Gas prices dropped again Tuesday, marking a second consecutive weekday of decreases at the pumps. The average price for a gallon of regular gas is $3.515 on Tuesday, according to AAA. That is a slight decrease from Monday’s price of $3.521 per gallon and slightly less expensive than a week ago, when the average cost […]
Law enforcement officials in Chicago are expressing confidence in their security measures ahead of the Democratic National Convention next month. In the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally, some have expressed concern about security after seeming lapses at Trump’s rally. Chicago is set to host the […]
(The Center Square) – No lightning bolts, just solid campaign stumping on party values was spoken by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson on Monday evening at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis. Calling party presidential nominee the “brave heart” the country needs, Robinson shared the shortened version of his tragic family upbringing with […]
(The Center Square) – America should embrace the spirit of hope, even after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump over the weekend, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said Monday night. Greene was on stage early for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis., just hours after Trump announced Ohio’s J.D. Vance as his running mate. […]
(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump’s pick of Ohio’s freshman U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate elicited a mix of reactions from the state’s leaders. “Ohio is swelling with pride today with the historic announcement that Sen. J.D. Vance will be the next vice president of the United States,” Ohio Republican […]
(The Center Square) – Politics continue in the aftermath of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump with both sides in Illinois taking stock of the temperature of the rhetoric this election cycle. In Pennsylvania Saturday, a Trump rally attendee was shot and killed and Trump was injured after a would-be assassin opened fire […]
(The Center Square) – The ‘Secure the Border Act’ will make it onto the November ballot for Arizonans after the Maricopa County Superior Court shot down a lawsuit from activist groups challenging its legality. The proposition would make it a state crime to cross into Arizona through an illegal point of entry, as well as […]
(The Center Square) – Frustrations are growing among Pierce County councilmembers after Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier’s office requested a shift of funding for a proposed $2.5 million homeless stability site. The county has struggled to find a low-barrier homeless stability site outside the City of Tacoma to increase homeless services to other parts of Pierce County. […]
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) got former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential nod on Monday night, beating out contenders such as Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND). With the appointment, Vance will have to vacate his Senate seat if the Trump-Vance ticket is elected in November, and Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) would then […]
The Democratic National Committee counterprogrammed Day 1 of the Republican National Convention with an announcement of its own. Democrats are investing $15 million in swing-state Democratic parties to set up field offices and apply more pressure to a Republican Party that has gone light on ensuring there is a ground presence to stir up voters. […]
