Dennis Hastert, whose congressional legacy as the longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84.
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) voiced his disagreement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling on Tuesday allowing a Texas law to take effect that will authorize the state’s law enforcement to arrest people who enter the U.S. through the southern border illegally. Cuellar, the co-chair of the recently established border security task force, disagrees that a state can enforce...
President Biden on Tuesday aimed to court Latino voters while fundraising in Arizona, outlining the comparison between himself and former President Trump. "You're the reason why, in large part, I beat Donald Trump," Biden said at a campaign event in Phoenix. "I need you badly." He then pointed to Trump's comments about Latino immigrants. Trump...
President Biden will win the Kansas Democratic presidential primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. The Sunflower State offers 33 pledged delegates to the winner, with 11 delegates allocated based on the statewide result and 22 based on the results of the state’s four congressional districts. The remaining six are unpledged and will be allocated at...
A New York judge ruled that a handful of social media companies must face lawsuits from survivors of the Buffalo grocery store shooting in 2022 that left 10 people dead. An Erie Supreme Court judge ruled that social media companies — including YouTube, Meta and Reddit —must face lawsuits that have been brought against them...
Former President Trump has won the Kansas GOP presidential primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Trump was the only active candidate on the ballot and will claim all of the 39 delegates up for grabs in the winner-take-all primary. He already became the presumptive Republican nominee last week when he won enough delegates to mathematically...
Trump-backed candidate Bernie Moreno will win the Republican nomination for Senate in Ohio to face off against incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) this November, Decision Desk HQ has projected. Moreno, a former car dealership owner and the father-in-law of Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), defeated state Sen. Matt Dolan (R) and Ohio Secretary of State Frank...
Alabama’s Republican-led Legislature passed a new measure to ban state funding of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at public universities, local boards of education and government agencies. The legislation limits teaching “divisive concepts” about race and gender and prohibits transgender students from using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity at public universities and colleges. ...
Former President Trump has won the Republican primary in Illinois, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Trump has already met the delegate threshold he needs to secure the Republican nomination for 2024, and his win in the Prairie State adds to his winning streak on the GOP side. There are 64 GOP delegates...
After recently visiting Boeing’s facilities, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker said he found there are issues with the company’s safety culture but expects the aviation giant will get its act together. “There are issues around the safety culture in Boeing. Their priorities have been focused on production and not on safety and quality,”...
Former President Trump has won the Republican primary in Florida, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Trump earlier this month crossed the delegate threshold needed to secure the Republican nod, and the 125 delegates up for grabs in the Sunshine State's GOP contest will only add to his support after ex-rival Nikki Haley dropped out...
President Biden has won the Democratic primary in Illinois, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Biden has already hit the delegate count he needs to clinch the Democratic nomination, but a win in the Prairie State could add as many as 147 more delegates into his column, according to a tracker from Decision Desk HQ/The...
Former President Trump has won the Ohio Republican presidential primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Trump, already the presumptive GOP nominee for president, will win all of the state’s 79 delegates available in the winner-take-all primary. He was the only active candidate on the ballot. Trump fell short in the Ohio primary in 2016, losing...
President Biden has won the Ohio Democratic presidential primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee last week after clinching enough delegates to secure the nomination. He will be able to add dozens of additional delegates to his total with his win in the Buckeye State, with 127 pledged delegates up...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation released its latest trove of data Tuesday, showing that crime numbers across nearly every category continued to fall in 2023.
