President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are welcoming all 50 governors to the White House on Friday for the National Governors Association Winter Meeting. The governors and other political leaders are meeting in Washington, D.C., between Thursday and Saturday to discuss bipartisan solutions to key issues facing the states, including topics such as border […]
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked a federal judge on Thursday to dismiss his classified records case in Florida, arguing he is shielded by presidential immunity. The Republican presidential front-runner’s latest effort to claim he is immune from prosecution follows his similar efforts to dismiss special counsel Jack Smith’s separate case that alleges Trump […]
House Republicans‘ impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden may be over before it gets to the floor after Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) pointed out inquiry leaders are lacking the votes needed to impeach the president. “I happen to know there are like 20 Republicans who are not in favor of a Biden impeachment,” Bacon told […]
The United States sanctioned more than 500 Russian-linked entities Friday to mark the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as part of a multinational effort aimed at cutting into Russia’s war chest while also limiting its ability to build weapons and profit from its shrinking fossil fuel revenue. Speaking to reporters on a call […]
Donors are growing concerned about President Joe Biden‘s mental acuity and his ability to remember his own policy decisions. Biden has been relying on notecards during closed-door fundraisers, in which he will call on a prescreened donor and consult his notes to give a detailed answer, a source familiar with the routine told Axios. However, […]
Lara Trump recently announced her top priorities as the next possible Republican National Committee co-chairwoman, highlighting plans to improve fundraising for the party ahead of a critical election in November. Trump, the daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, said some of her focus on day one as head of the RNC would be to promote […]
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) hinted she would say “yes” to becoming former President Donald Trump‘s pick for vice president should he offer, claiming anyone in her position would do so. Mace, who is facing a competitive reelection this fall, said she thinks her position in Congress may keep Trump from picking her. She is one […]
(The Center Square) — Louisiana lawmakers approved numerous bills on Thursday during the fourth day of a special session focused on crime. Legislators approved bills to eliminate the requirement for a concealed carry permit, lower the age for consideration as a juvenile in the justice system and increase penalties for carjackers and those who sell […]
(The Center Square) – Cook County’s tax on guns and ammunition is still in place, but a case alleging the ordinance violates the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment has been revived. In 2012, Cook County approved a $25 per gun and 1 to 5 cent per cartridge of ammunition tax. Initial challenges went to the Illinois […]
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget proposal includes going after Illinois retailers’ earnings, something that is not sitting well with industry officials. Retailers receive a discount of 1.75% of the sales tax they collect from sales as reimbursement for collecting taxes for the state. Pritzker wants to cap the claim at $1,000 a […]
