A New York City Democrat looking to claim a state assembly seat in Brooklyn has filed a petition to run on a “Pro-Israel Party” ballot line to boost his chances of winning in the heavily Jewish southern section of the borough. The petitioner, Joey Cohen Saban, is trying to flip a seat held by GOP […]
In an appeal to voters in Nevada, former President Donald Trump promised rallygoers he wouldn’t “charge taxes on tips” for those who rely on them to make money. However, Trump, as president, wouldn’t have the power to influence taxation on tipped income. Congress would have to change the laws regarding it, and the former president’s […]
Former President Donald Trump endorsed retired Army Capt. Sam Brown in the GOP Senate primary in Nevada hours after concluding a rally in the state on Sunday. Trump praised Brown as “a good man” but came short of giving his endorsement during the rally in Las Vegas, waiting to post on Truth Social about who […]
(The Center Square) – The legislature is ready to send a bill to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker that removes the mandate that the Department of Children and Family Services must report newborn babies’ positive toxicology screens to law enforcement. Senate Bill 3136 passed the Illinois General Assembly and will, according to opponents, disincentivize drug addicts […]
(The Center Square) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents continue to seize record amounts of fentanyl, methamphetamine, weapons and ammunition at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona. Seizures in the month of May continued the trend of agents catching alleged smugglers attempting to bring drugs into the U.S. and weapons to Mexico. […]
(The Center Square) – The owner of a small Washington-based veterans nonprofit is in hot water after a jury ordered on Thursday that he and the business pay approximately $1.5 million for sexually harassing 12 women. The decision stems from a civil rights lawsuit filed by the state’s Attorney General, Bob Ferguson, in 2022; his […]
(The Center Square) – Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig said Friday he is asking the United States Department of Agriculture for more assistance after a second case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was found in a dairy cattle herd this week. The second case is in Sioux County. A case in O’Brien County was reported […]
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, introduced a bipartisan bill this week in hopes of supporting ranchers who graze their livestock on federal lands. Wyden filed the Operational Flexibility Grazing Management Program Act with U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming. “After embracing the Bureau of Land Management pilot program, ranchers in eastern Oregon worked closely […]
Voters in four states are set to head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in a slew of primaries that will help determine the makeup of the November ballot as both parties vie to take control of the House next year. Republicans are turning their focus to a handful of races in Maine and […]
Washington Examiner Magazine Editor David Mark joins Investigations Editor Sarah Bedford to discuss why Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) filed to run as an independent in the New Jersey Senate race in the middle of his criminal trial, whether this opens the door for a Republican candidate to have a chance in that race, and if […]
