(The Center Square) – With providers unable to pay their bills under current insurance rates and increased costs, Spokane County is considering forgiving almost $2.3 million in affordable housing debts. The Spokane County Board of County Commissioners discussed writing off the unpaid debt and reducing the interest rates on other loans to 0% during Tuesday’s briefing […]
(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump leads President Biden by 3 points in Michigan and 5 points in Wisconsin, according to the results of a new Emerson College poll. The poll, conducted July 15-16, surveyed about 1,000 likely voters per swing state. Democrats for the Next Generation sponsored the poll, which has a […]
President Joe Biden’s campaign bashed former President Donald Trump after his Republican National Convention speech Thursday while showing notes of defiance toward efforts in the Democratic Party to oust him. The statement seemed like another rebuttal to doubters who believe Biden will drop out of the presidential race and cede the fight against Trump to […]
Trump tries to set new tone with RNC acceptance speech Former President Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination last night in a historically long speech. In the beginning, he struck a calm, uniting tone, saying, “We are Americans. Ambition is our heritage. Greatness is our birthright. But as long as our energies are spent […]
A Russian court has convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on espionage charges Friday, sentencing him to 16 years in prison. The journalist, arrested in March 2023, was found guilty of spying in Russia. Both the Wall Street Journal and the U.S. government have denounced the trial against Gershkovich as a sham. CLICK HERE […]
Online systems of companies worldwide came to a standstill early Friday morning after a glitch with cybersecurity software CrowdStrike on Microsoft Windows computers. The outage, which was not affected by a security breach or hack, has caused issues for airlines and other companies Friday. CrowdStrike said in a statement the problem has been “identified, isolated […]
MILWAUKEE — Former President Donald Trump got the Hulk Hogan treatment on Thursday night at a GOP nominating convention brimming with displays of masculinity. The audience of delegates and spectators roared as Hogan, the famed wrestler, called “gladiator” Trump his hero before ripping his shirt off his chest. Soon after, Dana White, president of the […]
MILWAUKEE — There are two ways to look at former President Donald Trump’s selection of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate. One is that it is a sign of supreme confidence, perhaps overconfidence. Vance is seen by many as a governing pick rather than someone who helps Trump gain additional voters. Delegates to the […]
The Federal Reserve will meet just two more times between now and the November elections. The big questions are whether the Fed will cut interest rates and how it will affect the presidential showdown. It has been a year since the Fed changed its interest rate target in any way. In July 2023, the Fed […]
MILWAUKEE — In his first presidential campaign, Donald Trump famously declared at the Republican National Convention “I alone can fix it,” asking his fellow members to put their trust not in God or the political elite, but in him. Yet eight years later, after surviving an assassination attempt, trouncing a wide field of GOP primary […]
