Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is throwing a Hail Mary to secure the GOP nomination by depending on some unexpected allies to boost her ahead of her competitor, former President Donald Trump. The former United Nations ambassador is relying on a long-shot strategy that would require independents and Democrats in 13 primary states who are […]
A pro-Palestinian University of Pennsylvania faculty group blocked the main entrance to the school’s College Hall during a “die-in” protest to mourn those who have died in Gaza after Israel’s response to Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack. Approximately 86 school faculty participated in or spectated the protest held by the Ivy League school’s Faculty for […]
Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) sent a letter Wednesday to the House Ethics Committee requesting an investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) over a recent viral speech in Somali in which she allegedly claimed to be working in Somalia’s interest in Congress. Emmer said he believes the translated remarks made last week violate House rules, […]
Applications to Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin’s Cincinnati Heroes Scholarship are now open, with 10 applicants being selected to receive $1,000 a year. The scholarships are being provided through Hamlin’s charity, Chasing M’s Foundation, and are named after 10 health workers who saved his life after he suffered a cardiac arrest in early 2023. Those who […]
President Joe Biden’s administration is “actively pursuing the establishment” of a Palestinian state, a State Department spokesman said following a report that U.S. officials are mulling options for its recognition. “Yes, we support the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, and we do a lot of work inside the government to think about how to […]
John Podesta‘s political influence within the Biden administration is poised to expand as he reportedly prepares to replace John Kerry as Biden’s special climate envoy. Podesta, who has been a senior adviser to Biden for clean energy innovation and implementation since September 2022, will take over responsibility for Kerry’s portfolio once the former secretary of […]
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley scrutinized former President Donald Trump’s stance on labor unions Wednesday while he met with the executive board of the Teamsters. Calling the International Brotherhood of Teamsters an “ultra-liberal group,” Haley’s campaign challenged Trump’s conservative credentials amid his roundtable meeting with the influential union. The campaign laid […]
Five CEOs of some of the most prominent social media companies felt pressure from lawmakers and parent advocates on Wednesday at a high-profile Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, at which they were confronted about the harms suffered by teenagers on their platforms and asked to back new rules for the industry. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, X […]
Starting in January, monthly payments of $528 will be sent out to 100 entrepreneurs with low incomes in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The next payment is slated for Feb. 15. The two-year guaranteed income pilot program, called Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor, is led by the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions team. The payments started going out in January […]
Over the course of what is approaching four years, “Squad” Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), a proponent of defunding the police, has spent north of $750,000 from her campaign committee on security services. Now, these staggering payments are at the heart of a Justice Department investigation into whether Bush, who also used $1,400 combined in 2021 […]
