2024 election
Harris, Trump jockey for trust amid flaming rhetoric(The Center Square) – Every four years, Americans make a choice between the two candidates they most trust to lead the nation.On the surface, it’s Republican or Democrat. In decades… Read More
Federal government
Medicare rates, prescription drug costs surge under Inflation Reduction Act(The Center Square) – Medicare premiums and senior citizens’ prescription drug costs have surged since passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, according to data compiled by an advocate for seniors… Read More
2024 election
Harris still struggles with Black, Hispanic voters(The Center Square) – Newly released polling data shows that Vice President Kamala Harris has failed to secure the support among Black voters enjoyed by President Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton… Read More
2024 election
Supreme Court says Virginia can remove noncitizens from voter rolls(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court has granted Virginia’s emergency request to keep “noncitizens” off voter rolls, Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Wednesday morning via a social media… Read More
2024 election
Johnson County Commission candidate Mark Hamill aiming to make living affordable, officials accountableThe guys repairing Mark Hamill’s car told him they have to live outside of Johnson County and drive over an hour to work because they can’t afford to live there. Read More
2024 election
Fire set in Vancouver, WA drop box burns hundreds of ballots; FBI investigating(The Center Square) – Hundreds of voters who returned their election ballots at a Vancouver, Wash., drop box over the weekend are urged to follow up with the Clark County… Read More
Education
Houston ISD scandal: up to 400 unqualified teachers involved in $1M cheating scheme(The Center Square) – Another scandal has unfolded in Texas’ largest public school district: a $1 million teacher certification cheating scheme through which up to 400 individuals paid a proxy… Read More
DEI
State leaders call on large businesses to end DEI policies(The Center Square) – A coalition of state officials and business leaders are publicly calling on Fortune 1,000 companies to end their controversial workplace policies. The letters come as Democrats… Read More
Jobs
Labor Department leader on hot seat for botched job(The Center Square) – Congressional committee leaders from North Carolina and Virginia have given a new Friday deadline in pursuit of answers from the embattled leader of the U.S. Department… Read More
2024 election
It’s now a sprint: Trump, Harris hit the home stretch(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are locked in a tight race just one week out from Election Day. Trump hosted a rally… Read More
Local Government
Johnson County commissioners embrace child drag show, tampons for men’s rooms, colleague allegesA Johnson County, Kansas, commissioner is blasting her colleagues for supporting an all-ages drag queen show with a coloring contest for kids earlier this year, and for abiding men’s-room tampons… Read More
2024 election
Trump receives endorsements from Muslim, Arab leaders at Michigan rally(The Center Square) – Some Arab- and Muslim-American leaders endorsed Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally Saturday in Novi, Michigan. The endorsements are notable… Read More
2024 election
Virginia appeals judge’s order to return noncitizens to voter rolls(The Center Square) – Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced late Sunday the commonwealth will file an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to block… Read More
Economy
Everyday Economics: Higher market volatility ahead, but keep calm and carry on(The Center Square) – In September, the U.S. economy surprised everyone. Recession fears from July and August gave way to concerns that strong growth could stall further disinflation. This shift… Read More
Illegal Immigration
More than 3 million border crossers from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela(The Center Square) – Of the 14 million illegal border crossers reported under the Biden-Harris administration, more than 3 million are from four countries whose citizens were granted expanded entry… Read More
Crime, Kansas City
Jackson County prosecutor candidate Tracey Chappell knows all about Kansas City’s crime problem. She hears it from the accused themselvesAs a defense attorney, Tracey Chappell hears her clients in surrounding counties actually lament they hadn’t been arrested in Jackson County instead – where the prosecutors are notoriously soft on… Read More
Abortion
‘Blatant Lies’: OB/GYN calls out fear-mongering abortion activists pushing state ballot amendments(The Heartlander) — Voters are flat being lied to about abortion measures on state ballots Nov. 5. That’s according to board-certified OB/GYN Dr. Christina Francis, who on Tuesday led other… Read More
2024 election
Court rules Virginia must return noncitizens to voter rolls; Youngkin vows appeal(The Center Square) – A federal judge is ordering Virginia to return the names of more than 1,500 “noncitizens” to voter rolls following a lawsuit filed by the Department of… Read More
President Donald Trump
Florida sues Garland for blocking state investigation into Trump assassination attempt(The Center Square) – Florida has sued U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for blocking a state investigation into the second assassination of former President Donald Trump that occurred in Florida. Read More
Politics
Texas AG Paxton makes criminal referral to DOJ over ActBlue donations(The Center Square) – After petitioning the Federal Election Commission to respond to Texas’ investigative findings about a Democratic Party online fundraising platform, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made a… Read More