Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Monday she’s feeling “tired” after “working harder than I ever had” due to the Supreme Court‘s landmark cases and a growing number of emergency petitions this term. “And to be almost 70 years old, this isn’t what I expected,” Sotomayor said Monday during an appearance at the University of California, Berkeley, […]
The hosts of The View think the Republican Party ought to be “a little bit afraid” of musician Taylor Swift and the influence that she has on younger people. The talk show hosts discussed how various Republican personalities have talked about Swift and reports that the Biden administration is seeking her endorsement in the 2024 […]
The Illinois Board of Elections unanimously decided to allow former President Donald Trump to remain on the ballot in the state, arguing it did not have the authority to determine his eligibility under the Constitution. The petitioners had argued Trump was ineligible to run for president, alleging he committed an insurrection with the Capitol riot […]
Syphilis cases in the United States are rising at an alarming pace, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Tuesday. “We have long known that these infections are common, but we have not faced such severe effects of syphilis in decades,” said Laura Bachmann, the acting director […]
The National Republican Congressional Committee raised more than $91 million in 2023, a record-high sum for the committee heading into a presidential year, the group announced on Tuesday. The NRCC raised $7.15 million in December, finishing out the year with a fundraising total of $91.3 million. That leaves the group with $42.5 million cash on […]
Washington, D.C., Ward 6 Councilman Charles Allen, who is facing a recall effort from residents who perceive him as soft on crime, is moderating a panel on juvenile carjackings in the district on Tuesday night. The panel, called “Understanding Juvenile Carjacking: A Panel Discussion Moderated by Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen,” will begin at 7 […]
Anti-abortion groups are preparing an aggressive plan for former President Donald Trump to implement on his first day in office, should he return to the White House next January. Some of the policies that more than 100 anti-abortion groups hope will be implemented are the same policies that Trump had already approved in his first […]
The Alaska Department of Revenue is set to send out Permanent Fund Dividend checks to eligible residents who have yet to receive their payments from the program in 16 days. The state will send out checks on Feb. 15 to eligible Alaskans who have the “Eligible-Not Paid” status by Feb. 7 and have not received his or her check for 2023 […]
Consumer confidence in January is the highest it has been in two years, which is good news for the economy as the Federal Reserve works to bring down inflation and avoid a recession. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index rose to 114.8 in January, up from a revised 108 from the month before, the group announced on Tuesday. That is […]
President Joe Biden has decided how to respond to what his administration describes as an Iran-sponsored drone strike on a U.S. base in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members and injured many more. “Yes,” Biden told reporters Tuesday on the White House South Lawn when asked if he had reached a decision. Amplifying statements […]
