t originate from extensive research or policy experts. It came from a more usual source: an unnamed waitress he recently encountered. That’s according to Republican senators who recounted remarks made by the presumptive GOP presidential nominee Thursday during a closed-door meeting at the […]
Former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) set aside their yearslong rivalry on Thursday to strategize about the GOP’s 2024 playbook and retaking the Senate majority. Speaking with the former president for the first time since before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, McConnell shook hands with Trump as they greeted for […]
The Senate Judiciary Committee dropped its investigation into businessman Harlan Crow on Thursday after he revealed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took three additional undisclosed trips that were not included in his revised financial disclosures. The office of Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senate Judiciary chairman, said it obtained documents revealing previously undisclosed trips Thomas took […]
Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-NJ) bribery and corruption trial has not only exposed the seedy side of politics but has also highlighted some quirks held by the once-powerful Democratic senator and his wife, Nadine. Both are accused of accepting bribes from three New Jersey businessmen in the form of 13 gold bars, a Mercedes-Benz convertible, and […]
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign blasted a report that he referred to Milwaukee, where Republicans will have their convention next month, as a “horrible city.” Trump reportedly bashed the Democrat-run city during a closed-door meeting with Republicans in Washington, D.C., when he returned to Capitol Hill for the first time since the Jan. 6, 2021, […]
