Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) sent a letter to Harvard University on Thursday criticizing the institution for allowing an alleged antisemitic attacker to graduate in May. The letter comes on the heels of a rocky several months for the elite university, which has been hit by accusations of protecting antisemitism and not enforcing campus bylaws by […]
House Republicans have had a turbulent tenure in the majority of the lower chamber of Congress, but that may not cost them their narrow advantage in the House of Representatives in November. Republican strategist Karl Rove is among the people not selling off the GOP’s chance of holding on to the House and wrote about […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) hasn’t been in charge of the lower chamber for very long, but he has already set a modern record. On Wednesday, House Republicans revolted against their leadership once again, shooting down a rule vote and sealing the grim milestone for Johnson. The rebels killed a vote on a rule to […]
Inflation, as measured by the producer price index, rose 0.6 percentage points to 2.1% for the year ending in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday, adding to recent data indicating that the Federal Reserve may have to do more to curb price pressures. Economists had forecast annual wholesale inflation would rise to 2.2%, so the increase was a bit […]
(The Center Square) — The Georgia Division of Family & Children Services should “deepen its cooperation” with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children “to fully understand the scope of potential sex trafficking of youth in the state’s care.” That’s among the nine recommendations in a 64-page report U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, released following a […]
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s 15-year-old biological daughter Seraphina Rose revealed a new name and gender during a memorial service at Christ Church United Methodist in Charleston, West Virginia. “Hello, my name is Fin Affleck,” Affleck’s transgender middle child said at the church lectern before reading from the Book of Proverbs. “Better is a little […]
(The Center Square) – Survey results show Seattle officials may not receive much support from taxpayers as the city deals with a growing budget deficit. The Seattle Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts presented new data on Monday that revealed that the city’s general fund is now expected to be $44.7 million higher than originally budgeted in […]
(The Center Square) — A proposed $100 million settlement in the Northern Tier to offer service upgrades and consumer refunds for low-quality phone and internet service may soon move forward. A panel of administrative judges recommended that the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission accept the settlement, avoiding litigation and compelling Frontier to invest in its rural […]
(The Center Square) – An East Coast lending company sued by 11 attorneys general says accusations of unlawful business practices are without merit. John Morton, general counsel and executive vice president at Mariner, responded to The Center Square’s publication last week of the prosecutors’ lawsuit. The lending company disputes the accusations and says it has […]
(The Center Square) – A 2019 statewide audit found 16,219 untested sexual assault kits on the shelves of local law enforcement agencies. North Carolina’s lead prosecutor said Tuesday the backlog has been cleared. Taxpayers, through decisions of lawmakers in appropriations, supplied about $18 million to help agencies and the state crime lab get up to […]
