Chicago Public Schools announced a $20 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday that will allow the system to purchase a fleet of nearly 50 electric school buses over the next three years. The announcement comes after the school system told parents that general education students would not receive busing for the rest […]
The GOP’s tendency to nominate retread losers who go on to lose their next elections can have both major and minor consequences, but even the minor cases add up to form major problems. Take Wisconsin, for example. In 2020, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly, a Republican, lost his reelection campaign by 10.5 percentage points. […]
A federal court blocked a proposed merger between JetBlue and Spirit Airlines after the federal government sued the airlines to prevent the former airline from purchasing the latter one. Judge William G. Young of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled in favor of the Justice Department, which argued the merger would […]
EXCLUSIVE — A House Republican is set to introduce a bill seeking to continue salaries for border officials and other national security personnel in the case of a government shutdown just days before a slate of federal agencies is scheduled to lapse in funding. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced the legislation, titled the “Funding a […]
David Axelrod, then-President Barack Obama’s former senior adviser, got candid on CNN This Morning, warning former President Donald Trump is “formidable.” While talking about Trump’s landslide victory in Iowa, Axelrod told the panel that the Biden campaign needs to “get into gear” if it is going to stand any chance in a 2020 rematch. “They […]
The U.S. Capitol Police arrested protesters in the Cannon House Office Building Tuesday as they called for a ceasefire between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas. A group called Mennonite Action posted photos and videos on social media Tuesday afternoon of 150 members gathering in the Cannon building rotunda. The House notably canceled votes for […]
As Congress faces its next budget crisis, one key conservative is laying down her law on what she wants before agreeing to even a temporary spending bill negotiated by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Democrats. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she wants President Joe Biden’s border agenda reversed and all funding for […]
The White House has invited the top four congressional leaders to meet with President Joe Biden on Wednesday to discuss a national security supplemental funding request that has stalled in Congress. Biden has requested $106 billion, largely for the war in Ukraine but also to provide security assistance for Israel, Taiwan, and the border; however, […]
All New Mexico residents who collect food stamps from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will be issued payments for the month of January in four days. All SNAP benefits for New Mexicans will be sent out by Saturday. Payments are issued on the 1st of the month and end on the 20th. The day that the food stamps […]
Tesla owners in the greater Chicago area are learning the battle it takes to charge their electric vehicles in the frigid cold. At least one charging station in Evergreen Park, Illinois, saw a mass gathering of Teslas on Monday as batteries in the EVs continue to die amid the region’s subzero temperatures, according to a report. […]
