If you walk into a convenience store in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, alongside the beef jerky and menthols you are likely to see Mexicans wielding two revolvers, leather greaser jackets, and massive diamonds. These are the symbols on the video slot machines that are now common installations in corner stores across Pennsylvania. Their omnipresence […]
I was meeting a friend for dinner at 8 p.m. when I got this text at 5:30 p.m.: “Hey there, I’m actually in your area now, mind if we meet on the early side?” Did I mind? I didn’t mind at all! In fact, I prefer an early dinner. I know it’s unfashionable and brands […]
A Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioter who smoked marijuana in a senator’s office was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison on Thursday. New York state native Brandon Fellows, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden to 37 months in prison, plus five months for a contempt of court charge. He was convicted...
Republicans conducting the impeachment investigation into President Biden released the transcript of their private interview with Hunter Biden on Thursday evening, just one day after the president’s son huddled behind closed doors for nearly seven hours on Capitol Hill. The younger Biden is perhaps the most crucial witness to appear before the Oversight and Judiciary...
Former President Trump said Thursday that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is "absolutely" on his shortlist for potential running mates, adding to what is becoming an increasingly lengthy list of potential vice presidential picks. "Absolutely, he is," Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview alongside Abbott near the southern border. Asked if...
Former President Trump on Thursday said he hasn’t decided on a set number of weeks after which abortion should be banned after it was reported he privately has indicated he likes the idea of a 16-week ban. “More and more I’m hearing about 15 weeks. I haven’t decided yet,” Trump told Fox News host Sean...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Panera Bread is not exempt from the state’s new minimum wage law amid claims that the law would benefit a Newsom donor who owns several Panera restaurants. California’s minimum wage is $16 per hour. Starting April 1, most fast-food restaurants must pay their workers at least $20 an hour...
Former President Trump on Thursday said local police officers would be they key piece of his second-term proposal to mass deport immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally. "We have to deport a lot of people, and they have to start immediately," Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview from Eagle Pass, Texas,...
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent a letter to President Biden and his Cabinet demanding that wireless carriers’ cybersecurity standards be regulated as to not further exploit “lax security” in the United States’ phone networks. “I write to request that you address the grave threats posed by wireless carriers’ lax cybersecurity practices, which are not...
Thirteen Senators voted against the short-term spending bill to help avert a partial government shutdown on Thursday. GOP Sens. Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.), Mike Braun (Ind.), Ted Budd (N.C.), Mike Crapo (Idaho), Ted Cruz (Texas), Josh Hawley (Mo.), Ron Johnson (Wis.), Mike Lee (Utah), Roger Marshall (Kan.), Eric Schmitt (Mo.), Rick Scott (Fla.), Tommy Turberville (Ala.)...