Democratic strategist David Axelrod brushed off President Joe Biden‘s reported nickname for him, saying he doesn’t care and doesn’t “blame him.” Biden reportedly called Axelrod a “prick” in response to numerous critiques from the former adviser to President Barack Obama on the president’s reelection campaign. Axelrod said in an interview with Politico that he recently […]
The Biden administration announced Friday morning that it is expanding and accelerating its income-driven student loan forgiveness plan. Borrowers who originally took out loans of $12,000 or less and have made at least 10 years of payments will be eligible for debt cancellation as early as next month under the Saving on a Valuable Education […]
Wholesale inflation, as measured by the producer price index, ticked up slightly to 1% for the year ending in December as the Federal Reserve keeps interest rates high. The new numbers were released on Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The December increase came after a 0.8% annual increase the month before. Most forecasters anticipated a slight uptick in […]
(The Center Square) – The Washington Secretary of State’s Office has formally certified Initiative 2113 regarding police vehicular pursuits to be placed on the November ballot in the event that the Legislature doesn’t enact it. The initiative seeks to roll back restrictions imposed on law enforcement officers’ ability to vehicularly pursuit suspects since 2021. The Legislature has […]
(The Center Square) – The South Dakota House Taxation Committee recommended that tax cuts enacted last year become permanent. The Legislature cut the sales tax from 4.5% to 4.2%, with the reduction expiring in four years, a move added by the Senate, according to Rep. Chris Karr, R-Sioux Falls, the bill’s sponsor. Karr cited a […]
(The Center Square) – Two bills filed in the Washington State Legislature take aim at Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s use of recent lawsuit settlement money to send out checks to hundreds of thousands of state residents. Last month, the AGO sent out $40 million worth of checks in the amounts of $50 and $120 to state […]
(The Center Square) – The state of Texas has filed a response with the U.S. Supreme Court to an appeal made by the Biden administration in a lawsuit filed over concertina wire barriers erected on Texas soil by officials working through Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star. The administration requested the Supreme Court vacate […]
(The Center Square) – After the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that placed abortion regulations in the hands of states, Illinois has seen a rise in those coming from out of state for the procedure. In June 2022, after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision essentially overturning Roe vs. Wade, multiple states, including several neighboring Illinois, restricted […]
AUSTIN, Texas — A state police helicopter deployed to the southern border by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott crashed near the U.S.-Mexico boundary Thursday evening, the Washington Examiner has learned. A Texas Department of Public Safety single-engine helicopter carrying two crew members went down after sunset around 7:20 p.m. local time while conducting a border interdiction […]
First lady Jill Biden says her husband’s age is an “asset,” as President Joe Biden — at 81 already the oldest American leader in history — faces persistent questions from voters about his decision to seek another term. In an interview with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” released Thursday, Jill Biden responded to those concerned the Democratic president is […]
