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House Republicans have the votes to impeach Mayorkas, Green says

(The Center Square) – House Republicans have the votes to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Rep. Mark Green, MD, R-Tenn., said Thursday. Green, who chairs the House Committee on Homeland Security, said all 18 Republican committee members support impeaching him. Three articles of impeachment have been filed against Mayorkas alleging he is derelict […]

Florida Senate aims to help alleviate state’s lack of housing for workforce

(The Center Square) — Florida lawmakers want to alleviate the state’s growing affordable housing shortage by fixing some of the shortfalls in the Live Local Act of 2023. The bill passed unanimously with the Senate Committee on Community Affairs on Jan. 9 and was due before the Senate Committee on Fiscal Policy on Thursday, however, […]

How DeSantis’s South Carolina gamble could help Trump in New Hampshire

Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R-FL) choice to refocus his campaign operation on building support in South Carolina, effectively accepting a third-place finish in New Hampshire, could end up assisting former President Donald Trump as he looks to fend off former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s rise in the Granite State. The DeSantis campaign, under pressure from a […]

Abortion foes test sway over first post-Roe GOP presidential field

As the March for Life gathers in Washington, D.C., for the second time since Roe v. Wade was reversed, Republicans appear poised to nominate a presidential candidate reluctant to impose new federal limits on abortion favored by leading anti-abortion groups. Former President Donald Trump beat Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) by nearly 30 points in the […]

Johnson backed into corner as conservatives put speaker on notice

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is quickly discovering what his predecessor learned before him: appeasing all corners of his party is no small task.  Less than three months after Johnson secured the speaker’s gavel, the Louisiana Republican has overseen several consequential votes that have threatened to split the GOP conference. The speaker has sought to […]

Can Sununu do for Haley what Reynolds couldn’t for DeSantis?

Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) is hoping he can one-up Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) in the 2024 Republican presidential primary endorsement race as his pick, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, takes on former President Donald Trump next Tuesday in New Hampshire‘s nominating contest. But although Sununu has provided Haley with his public support […]

Anti-abortion groups eye the long game to achieve political and cultural wins

As supporters from across the country gather in the nation’s capital for the 51st annual March for Life on Friday, abortion is becoming a more powerful force in politics than it has been in a generation. This year’s march, with the theme of “with every woman, for every child,” will take place against the backdrop […]

Catholic bishop highlights faith and science as key to ’embrace life’ ahead of March for Life

EXCLUSIVE — As the 51st annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., approached, Michael Burbidge, the bishop of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, highlighted ways to help mothers keep their babies and expand a “culture of life … so that abortion never even has to be considered a possibility.” The Catholic Church is the largest […]

Social Security update: Third round of January payments worth $4,873 goes out in five days

The third and last round of January Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for top earners who retire at 70, will go out to the final group of retirees in just five days. Retired seniors born on or after the 21st of a month can expect their first payment of 2024 to arrive on […]

Social Security update: February direct payment worth $943 goes out in 13 days

The first Supplemental Security Income payment of the new year, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to recipients in just under two weeks. The payment will be released in 13 days, on Thursday, Feb. 1, and it marks the first check of 2024 because no payment was issued in January. Recipients […]
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