In his first two battleground rallies after being fined for violating a gag order, former President Donald Trump bemoaned the restrictions and financial consequences he faces from several legal cases. Trump singled out and criticized New York Judge Juan Merchan, Judge Arthur Engoron, and the writer E. Jean Carroll during a rally in Michigan‘s critical key […]
A House bill to expand the definition of antisemitism passed with a clear majority but still met opposition from 21 Republicans and 70 Democrats. In all, 320 representatives voted in favor of the bill, most of them Republicans. However, though the bill was largely focused on recent pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, some provisions caused […]
College campuses across the United States have seen massive upheaval due to pro-Palestinian protests. Columbia University, the school with likely the most high-profile protest encampment, was forced to navigate difficult circumstances with the nation watching. The school has been criticized by people on both sides of the issue, and many other colleges now share the […]
(The Center Square) – Trying to make it permanent, a North Carolina congressman and three others in Congress have filed legislation to extend telehealth services for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics. U.S. Rep. Dr. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., is a practicing urologist, where home is rural eastern North Carolina. He was joined in […]
(The Center Square) – Two bills to cut Coloradans’ taxes are receiving bipartisan support as the General Assembly enters its final days of the 2024 legislative session. Republicans are promoting Senate Bill 24-228 as the largest tax cut in state history and Democrats are hailing House Bill 24-1134 as providing hundreds of millions in tax credits to middle- and […]
(The Center Square) – Nearly 15 million people living in or entering the country illegally are on an FBI list prohibiting purchase of firearms. However, the National Instant Criminal Background Check system isn’t required to let immigration authorities know if one of those 14.8 million is an applicant and in America. Legislation is proposed to […]
(The Center Square) – A tentative agreement between the City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Officers Guild has been submitted to the city council with retroactive wage increases that make Seattle police officers among the most competitively paid in the state. If the agreement is approved by the city council, Seattle police officers will […]
(The Center Square) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission has a new leader after its top official resigned due to moonlighting as a wellness coach — and engaging in a “business relationship” with several commission workers. Bryan Burhans, PGC executive director, stepped down on Monday after the Board of Game Commissioners raised concerns unrelated to his […]
(The Center Square) – For “mealy-mouthed, spineless college leaders,” actions will have consequences, the North Carolina congresswoman leading a key U.S. House of Representatives committee said Tuesday amid ongoing college campus disruptions. The war between Israel and Hamas has led to significant demonstrations or encampments on at least four dozen campuses nationwide, a national observer […]
A spokesperson for the National Republican Congressional Committee said it sparked outrage at Rep. Rashida Tlaib‘s (D-MI) congressional office when they dropped off a “F*** Hamas” T-shirt on Wednesday morning ahead of the vote on the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act, a bill that supporters say help combat antisemitism on college campuses. In a video given […]
