Council of the District of Columbia Chairman Phil Mendelson is proposing tax increases on businesses and homeowners to counteract Mayor Muriel Bowser’s budget cuts to early education funding. Mendelson’s plan increases property taxes on homes worth more than $2.5 million, increases the tax businesses must pay toward the Paid Family Leave program, and reinstates the […]
Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointed judge presiding over the case accusing the former president of illegally retaining classified documents, has moved slowly and seemed confused at points during the case’s public court hearings, according to a New York Times reporter in the courtroom. Seven public court hearings have taken place over the past 10 months, indicating that […]
Justice Samuel Alito will not recuse himself from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6, 2021, defendants despite calls from Senate Democrats to step aside over flags flying outside his home. In a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Alito wrote that he […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has not decided whether to endorse former President Donald Trump for president a third time, and his relationship with another presidential candidate looks to complicate matters. A source told the Washington Free Beacon that in recent months, “Paul has cozied up to third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,” though he […]
Former President Donald Trump appeared to pre-spin a conviction in his hush money trial, contending even “Mother Teresa could not beat those charges.” Trump’s comments come as the jury in the six-week trial starts its deliberations regarding the 34 counts of falsifying business records brought against the former president by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. […]
Former CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder has predicted that the restaurant industry will see more closures in the near future, as their customers “just can’t afford” modern prices. Inflation and its impacts on the restaurant industry have become a growing concern in recent years, as Red Lobster just announced earlier this month that it is […]
A Virginia man has escaped further foreign jail time after he was already sentenced to three weeks and fined $9,000 for traveling to the Turks and Caicos with ammunition in his bag, local government officials said. Louisa County resident Tyler Wenrich, 31, was first taken into custody on April 20 when customs officials discovered at […]
A day after Raging Bull actor Robert De Niro displayed his dislike of former President Donald Trump in a Biden campaign-sponsored stunt in New York City, the Biden-Harris team moved to build off the attention with a fundraising email to supporters signed by the showman. “Trump is trying to claw his way back. Frankly, it […]
Over a million people were left without power after severe weather occurred in Texas over the Memorial Day weekend and into Tuesday, according to reports. The weather, which included “damaging” winds and “baseball-sized” hail, left one dead, according to the Associated Press. The severe weather and power outages hit Texas amid a heatwave, lashing the […]
A new survey of likely voters released on Wednesday shows President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump tied in Virginia, a dramatic turn in a state that went blue by 10 points in 2020. The poll from the Institute for Policy and Opinion Research at Roanoke College showed Biden and Trump at 42% each among Virginians. But when other […]
