AUSTIN, Texas — A state police helicopter deployed to the southern border by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott crashed near the U.S.-Mexico boundary Thursday evening, the Washington Examiner has learned. A Texas Department of Public Safety single-engine helicopter carrying two crew members went down after sunset around 7:20 p.m. local time while conducting a border interdiction […]
First lady Jill Biden says her husband’s age is an “asset,” as President Joe Biden — at 81 already the oldest American leader in history — faces persistent questions from voters about his decision to seek another term. In an interview with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” released Thursday, Jill Biden responded to those concerned the Democratic president is […]
(The Center Square) – If Democrats had a magic wand, they’d put Michelle Obama in the White House. The former first lady has more political star power than incumbent President Joe Biden and other famous and not-so-famous Democrats ahead of the November election, according to The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll, conducted Jan. 2-4. The poll, […]
In sports and politics, the past year has brought a few surprising results from the Motor City. The Detroit Lions are good this season, and a freshman Democratic congressman has been bucking a large faction of his party over some aspects of identity politics and support for Israel. The Lions are enjoying their first truly […]
A member of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R-FL) security team was quick to take down a climate protester who interrupted the governor on stage during a campaign stop in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday evening. One day after debating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, DeSantis campaigned in Iowa four days ahead of the state’s caucuses. He was […]
“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help,’” Ronald Reagan once said, but the 40th president could never have known just how right he was. At the time it was spoken and forever since, Reagan’s statement has been taken to refer mainly to the […]
In a sign of how much Donald Trump‘s hold over the base has eclipsed the anti-abortion community’s demands, the former president is receiving little blowback for his stance on the issue, even from some prominent anti-abortion groups themselves. During a Fox News town hall on Wednesday night, Trump touted his nomination of the three Supreme […]
President Joe Biden has bookended this week with major speeches, but in between, he spent three full days without being seen in public, leaving plenty of room for his embattled son to soak up attention. Biden held a campaign speech Monday in South Carolina and is scheduled to speak Friday on “Bidenomics” in Allentown, Pennsylvania. […]
Six Alaska Airlines passengers are suing Boeing after a door plug blew off an aircraft while it was flying. The mishap occurred shortly after the plane took off from Oregon on Friday. A class-action lawsuit was filed in King County Superior Court in Seattle on Thursday against Boeing. Representing the passengers, attorney Daniel Laurence from […]
Heralded as a rare bipartisan achievement, a spending bill to expand internet access is revealing devils in its details. When Congress and President Joe Biden enacted $65 billion worth of broadband subsidies as part of the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law, it also directed the Federal Communications Commission to adopt new rules to prevent “digital discrimination” […]
