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Haley hits Trump after Putin critic Navalny’s mysterious death in Russian prison

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley took a shot at former President Donald Trump Friday following the death of prominent Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny in Russian prison under mysterious circumstances. “Putin did this,” Haley posted on X. This is the same person, she added, “who Donald Trump praises and defends.” She pointed to a comment […]

Biden’s best response to disastrous Hur report could be a double-edged sword

President Joe Biden‘s team pushed back on a special counsel report released last week that highlighted problems with the president’s mental acuity, but his best response could do as much damage to his reputation as it does to the report. One clear way that the president can try to counter the report and reassure voters […]

Fani Willis won’t take the stand again, lawyer says

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has concluded her testimony about an effort by former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants to have her removed as the lead prosecutor of the case over alleged misconduct, according to a lawyer from her office on Friday. Willis was expected to be cross-examined by district attorney lawyer Anna […]

McDaniel offered to step down from RNC leadership if Trump wanted her out: Report

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel reportedly said she would step down as chairwoman if former President Donald Trump became the nominee and wanted her out. McDaniel believes the Republican nominee deserves a chairperson they can trust, so she said she would resign from her post if that was what Trump wished, according to the […]

Hur was in hot water with White House before he released his report

Documents show President Joe Biden‘s lawyers were frustrated with special counsel Robert Hur‘s findings and the tone of his report over the president’s handling of classified documents ahead of its release to the public. A series of letters between Biden’s legal counsel and Justice Department officials occurred the day before Hur’s report was released last […]

Tony Bobulinski testifies Joe Biden participated in family’s Chinese business deal

One of Hunter Biden‘s former business partners told Congress in a closed-door interview this week that he witnessed firsthand how President Joe Biden met several years ago with associates involved in the Biden family members’ deal with a Chinese energy conglomerate. Tony Bobulinski said, according to a transcript released by House Republicans on Friday, that […]

Inflation comes in hotter than expected at 0.9% in January in producer price index

Wholesale inflation, as measured by the producer price index, declined slightly to 0.9% for the year ending in January but was higher than expected. The one-tenth of a percentage point decline came after an increase the month before. Most economists had forecast annual wholesale inflation would fall to 0.6%, so it isn’t welcome news for the economy, which has […]

Local pension costs and property taxes top of mind for some at Illinois statehouse

(The Center Square) – A move is underway at the Illinois Statehouse to address the rising costs of local pensions while some look to alleviate the state’s property tax burden.  Illinois property taxes are already among the highest in the country. Many taxing bodies have more of their share of property taxes going to local […]

New bill would give states standing to sue federal government

(The Center Square) – A new bill has been filed to give state attorneys general greater authority and legal standing to sue the federal government when it fails to enforce federal immigration law established by Congress. Republican U.S. Reps. Chip Roy of Texas and Dan Bishop of North Carolina introduced the Standing Up to the […]

Washington Democrats say some of the taxpayer initiatives will not get hearings

(The Center Square) – Democratic leaders in Olympia say they will not hold hearings on at least two of the six initiatives to the Legislature that Republicans argue the majority is obligated to consider based on the Washington State Constitution. The two measures they will not consider based on comments from leadership this week are Initiative 2109 that […]
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