Gov. Greg Abbott’s top priority this election cycle is to help elect candidates who will support his creation of a school voucher program. While Abbott’s party bolstered majorities in both chambers and he called special sessions to discuss school choice, the proposal was repeatedly shut down in 2023. Now, Abbott is campaigning against members of […]
Charlamagne tha God withstood pressure to endorse President Joe Biden during an appearance on The View, contending that “both candidates are trash.” The Breakfast Club host, whose real name is Lenard Larry McKelvey, said that while he is “definitely” voting in November, he prefers to focus on issues rather than specific candidates. That answer was […]
A teacher in Washington, D.C., was one of the most recent victims of car theft in the nation’s capitol as her car was stolen from her school’s parking lot. Margaret McLawhorn, who teaches at H.D. Woodson High School in Northeast D.C., had her white Porsche Macan stolen out of the school’s parking lot Tuesday. She […]
President Joe Biden thanked the Senate on Wednesday for confirming the 200th federal judge of his presidency, which he referred to as “another milestone in the effort to protect the freedoms and liberties of all Americans.” Earlier in the day, the Senate voted 66-28 to confirm Angela Martinez as a district court judge in Arizona. […]
The Federal Election Commission, the main independent agency overseeing federal campaign finance law, has dismissed a complaint from a left-wing group accusing a Republican lawmaker of illegally transferring funds from his state campaign committee. The FEC, in a decision posted on its website on Friday, said the regulator rejected an April 2023 complaint filed against […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he expects Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to sign on to a letter inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress “as quickly as possible,” suggesting an agreement could be reached as early as this week. “I’ve not spoken to [Schumer] personally, but our staffs are communicating,” […]
A race- and gender-exclusive program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said it now accepts applicants of all races and genders as part of its application process, updating its website with the new inclusive language hours after being accused of discrimination. On Monday, the Equal Protection Project filed a federal civil rights complaint against MIT […]
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has been polishing her credentials as an attack dog as former President Donald Trump is winnowing down his vice presidential candidate short list. After once describing the former president as a whack job, Stefanik has since changed her tune. She is one of his most reliable supporters in Congress and has […]
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani agreed to cease his attacks against a pair of Georgia election workers in light of a $148 million defamation judgment against him. Court documents revealed Giuliani agreed to stop accusations against Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss after hammering the two, saying they had stolen the election with USB […]
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) are pairing up in a rare moment of bipartisanship to introduce legislation that seeks to prevent presidential candidates from “profiting from their proximity to power.” The Presidential Ethics Reform Act would require presidents and vice presidents to disclose foreign payments, loan transactions, and […]
