The House Committee on Homeland Security is holding a hearing to discuss Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s response to the border crisis and consider his impeachment. The hearing is set for 10 a.m. in the Cannon House Office Building, and multiple state attorneys general will testify. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER […]
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hawkeye State voters are dialed in on agriculture, inflation, and immigration, but there’s one foreign policy area that’s high on their priority list. The Israel–Hamas war is playing a major role in how voters approach the caucuses on Jan. 15. For many voters here, support for Israel has become their No. […]
Anti-oil protesters interrupted Gov. Ron DeSantis‘s (R-FL) town hall on Fox News, stepping in front of the camera during the live broadcast. The protesters held up a yellow and black banner and chanted, “No oil money,” as DeSantis was answering a question from an audience member about abortion during the Iowa event on Tuesday. “I […]
(The Center Square) – A federal magistrate judge ordered the last of 23 defendants in a drug trafficking and money laundering case to be detained this week. Now, 22 out of 23 of these people who have been charged with 33 federal crimes are now in custody. Their crimes include, among other things, laundering millions […]
(The Center Square) – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is asking lawmakers to implement a 3.65% flat income tax rate this year and a 3.5% flat tax in 2025. Lawmakers passed a bill in 2022 that created a flat tax rate of 3.9% by 2026. Reynolds said in her Condition of the State address Tuesday night […]
(The Center Square) — Georgia’s net tax collections in December decreased by 5% from a year ago. Collections surpassed $3 billion, down $159.1 million from December 2022, when net tax collections exceeded $3.2 billion. However, so far this fiscal year, the state’s net tax revenue has increased by 1.6% or $253 million, totaling roughly $16.1 […]
(The Center Square) — Delaware Republicans have signed onto an appeal of a lawsuit against Gov. John Carney’s authority to shut down houses of worship during public health emergencies. In a new court filing, all 21 members of the state Assembly’s GOP caucus urged the state Supreme Court to consider the issue of whether the […]
(The Center Square) – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem used the slogan “Freedom Works Here” in her State of the State address Tuesday, a day after lawmakers questioned a workforce development campaign with the same name. Noem said the advertisements featuring her in various professions led to a 78% increase in plumbing licenses, 44% for […]
(The Center Square) — Maine lobstermen are making a last-ditch push to scuttle a federal monitoring program seeking to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, lawyers for five lobstermen argue that new federal fisheries monitoring rules violate the Fourth and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. […]
(The Center Square) – Colorado health officials are taking public comments on the state’s plan to reduce PFAS chemicals. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment scheduled virtual meetings and will accept public comments to gain input on how the chemicals can be reduced. The chemicals are used to make coatings and products that resist heat, oil, stains, […]
