(The Center Square) – The fallout has begun in Illinois from the expired Invest in Kids school choice scholarship program as schools are announcing they will close. The Archdiocese of Chicago announced this week the closing of two west suburban Catholic schools at the end of the school year. St. Frances of Rome in Cicero had […]
(The Center Square) – Convicted felons in Washington state, including murderers, may soon have more rights when it comes to seeking elected office, voting or sitting on a jury while still in prison. House Bill 2030 is sponsored by Tara Simmons, D-Bremerton, an advocate for the restoration of rights for felons. In 2020, Simmons was elected to […]
Witnesses whom lawmakers plan to question as part of the Republican-led impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden in the coming weeks were once some of the associates most intimately familiar with the Biden family’s business affairs. Some of them had well-documented firsthand involvement in business ventures with the Bidens, and two had what records suggest […]
The Washington, D.C., Council will meet on Jan. 23 to discuss passing sweeping, comprehensive public safety legislation as the district’s crime rates continue to rise after staggering final numbers in 2023. Among the most common crimes in Washington are carjackings and robberies, with everyday citizens, small businesses, and members of Congress falling victim to repeat […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis R-FL) was supposed to be the best chance Republicans had of taking out former President Donald Trump. Instead he ended up dropping out and endorsing Trump before the second Republican nominating contest. ELECTION 2024: FOLLOW LATEST COVERAGE In some ways, it was a rapid fall from grace. In others, it was a […]
Washington Examiner Magazine Executive Editor Jim Antle joins Investigations Editor Sarah Bedford to discuss what to expect in the New Hampshire primary since the GOP field has thinned, whom former President Donald Trump could pick as a running mate, and what a rematch between Trump and President Joe Biden may look like.
Gov. Ron DeSantis R-FL) was supposed to be the best chance Republicans had of taking out former President Donald Trump. Instead he ended up dropping out and endorsing Trump before the second Republican nominating contest. ELECTION 2024: FOLLOW LATEST COVERAGE In some ways, it was a rapid fall from grace. In others, it was a […]
The first Supplemental Security Income payment of the new year, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to recipients in less than two weeks. The payment will be released on Feb. 1, and it marks the first check of 2024 because no payment was issued in January. Recipients were given two payments […]
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 on Wednesday. Retired seniors born on or after the 21st of a month can expect their first payment of 2024 to arrive in two days. […]
As both parties wrestle for control of the Senate next year, several lawmakers in the House are looking to trade their seats in the lower chamber for greater legislative influence.  At least 12 lawmakers so far have announced they would forgo reelection in the House to run instead for a Senate seat in November, marking […]
