The Georgia state Senate approved the creation of an investigative committee to scrutinize the conduct of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. The state Senate voted 30-19 on Friday to investigate Willis following allegations that she engaged in an improper relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade while he continues to lead the prosecution in the […]
President Joe Biden weighed in himself Friday evening on the drama surrounding the Senate‘s Ukraine-immigration deal, claiming the legislation represents the “toughest and fairest set of reforms to secure the border we’ve ever had in our country.” Biden’s comments come as the White House has repeatedly criticized House Republicans and former President Donald Trump for […]
Low-income Colorado residents will receive their February payments from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in six days. Food stamps will be sent out from Thursday through Feb. 10 in the Centennial State. SNAP households that become eligible after Feb. 10 can still receive benefits for the month and will not need to wait until March. Benefits are distributed […]
Rep. Nancy Mace‘s (R-SC) former chief of staff filed paperwork to run against her in the 2024 elections on Friday. Dan Hanlon, who recently departed from Mace’s office, filed with the Federal Election Commission to run in the GOP primary in South Carolina‘s 1st Congressional District, according to FEC records. Hanlon worked with Mace since […]
Recently retired National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre confirmed that his chartered flights and gifts were bankrolled by his former company. LaPierre, 74, testified in a New York courtroom Friday in a series of yes or no questions that there were times he and his family personally benefitted on the company’s dime during his over […]
A Republican state senator has urged his colleagues to reopen an impeachment case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday after the latter amended his response to a lawsuit. State Sen. Drew Springer told his colleagues he was rethinking his vote on Paxton’s impeachment after the attorney general said he would not contest allegations […]
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the city’s aldermen have typically seen eye to eye on the handling of the migrant crisis, but Johnson’s recent change in housing asylum-seekers has caused councilmembers to raise concerns. Sixteen aldermen, including Johnson allies Ald. Daniel La Spata and Byron Sigcho-Lopez and moderate Ald. Matt O’Shea, sent a letter to […]
U.S. border authorities encountered more immigrants in December 2023 than any month on record, blowing past alarming records set previously in the Biden administration. More than 371,000 non-U.S. citizens were stopped when they attempted to enter the United States last month, including those who walked across without permission, lacked proper documents to pass through ports […]
Gov. Kristi Noem‘s (R-SD) visit to the southern border Friday afternoon comes amid an escalating battle between Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and the federal government, as well as growing speculation of Noem as a top vice presidential pick for former President Donald Trump. Noem, who branded the border a “warzone,” conducted a boat tour with […]
Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden could end up meeting with the Teamsters union one after another next week as each compete for the group’s coveted endorsement ahead of the 2024 election. In a press release this week, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced it would continue its Rank-and-file Presidential Roundtables beginning Wednesday […]
