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Jack Smith rips comparisons between Trump and Biden classified documents scandals

Special counsel Jack Smith slammed comparisons between former President Donald Trump’s mishandling of classified documents and President Joe Biden’s problems. In a court filing written by assistant special counsel David Harbach, Smith said the actions of the two presidents are not even “remotely similar.” “The defendants have not identified anyone who has engaged in a […]

Three bullets Biden has dodged in his quest for reelection — can he do it again on Tuesday?

President Joe Biden‘s quest for another four years has not been as easy as it typically is for incumbents, but with the various obstacles in the early part of the campaign, he has emerged victorious. Biden will face the unusual task of minimizing the uncommitted vote in the Michigan Democratic primary on Tuesday but has […]

Uber sees significant drop in orders stemming from two Seattle gig laws

(The Center Square) – New data from Uber adds to the growing concern that Seattle’s two app-based worker laws are harming couriers rather than helping them. UberEats has reported a 30% decrease in order volumes in Seattle since the city’s App-Based Worker Minimum Payment Ordinance and the App-Based Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance went […]

Family Dollar to pay $41.7 million over rat-infested Arkansas warehouse

(The Center Square) – Family Dollar Stores, Inc. will pay $41.7 million to settle claims it shipped unsanitary products from a rodent-infested warehouse in West Memphis, Arkansas, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday.  The settlement is the largest monetary criminal penalty in a food safety case, according to the DOJ. The company, a subsidiary […]

Virginia Senate disrupted by exchange between senator, lieutenant governor

(The Center Square) — The use of a male pronoun interrupted the Virginia Senate’s proceedings on Monday. The state’s first senator to openly identify as transgender, Sen. Danica Roem, D-Prince William, addressed Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears, who presides over the chamber, with some questions. Sears seemingly offhandedly referred to Roem as “sir” in her second response to […]

Audit finds Louisiana community college’s statements were off by $600k

(The Center Square) — Central Louisiana Technical Community College bungled its financial statements last fiscal year by more than $600,000, repeating similar problems from the year prior, according to an audit. Louisiana Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack issued a financial audit for the Central Louisiana Technical Community College in Alexandria last week that examined finances for […]

How well is Trump doing in the GOP primaries?

Not since Herbert Hoover in 1940 has a former president run to reclaim the office. Not since Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 has a former president made it to the general election. Not since Grover Cleveland in 1892 has a former president actually come back to win the White House again, the only chief executive to […]

Fani Willis faces harrowing week amid Trump disqualification bid: What to know

A judge in Georgia will weigh this week whether to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in the election fraud case against former President Donald Trump and 14 others accused of conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss. Trump and several of his co-defendants are hoping to convince a judge that the relationship between […]

Great stakes: Michigan moved primary to showcase state, but dissension and confusion ensued

Michigan voters have an outsize impact on who will win the White House and which party will carry the House and Senate in 2024. In this series, Great Stakes: The fight to be hailed as victors in Michigan, the Washington Examiner will look at the thorny politics and unique matters that will swing the critical battleground state. Part two, […]

Joe Biden’s candidacy leaves Democrats with no easy way out

President Joe Biden’s free pass to renomination may prove costly to Democrats. In hopes of avoiding Biden unraveling on the primary trail, the Democrats may see him fall apart after he has won the nomination. This will leave them with no easy way to remove Biden, no easy way to replace him if he leaves, […]
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