Both chambers of Iowa’s legislature have passed a bill that would allow teachers and other school employees to apply for permits to carry guns on school property. The Iowa House voted 62-36 Monday on the legislation, sending it to Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) to sign. The Iowa Senate passed the legislation last week. Republicans say […]
House lawmakers walked articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday afternoon as Republican House managers prepare their case before the Democratic-controlled upper chamber. The delivery of the two articles comes slightly more than two months since the House impeached Mayorkas for refusing to enforce the law and a […]
One of the leading Republican skeptics of the effort to remove Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the southern border is calling for debate on his impeachment as Democrats consider a quick dismissal of the charges against him. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), who is retiring from the Senate in January, is one […]
Lawmakers in Ohio approved a ban on gender transition surgeries for children on Monday, just ahead of a deadline that would have reinstated them. The move comes after Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) came under intense national scrutiny for vetoing a comprehensive child medical transition ban, which included puberty blockers, hormone therapies, and surgeries. DeWine decided […]
House Democrats are weighing their options on whether to come to Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) rescue in pushing the foreign aid legislation to several U.S. allies over the finish line, with many saying it will wholly depend on how much of the Senate supplemental is included. Johnson unveiled his long-awaited plan to bring foreign aid […]
An Arkansas audit found that Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) violated state law with the purchase of a $19,000 lectern. The audit found multiple issues with Sanders’s compliance with the law, including classifying the lectern as an “operating expense,” improperly keeping records, and shredding the bill for the lectern. The audit suggests that the office […]
The relay for the torch of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games from Greece to France is underway after it was lit in ancient Olympia on Tuesday. The lighting of the torch took place during a traditional ceremony in which Mary Mina, a Greek actress, took the role of the high priestess and ignited the torch with […]
After locating “Amazon HQ2” as a second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, Amazon struck a $750 million tax break with state and local officials in exchange for generating jobs in the region, but instead of seeing growth, the Arlington location lost 200 positions in 2023. Loss in job growth comes as the company promised to generate […]
Former President Donald Trump’s social media platform is preparing to launch its own streaming service, which will play live television and other programs. Trump Media & Technology Group Corporation, the operator of Truth Social, has revealed that it has been conducting tests on the platform for six months, and that it is ready to move […]
President Joe Biden is campaigning on tax hikes on the wealthy and corporations of the kind that he has mostly failed to implement thus far. Biden will make stops on Tuesday in his home state of Pennsylvania, where he will use the opportunity to contrast his tax policy vision with that of his opponent, former […]
