The National Defense Authorization Act passed the House on Wednesday afternoon, a win for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) after he had to endure another round of drama from members of his own conference. The NDAA passed 312 to 112, with 18 Republicans voting against and 115 Democrats voting for the bill. The legislation, which authorizes funding […]
Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) will endorse primary bids against those who “fuel corrupt machine politics,” starting with New Jersey Democratic state Sen. James Beach. Beach chaired a committee that last week blocked Kim from testifying against a bill that would strip power away from the Office of the State Comptroller. After Kim expressed his opposition, […]
The suspected gunman arrested in a shooting at Kentucky State University on Tuesday has been identified as Jacob Lee Bard, a 48-year-old man from Evansville, Indiana. Bard is accused of killing 19-year-old student De’Jon Darrell Fox Jr., who hailed from Indianapolis. Another student remains in critical condition as of Wednesday afternoon. It remains unclear what […]
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) said this week that he would “welcome more” Somali immigrants into Minnesota, as federal investigators continue to uncover the extent of widespread welfare fraud believed to have originated primarily from the state’s Somali population. While appearing as a star speaker at a fundraiser for Gov. Bob Ferguson (D-WA), Walz said his administration would accept the arrival […]
Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk admitted that she has “righteous anger” toward conspiracy theorists stirring speculation about her husband’s death. Kirk appeared on Fox News’s Outnumbered on Wednesday to address theories surrounding the assassination of her husband, Charlie Kirk, on Sep. 10 in Orem, Utah, at a TPUSA campus event. Kirk fiercely defended TPUSA […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Wednesday his office filed a civil rights lawsuit against Starbucks, accusing the coffee chain of “reverse discrimination” when hiring and paying employees based on race. “A desire to promote ‘diversity’ does not give Defendant a free pass to discriminate against persons of certain disfavored races (that is, white […]
President Donald Trump is participating in a roundtable focused on an unknown topic. The event was scheduled for 2 p.m. Earlier Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced a drop in interest rates. Also earlier in the day, Trump called with various European leaders about negotiations with Ukraine and Russia.
(The Center Square) – Charlotte taxpayers are spending a minimum of $3.4 million and possibly more for a Washington public relations firm’s aim of “enhancing the public’s perception and use of public transit in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area.” Nine Democrats and two Republicans on the City Council delivered a unanimous vote to climax the Sept. 11 […]
(The Center Square) – Ohio public sector unions spent nearly $9 million during the 2024 election cycle, with more than half of it going to proposed constitutional amendments. The state’s union election spending of $8.8 million is one of the highest totals in the nation, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Foundation, which also […]
(The Center Square) – A new stipulated agreement reached between Georgia Power and the Public Service Commission’s Public Interest Advocacy staff could lower electric bills while giving the utility the capacity it needs to power data centers, the utility said Wednesday. The plan would take the burden off Georgia Power’s residential and business base by ensuring […]
