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Is ‘Defund the Police’ truly over? Biden, Pelosi say yes. Cori Bush, Josh Hawley say no

In what one national news outlet called “a significant display of bipartisan unity in a divided Congress,” President Joe Biden received broad and enthusiastic applause for his State… Read More

March 2, 2022
National
Democrats divided, police dissatisfied over Biden’s law enforcement messaging

(The Center Square) – Amid rising violent crime levels around the country, President Joe Biden sent a message to defund the police supporters late last week during his visit… Read More

February 8, 2022
National
Biden changes position, pushes ‘getting rid of’ filibuster for federal election takeover bill

(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden stepped into the national debate over a flurry of voter legislation in a speech Tuesday where he chided Republicans over the violent… Read More

January 12, 2022
National
Fight over elections, voter fraud reaches climax in Washington

(The Center Square) – A fight over voting legislation has reached a climax in Washington, D.C., where Democratic leadership is making passage of laws to federalize elections their top… Read More

January 12, 2022
National
Analysis: Republicans poised to do well in 2022 midterm elections

(The Center Square) – Less than a year out from the November 2022 midterm elections, Republicans are in a position to pick up more seats than previously expected after… Read More

January 10, 2022
National
Congress faces government shutdown this weekend

(The Center Square) – Lawmakers face a tight deadline this week to pass a spending measure or face a government shutdown Friday at midnight.Republicans and Democrats are engaged… Read More

December 2, 2021
National
Republicans vow to fight White House plan to pay migrants who entered country illegally

(The Center Square) – Congressional Republicans say they will fight a White House plan to pay up to $450,000 in reparations to migrants separated from their families under the… Read More

November 8, 2021
National, State Government
Illinois Democrats face backlash after once again proposing vastly partisan maps for redistricting

The Illinois General Assembly is facing widespread criticism after proposing an irregular and impractical congressional map for redistricting – a map that many say fits the textbook definition of… Read More

November 4, 2021
National
Analysis: Heavy Democratic losses hurt Biden agenda

(The Center Square) – Republicans won convincing victories in many parts of the country on election day, from a clear gubernatorial win in Virginia to a nail-biter in reliably… Read More

November 4, 2021
National
GOP’s night? Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race; Ciattarelli, Murphy in virtual tie in NJ

Minneapolis voters overwhelmingly reject effort to defund the police; Shockingly close race for NJ governor (The Center Square) – Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe Tuesday in the… Read More

November 3, 2021
National
Federal payment programs get more scrutiny over waste, fraud

(The Center Square) – House Republicans are demanding answers from the IRS on whether millions in taxpayer dollars are being lost to waste and fraud through a new Biden… Read More

November 3, 2021
National
Polls: Biden and Congress hit new lows among voters

(The Center Square) – New polling shows that both President Joe Biden and the 117th Congress have hit new lows in approval this year. The polling comes at… Read More

October 27, 2021
National
Pelosi: ‘Yes,’ IRS ‘tracking’ of bank accounts over $600 still on table as opposition grows

(The Center Square) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., doubled down on the inclusion in a spending bill of a Democratic provision that would require banks to report… Read More

October 13, 2021
National
Op-Ed: Labor unions three years after Janus

“Take this job and shove it. I ain’t work-en here no more. You better not stand in my way, As I’m walk-en out the door. Take this job and… Read More

September 20, 2021
National
Study: Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending bill with tax increases would cause economic decline

(The Center Square) – House Democrats have unveiled a litany of new tax proposals to fund President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion federal spending bill, but a new report suggests… Read More

September 17, 2021