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McMorris Rodgers slates congressional hearing on protecting Lower Snake dams

(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., intends to question federal officials on the future fate of four Lower Snake River hydroelectric dams in Washington state during a congressional hearing later this month. “The Columbia River System and the Lower Snake River dams are the beating heart of the Pacific Northwest, yet […]

Masking, social distancing requirements under consideration

(The Center Square) – Bringing back masking and social distancing in workplaces will be the subject of public hearings next week conducted by the North Carolina Department of Labor. The department will hold public hearings on both proposals Tuesday, one for general industry construction and agricultural employers, and another for migrant housing operators. The petitions, […]

Maryland parental rights case awaits Supreme Court review

(The Center Square) — A parental rights case that began four years ago in Montgomery County, Maryland, now waits at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. The plaintiffs hope their case will be one of the less than 2% of those petitioned to the nation’s highest court that the court takes on. The case is John […]

How New Hampshire winners have fared in the GOP primaries

The New Hampshire Republican primary is the second major presidential nomination contest and is traditionally the indicator of who the GOP will pick as its nominee in recent elections. The past three competitive GOP New Hampshire presidential primary winners have gone on to win the party’s nomination, unlike how the winner of the Iowa caucuses […]

Rep. Ashley Hinson tells GOP candidates to call Democrats out on ‘culture of death’

EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) is giving fellow Republicans some advice on how to beat their Democratic opponents on the topic of abortion. The Iowa Republican, who describes herself as “unapologetically pro-life,” managed to improve her 2020 margin of victory in her 2022 reelection campaign when the foretold red wave did not materialize after […]

Reporter’s Notebook: Will the US strikes stop the Houthi rebels?

Washington Examiner Defense Reporter Mike Brest joins Magazine Executive Editor Jim Antle to discuss the recent air strikes on Yemeni Houthis, Iran’s proxy fights, and the latest updates on U.S. funding for the war in Ukraine.

Social Security update: Third round of January payments worth $4,873 goes out in three days

The third round of January Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for top earners who retire at 70, will go out to the final group of retirees in three days. Retired seniors born on or after the 21st of a month can expect their first payment of 2024 to arrive on Jan. 24. Those […]

Social Security update: February direct payment worth $943 goes out in 11 days

The first Supplemental Security Income payment of the new year, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to recipients in less than two weeks. The payment will be released on Thursday, Feb. 1, and it marks the first check of 2024 because no payment was issued in January. Recipients were given two […]

George Soros’s Texas cash infusion shows Democrats are afraid of losing: Mayra Flores

EXCLUSIVE — The move by left-wing billionaire George Soros to pour major cash into turning Texas blue in 2024 shows Democrats are afraid of the GOP’s momentum in the state, Republican candidate and ex-Rep. Mayra Flores told the Washington Examiner in an interview. Soros personally has transferred at least $100,000 since August 2023 to the […]

Biden’s slow trickle approach to student debt pleases no one except small slice of borrowers

President Joe Biden continued his slow rollout of student debt transfers Friday morning with the announcement that his administration will write off $5 billion worth of loans for 74,000 borrowers. The White House touted the move as the president using “every tool at our disposal” to cancel student debt, yet the trickle approach has outraged […]
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