Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah engaged in a new round of cross-border attacks on Wednesday as negotiators push for Hamas to accept the latest ceasefire proposal. An Israeli airstrike in Sidon, Lebanon, killed Khalil al Maqdah, who the Israel Defense Forces said was a terrorist with ties to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. His brother Mounir […]
Longtime Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ) died on Wednesday morning, his family announced after more than a month of in-and-out hospital stays. “It is with deep sadness that we announce that Bill Pascrell Jr., our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away this morning,” Pascrell’s family said in a post to the congressman’s X account. […]
As both Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) have been thrust into the national spotlight over the last few weeks, voters have warmed up to the Democratic vice presidential candidate more so than his Republican counterpart, according to recent polling. Roughly 36% of voters say they have a favorable view of Walz […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis‘s (R-FL) goal of electing conservative school boards across Florida hit several roadblocks Tuesday night, with nearly half of his endorsed candidates suffering defeat. DeSantis, who has made national headlines for his stance on education in the Sunshine State, endorsed 23 candidates for Tuesday’s elections, and 11 appear to have lost, per Florida’s […]
The Arizona Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit seeking to block an abortion ballot measure that claimed the 200-word summary of the initiative had misled those who signed the petition to get the measure on the ballot. Arizona Right to Life, an anti-abortion group, had sued to remove the ballot measure, which would enshrine abortion through […]
A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday blocked a Federal Trade Commission rule that would ban employers from forcing workers to sign noncompete agreements. The rule was slated to go into effect on Sept. 4, but U.S. District Judge Ada Brown held that the FTC lacks the authority to ban the practice of employers precluding […]
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) argued former President Donald Trump could do very well if he campaigns against crime and Vice President Kamala Harris’s record on it. Trump is currently making campaign stops in battleground states to counter-program the Democratic National Convention, with one of his stops made in Howell, Michigan, on Tuesday. The former president […]
Former President Donald Trump let down his guard, and rather than throwing a jab at former President Barack Obama, he offered some light praise. Trump is one of Obama’s most lasting critics, famously questioning his legitimacy by doubting he was born in the United States. On Tuesday, in an interview with CNN, he offered one […]
President Joe Biden caught stray criticisms from former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama during their Democratic National Convention speeches Tuesday night. The former president reportedly played a role in ousting Biden last month, with his skepticism of the viability of Biden’s candidacy leaking after his lackluster debate performance. While Barack Obama […]
The North Carolina State Board of Elections has approved the first virtual form of identification to comply with the voter ID law in the Tar Heel State. On Tuesday, the Democratic-controlled board voted 3-2, with both Republicans opposing, to allow the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Mobile UNC One Card to be accepted […]
