A Utah state representative is challenging Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) in the state’s Supreme Court after losing his primary race to the Republican governor. Republican Phil Lyman filed a lawsuit requesting the state’s highest court to “annul the June 25, 2024, primary election” and rename himself as the Utah Republican Party nominee for governor. During […]
Vice President Kamala Harris is still sitting down with contenders to become her No. 2, but her campaign has already tapped aides to help that person in preparation for their 100-odd day sprint to Election Day. Aides already picked for Harris’s vice presidential choice include an alumni of President Joe Biden‘s 2020 campaign who performed […]
This week’s White House Report Card finds President Joe Biden stepping into the shadows of his vice president and newly-minted presumptive 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, instantly making him a “lame duck.” On issues they see as positives such as prisoner swap with the Kremlin, Harris has been elevated to an equal planner with […]
Former President Donald Trump has agreed to debate Vice President Kamala Harris, but the faceoff isn’t set in stone. The GOP nominee said on Friday evening he would meet Harris in Pennsylvania next month for a debate hosted by Fox News. Trump also announced he had negotiated debate terms that would include an audience, which […]
Kamala Harris’s ascension to the top of the ticket has energized the Democratic base and refocused Republican attack lines. With fewer than 100 days to go until the election, defining Kamala Harris will take place at break-neck speed. This Washington Examiner series will take a closer look at various aspects of her campaign and persona. Part Six is […]
(The Center Square) — Amid a report that voters’ personal information was temporarily accessible online, critics are renewing their concerns about Georgia’s Voter Registration Cancellation Portal. The information, including a voter’s date of birth, the last four digits of their Social Security number and their driver’s license number, was briefly available on the portal, a […]
(The Center Square) – The United States triggered a highly accurate recession indicator as recession fears led to the largest stock selloff since December 2022. California, the nation’s largest economy, triggered the same indicator in late 2023. On the morning of August 2, the United States published unemployment data for July showing a sharp increase […]
(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he is deploying California National Guard lawyers to prosecute cases in Alameda County, where Oakland is. Newsom’s office also detailed Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price’s months of delays preventing CalGuard’s deployment, publicly highlighting the state of the district attorney’s office. Alameda County violent crime rose […]
(The Center Square) – Gov. Jay Inslee this week announced the launch of a first-in-the-country electric vehicle rebate program funded through the state Department of Commerce, which is intended to encourage more car owners to transition away from gasoline vehicles. The $45 million rebate program is one of several public policies the state is pursuing as part […]
(The Center Square) – Dozens of measures impacting employers, education, health care, criminal justice and more are now law after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted 59 bills Friday. The Illinois General Assembly approved more than 450 measures during spring session that ended in May. Pritzker has been holding bill signing ceremonies for some measures, but […]
