Ten California mayors push back against Gov. Newsom's high-speed rail funding plans, opposing the use of local taxpayer money after 16 years of no track.
Millions of Americans still tune in to local television news for weather alerts, traffic updates, sports, school closings, and community affairs. While the share of the public getting news from local television has declined somewhat, roughly 65% of U.S. adults share this common civic experience. This is why it is concerning that a coalition of […]
The staunchest conservative activists and politicians are rallying behind a clear response to Charlie Kirk’s killing: Do everything possible to expose and defeat what they see as the “radical left” — which they blame not only for motivating Kirk’s assassin, but for a litany of America’s ills. So far, much of the activism has been focused against...
President Trump filed a lawsuit against The New York Times late Monday in Florida, accusing the paper and four of its reporters of defamation and libel. The lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, listed several stories and a book written by two journalists before the 2024...
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is making a second $1.5 million investment in the New Jersey gubernatorial race, bringing its total to $3 million devoted to electing Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) in November. The total is the most that the DNC has ever spent in New Jersey during an off-year election cycle, the organization said...
If I lose this landmark case of first impression, which is likely headed to the Supreme Court, future presidential advisers of either party will face the same stark choice I did.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Monday that his country “neutralized a drone operating over government buildings,” less than a week after he said that his country downed multiple Russian drones that breached Poland’s airspace. “Just now, the State Protection Service neutralized a drone operating over government buildings (Parkowa) and the Belweder. Two Belarusian citizens...
President Trump on Monday defended not ordering U.S. flags lowered to half-staff after the assassination of a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker this summer, saying the governor did not ask. The president's remark came during an unrelated Oval Office event on Monday. There, he was asked about his decision to lower flags after last week’s assassination of...
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Monday she plans to file a resolution to strip her House colleague, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), of committee assignments following comments from Omar in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death. “BREAKING: We’re filing a resolution to strip @Ilhan of her committee assignments after her disgraceful remarks on Charlie...
The Senate voted Monday to confirm President Trump's top White House economist to the Federal Reserve board of governors. Senators voted along party lines, 48-47, to approve the nomination of Stephen Miran, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), to the remaining four months of a term on the Fed board. As...
A federal appeals court Monday refused the Trump administration’s request to permit Federal Reserve board of governors member Lisa Cook’s firing before this week’s Fed meeting, setting the stage for a potential Supreme Court battle. Without the justices’ intervention, Cook is set to participate in the Fed’s upcoming vote on interest rate cuts after a judge last...
United States service academies are set to announce next month that they will start accepting scores on the Classic Learning Test (CLT) for the 2027 admissions cycle, as reported by Politico on Monday. The CLT, developed in 2015, assesses aptitude in reading, writing, grammar and mathematics, similar to the widely used SAT and ACT. Where...
President Trump is ramping up his attacks on the left in the wake of last week’s killing of Charlie Kirk, providing fuel to the White House’s efforts to clamp down on left-leaning groups and institutions. Trump has at nearly every turn since Kirk’s assassination argued the problem in the country stems from left-wing groups. The strategy...
The Pentagon on Monday unveiled new grooming standards, which now require service members “to be clean shaven and neat in presentation for a proper military appearance.” Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement Monday that following “a rapid force-wide review of military standards” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “recently directed the Services to implement...
