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Section 8 covers Colorado rents up to $3,879 per month, ‘lap of luxury’

(The Center Square) – Taxpayers are covering rents of up to $3,879 per month in Colorado, leading taxpayer advocates to question the growing duration of federal Section 8 housing choice voucher (HCV) usage. “Section 8 needs to focus on lifting people out of the trap of poverty, not putting them into the lap of luxury,” […]

Texas legislature replaces STAAR Test with three new tests

(The Center Square) – Student excitement about the legislature abolishing the annual statewide standardized test may be short lived. Instead of one test, students will soon have to take three. HB 8, filed by state Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, which eliminates the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Test, has passed both chambers […]

GOP donors could win billions after Trump dismantled key Puerto Rico oversight board

In August, President Donald Trump fired six out of seven members of an oversight board responsible for overseeing Puerto Rico’s finances. As replacements for these commissioners loom, major Republican donors could win billions of dollars due to the board’s control over their financial interests. Former oversight board member Andrew Biggs, a Republican appointee and the […]

Cities resisting Trump’s help against crime ‘need it the most’: Tiana Doescher

The Washington Examiner‘s Tiana Lowe Doescher said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump‘s crime cleanup should expand outside Washington, D.C., adding that she feels “so much safer” as a previous victim of violent crime. Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) said Tuesday that he believes Chicago will be the next major city where Trump will deploy the […]

WATCH LIVE: Trump meets with Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the White House

UKRAINE AND POLAND FACE RIFT OVER PROPOSED BAN ON UKRAINIAN NATIONALIST SYMBOLS President Donald Trump is meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki at 11:20 a.m. at the White House. This is Nawrocki’s first overseas trip since taking office last month.

Stefanik calls for investigation into Hochul over family leave policy

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) on Tuesday called for a federal investigation into Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D-NY) use of a family leave policy for striking correctional officers. In a letter to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Stefanik claimed Hochul was in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 in connection with the correction officer […]

John Sununu weighing comeback Senate run in New Hampshire

John Sununu, the former senator of New Hampshire, is weighing a comeback Senate bid in 2026 and has spoken with Republicans in Washington about a campaign. Sununu, the brother of four-term ex-Gov. Chris Sununu, has expressed interest in running again in recent conversations with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Cory Gardner, the outgoing […]

Noem fires FEMA officials for inappropriate conduct during work hours

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem moved on Tuesday to fire multiple employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, accusing them of consuming pornographic content on their government-issued devices during work hours. “These individuals had access to critical information and intelligence and were entrusted to safeguard Americans from emergencies—and instead they were consuming pornography,” Noem […]

WATCH LIVE: House Speaker Mike Johnson holds press conference

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House GOP leadership will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. HOUSE RELEASES 33,000 PAGES OF EPSTEIN FILES FROM DOJ The press conference comes as lawmakers such as Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) push leaders to hold a vote to release the full files […]

WATCH LIVE: House Speaker Mike Johnson holds a press conference

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House GOP leadership will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. HOUSE RELEASES 33,000 PAGES OF EPSTEIN FILES FROM DOJ The House leadership conference comes as lawmakers like Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) push leaders to hold a vote to release the full Epstein […]
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