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Five weaknesses in the hush money case against Trump

Former President Donald Trump will head back to New York on Thursday for a hearing in his criminal hush money case, which was once viewed as the weakest of four indictments he faces but could now be the first to head to trial next month. Trump was indicted in late March 2023 over an alleged […]

Hur’s side of the story: Biden prosecutor prepares for congressional grilling on damning report

Special counsel Robert Hur is set to testify in front of a House Republican panel on President Joe Biden’s mental acuity. Though he recommended no charges against Biden over his mishandling of classified documents, Hur’s damning analysis of the president’s mental acuity sent shock waves through the political world, including a harsh rebuke from Biden’s […]

Outlook for public mass transit remains dim

(The Center Square) – Mass transit agencies across the country could continue to struggle this year with depressed ridership as federal funding is set to expire. S&P Global Ratings, one of three major credit rating agencies, gave the public transit sector a negative outlook as challenges pile up for operators while they spend down more than […]

How Mike Johnson was forced to delay a key vote because he faced another GOP mutiny: Report

House GOP members on the Intelligence Committee reportedly threatened a mutiny if Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) went forward with holding a vote on renewing a section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act this week. Raj Shah, Johnson’s spokesman, announced on X on Wednesday afternoon that the House would not consider the bill that would revise […]

Feds break up group smuggling fentanyl over the border in fire extinguishers

(The Center Square) – Federal officials announced Wednesday they busted a group using trucks to bring fire extinguishers filled with illicit fentanyl and other illegal drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border. An arraignment was scheduled Wednesday afternoon for the final defendant arrested on a federal grand jury indictment that alleges a scheme to smuggle fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin […]

Parents sue California for “misleading” title on transgender ballot initiative

(The Center Square) – A parents’ rights group is suing California’s attorney general over what they claim is a politically-charged labeling of their ballot initiative.  Parent activist group Protect Kids California filed a lawsuit against California Attorney General Rob Bonta for his title and description of the group’s ballot initiative requiring schools to notify parents if children […]

Jeff Bezos’ move to Miami looms large at WA revenue forecast presentation

(The Center Square) – The executive director of the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council says the overall revenue picture for the state is “pretty good.” But the elephants in the room as Dave Reich began his revenue forecast presentation Wednesday morning were the state Department of Revenue’s Tuesday announcement that it had made a series of […]

LA Times poll says half of U.S. says California declining, 30% of Democrats say ‘too liberal’

(The Center Square) – Half of Americans say California is in decline, with more than half of Republicans saying the state isn’t really American, according to a new Los Angeles Times poll. Meanwhile, 30% of Democrats say the state is “too liberal,” suggesting a growing number of voters are looking for the state to change […]

Maine lawmaker: Governor building ‘Taj Mahal’ homeless shelters

(The Center Square) — Republican lawmakers in Maine are accusing Democratic Gov. Janet Mills of secretly paying for housing and other public benefits for migrants as part of an underhanded effort to boost the state’s population. “It’s really striking to me that the folks in rural Maine are being told to do more with less, […]

Rural hospitals ‘on the brink of disaster’

(The Center Square) — Making rural health care better in Pennsylvania may require some significant changes in state law. Some experts point toward funding problems while others note legal barriers to improvements. “Rural health care in Pennsylvania faces some very unique challenges specific to its population and location,” Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-Erie, said during a […]
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