Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a subpoena to Major League Baseball on Friday after it threatened to punish Christian players for writing Bible verses on their Pride Night caps last week. The sports organization claims the actions of the three San Francisco Giants pitchers violated its uniform rules, but Uthmeier argues that the league […]
State Auditor Matt Dunlap won the Democratic primary in Maine‘s 2nd District early Friday morning. His victory could put Republicans in the driver’s seat for November. Dunlap will take on Republican Paul LePage in the race to replace Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), a Blue Dog Democrat who is retiring after four terms in the House. Running […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said Friday that it remains opposed to a proposed tax on California billionaires, even after the labor union backing the measure revised its plan following its qualification for the November ballot. The new initiative, from Service Employees International Union–United Healthcare Workers West, would impose a one-time 2% tax on individuals […]
Washington is hosting Juneteenth celebrations this weekend, ranging from community block parties and parades to poetry readings and festivals highlighting black-owned businesses. But as local communities mark Juneteenth, the holiday has received relatively little attention from the organizations leading the nation’s semiquincentennial celebrations. Festivities are taking place across the District of Columbia, as well as […]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear a case over whether a religious ministry can limit who it hires to people who share its beliefs, in the latest hotly contested test of religious liberty, which could make its way to the Supreme Court. The full bench of the federal appeals court […]
President Donald Trump expressed confidence in the prospect of keeping Israel from attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon after the United States made substantial progress to end the Iran war this week. Asked if he will be able to control Israel to prevent a future outbreak in the war, the president replied, “Yeah, I will be.” “They […]
Washington Examiner senior columnist Guy Benson warned about far-left candidates taking over Democratic cities. Benson said he believes it’s the cities and Democratic Party shifting further left, not the country, but argued the midterm elections will test that theory, pointing to the U.S. Senate races in Maine and Michigan as examples “Can these types of […]
A former supervisor in Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office was suspended from practicing in federal court for three years after a disciplinary panel found she knowingly misled a judge while seeking to overturn a death sentence. In an October order that remained under seal until this week, a three-judge disciplinary panel of the U.S. […]
Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) criticized his GOP opponent for supporting “regime change” and “bombing Iran” while a candidate for Congress in 2024, even as the congressman has since voted four times to uphold the war. Mackenzie, who represents one of the most competitive districts in the country, criticized Kevin Dellicker as a “neocon” in the […]
In most places, getting recalled means packing up your office and handing over the keys. In Avenal, California, it apparently means showing up and acting like it never happened. Three city councilmembers, including the mayor, in the San Joaquin Valley community are refusing to give up their seats after voters overwhelmingly recalled them in April, […]
