DES MOINES, Iowa — Eight years after former President Donald Trump conceded Iowa to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), the one-time commander in chief is seeking a redo in the 2024 Republican primary’s opening contest. Trump, then a real estate mogul turned reality TV star, was a political rookie, relying more on his name recognition than […]
DES MOINES, Iowa — Eight months since he announced his 2024 Republican presidential campaign, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is poised to discover whether placing all of his chips on Iowa will pay off. DeSantis, once the most popular Republican primary candidate whose name is not former President Donald Trump, is under pressure during Monday night’s […]
The hard-line conservative House Freedom Caucus has already come out against a new short-term spending bill designed to avert a government shutdown, saying the continuing resolution is prolonging “Pelosi levels” of spending. With the first appropriations bill deadline set for Jan. 19 as per the laddered continuing resolution passed last year, Congress is left with […]
President Joe Biden‘s approval rating has dropped to its lowest point in his presidency, trailing behind former President Donald Trump‘s worst figures and approaching the lowest numbers for the incumbent president in nearly 15 years. Biden recorded an approval rating of 33%, according to an ABC News-Ipsos poll released on Sunday, compared to 58% who […]
(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania’s recreational marijuana prohibition recently inspired one county election official to not seek re-election. And, during an interview with The Center Square, Warren County District Attorney Rob Greene said prosecuting violations of the ban weren’t worth the office’s time. Public safety isn’t threatened by legalization, he argued. Instead, law enforcement should […]
(The Center Square) – The costs for assisting migrants arriving in Denver could amount to $500 per household in the city, according to a report from the Common Sense Institute. The think tank’s analysis highlighted the growing concern regarding the city’s financial ability to provide services for arriving migrants. “If the Denver mayor’s recent spending projections of […]
This past fall, nearly 1,000 farm workers attended a series of public rallies where many of them voiced deep concern with shrinking paychecks resulting from Washington state’s new agricultural overtime law. Hundreds more have spoken similar frustrations with the unintended consequences of the new law in video interviews gathered primarily in orchards and at farm worker housing across the state. But […]
(The Center Square) — New Jersey has given labor unions the legal authority to file litigation against companies over alleged labor violations despite claims from business groups that it will result in a slew of lawsuits. The legislation, recently signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy, will allow unions to represent workers or a third party […]
(The Center Square) – A growing concern about progressive ideology on race and gender at all levels of the U.S. military has sparked outrage and became the center of a Congressional hearing. Critics have launched a barrage of attacks on the progressive ideology they say is infiltrating the ranks, calling it a waste of taxpayer […]
(The Center Square) – Some are speculating Gov. J.B. Pritzker may work to confiscate registered firearms if there’s another mass casualty event. Part of Illinois’ gun ban enacted last year includes a registry of banned items. Before the Jan. 1 deadline to register, nearly 30,000 Illinsoians registered banned firearms with the state. That’s about 1.22% of the […]
