President Joe Biden has pledged to back a funding deal to avoid a government shutdown. Congressional negotiators hammered out a deal to complete their final spending bill on Monday night, and aides are now writing the text of a bill to keep the government open. “We have come to an agreement with congressional leaders on a path […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Texas announced on Monday the seizure of more than $930,000 worth of cocaine at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility. The seizure occurred Friday after at least one CBP officer at the facility identified a tractor-trailer attempting to enter the United States from Mexico, according to a CBP news […]
Former President Donald Trump is embroiled in multiple criminal indictments as he seeks another term in the White House, and as the cases develop, the former president has had some wins and losses as the trials approach. On Monday, three of the former president’s criminal cases had moves that either helped or hurt him in […]
The number of housing starts ticked up in February despite pressure from high mortgage rates, good news for a market that has seen turmoil the past few years. Housing starts, the change in the number of new residential buildings that began construction, rose 10.7% from January to this past month, according to a Tuesday morning report from the Census Bureau. They are now […]
Democrats and the White House blasted former President Donald Trump‘s claims about Jewish voters electing Democrats, calling it “vile and unhinged Antisemitic rhetoric.” During a radio interview with Sebastian Gorka on Monday, Trump said that “any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion” while hammering Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who is […]
(The Center Square) – The New Hampshire Senate advanced several bills to curb the flow of migrants in the state, including a move to ban so-called “sanctuary cities.” The bill, which would prohibit New Hampshire towns and cities from declaring themselves as sanctuaries for asylum seekers, was passed by the Senate on a party-line vote […]
(The Center Square) – Medicare Advantage is being cited as a reason for more hospital layoffs, and the practicing physician from North Carolina in Congress says it’s another warning shot. “There is a day of reckoning coming for Medicare Advantage plans,” U.S. Rep. Dr. Greg Murphy wrote on X, the social media site formerly known […]
(The Center Square) – West Virginia’s attorney general called into question the FBI’s hiring practices in a letter sent to the associate deputy director Monday. The FBI prioritizes diversity, equity and inclusion as the top priority in its hiring and promotion policies, which is a violation of non-discrimination laws, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey […]
(The Center Square) – The people behind the Recall Vos effort continue to say they didn’t collect potentially fraudulent signatures and are hinting that a conspiracy is to blame. Recall Vos organizers on Monday tried to shift the blame for their apparent failure to get enough signatures to trigger a recall election. “Recall Vos has faced […]
EXCLUSIVE — Senate candidate Kari Lake has secured another endorsement from a Republican senator, giving her a boost as she prepares for one of the most competitive elections of the 2024 cycle. Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) will endorse Lake on Tuesday, lauding the conservative candidate on her policies toward immigration and border security, according to […]
