Department of Homeland Security personnel raided the residences of rap mogul Sean Combs amid a plethora of allegations of sex trafficking and other offenses. Raids were carried out in properties belonging to Combs, known professionally as Diddy, in Miami and Los Angeles. The raids were carried out on a warrant from New York, according to […]
President Joe Biden’s centers of support in Pennsylvania experienced significant amounts of emigration, jeopardizing his chances of winning the state in the 2024 election. Biden won Pennsylvania by just 80,555 votes in 2020. Philadelphia County and Allegheny County, which includes Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s second-largest city, were two of his biggest areas of support that helped him […]
California now has the highest unemployment rate in the country, reaching 5.3%, according to data from the Employment Development Department. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, California lost 2.7 million jobs due to stay-at-home orders. Since then, California has rebounded by adding 3 million jobs to its market, averaging roughly 66,000 jobs per month. […]
The former chair of the Federal Election Commission filed a complaint against Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), claiming he solicited and collected millions of dollars illegally to roll back parts of California‘s Proposition 47. “I’ve never seen anything quite this excessive, honestly,” Ann Ravel told the Los Angeles Times. Ravel, who served as chairwoman of the FEC from […]
Officials at an Arizona church in the border town of San Luis say they have been barred by the city from feeding immigrants and others in need, a practice at the church for nearly 25 years. Gethsemani Baptist Church, located a five-minute drive from the Arizona-Mexico border, made it its mission to serve food to […]
Nearly two dozen state officials are calling for the Biden administration to terminate a new free tax-filing program by the IRS. Indiana State Treasurer Daniel Elliott led a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and others from 21 state Republican financial officers arguing against the pilot program. They argued the IRS Direct File program is […]
A Florida lawmaker has unveiled a new bill that seeks to memorialize the late musician Jimmy Buffett, who died last year at the age of 76. The bill would take a preexisting post office located in Key West, Florida, and rename it the “Jimmy Buffett Post Office Building.” The bill was introduced by Rep. Carlos […]
The Florida Democratic Party voted to remove two county chairs on Sunday as state Democrats strive to become a more competitive force in the Republican stronghold. Following a seven-hour virtual meeting, the 120 Democratic Party leaders voted to oust Miami-Dade County Chairman Robert Dempster and Franklin County Chairwoman Carol Barfield, Politico reported. Party rules require […]
President Joe Biden believes that the press plays a “critical” role in protecting democracy, the White House said, when asked for the president’s reaction to NBC News hiring former Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel as a political analyst. Journalists’ roles include ensuring the public “knows” the truth and facts about Jan. 6, per White […]
Vice President Kamala Harris praised the work to address the root causes of migration in a meeting with the president of Guatemala, saying conditions are improving in Central America even as immigration into the United States surges. “For the past three years, I have led our administration’s efforts to address the root causes of migration […]
