Then-Vice President Joe Biden considered resigning from his post under former President Barack Obama over disagreements with the administration’s policies during the Afghanistan War, according to excerpts of the special counsel report on Biden’s mishandling of classified documents. As Obama approved sending troops to Afghanistan throughout 2009, Biden repeatedly pushed back on that decision as […]
The spotlight is on Vice President Kamala Harris as a special counsel report released Thursday has further cast doubts on President Joe Biden’s mental acuity. Special counsel Robert Hur described how Biden mishandled classified materials while painting the 81-year-old president as forgetful in interviews. Hur said that during interviews at the White House, Biden couldn’t […]
Two members of Congress who were West Point classmates and later reconnected on Capitol Hill are looking to provide avenues for immigrants to gain citizenship while also building up recruitment for the military. Reps. Pat Ryan (D-NY) and John James (R-MI) introduced the “Courage to Serve Act” on Friday, which provides an expedited path to […]
(The Center Square) — A Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee tabled a bill Thursday that would have restricted data centers from being constructed within a half mile of state and national parks statewide. Just before the committee voted on the bill, its patron, Del. Joshua Thomas, D-Prince William, made an impassioned plea in a last-ditch effort to […]
As voters head into 2024, at the top of their minds is the sharpness of their candidates. That could be tough for President Joe Biden after a series of flubs this week has prompted renewed criticism about his mental acuity and whether he is fit for office. France Biden first came under criticism during a […]
(The Center Square) – A ruling by the Hawaii Supreme Court saying “there is no state constitutional right to carry a firearm in public” drew praise from the state’s attorney general and criticism from people across the U.S. The court’s decision is based on a case brought by Christopher Wilson, who was cited by police […]
(The Center Square) — The state House passed three bills Thursday that they say will provide “major tax relief.” House Bill 1015 would accelerate the state’s income tax cut from 5.75% to 5.39%. HB 1019 would double the homestead exemption, raising it to $4,000, and HB 1021 would increase the child tax deduction to $4,000 from $3,000. Lawmakers passed all three bills unanimously. […]
(The Center Square) – The debate around crime and punishment continues in Illinois. Late last month, state Rep. Justin Slaughter, D-Chicago, filed House Bill 4603 that would prohibit police from pulling over vehicles that speed, improperly change lanes, have excessive tint, no seatbelts and a variety of other violations. While he’s told media outlets he won’t advance […]
(The Center Square) – Republicans in the Washington Senate are calling a property tax measure backed by Democrats “the single most destructive and far-reaching bill of the 2024 session.” At least that’s how Sen. Keith Wagoner, R-Sedro Woolley, and a member of the Senate Ways & Means Committee, described Senate Bill 5770 in a Wednesday new release. SB 570 would allow local governments across […]
(The Center Square) – As the taxpayer costs of health care for migrants in Illinois approaches $1 billion, some are saying enough is enough. After an initial budget estimate by Gov. J.B. Pritzker for migrant health care of $550 million, that figure has ballooned to about $770 million. During a news conference Thursday, state Sen. […]
