Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) campaigned on being a centrist when he ran for office in 2022. Many politicians, pundits, and journalists celebrated Shapiro as a centrist candidate who was a welcomed relief in an era of division and political tribalism. However, since his time in office, all Shapiro has done is illustrate just how left-wing […]
A lot of people spent this morning trying to make Thursday’s inflation numbers sound fine. This is part of a yearlong public messaging campaign arguing that the President Joe Biden economy is perfectly perfect and that anyone who doesn’t like it is divorced from reality. The main evidence behind this argument was that inflation was […]
A third year in a row has begun with inflation on the rise as investors cling to delusions that the Federal Reserve does not actually care about the data. Both the “Summary of Economic Projections” and minutes from the last Fed meeting of 2023 indicated that the central bank only sees about three interest rate […]
The European Union is so afraid that the upcoming European Parliament elections will bring more far-right lawmakers to Brussels that it is turning to Taylor Swift for help. In a recent statement, Margaritis Schinas, the vice president of the European Commission, urged the American pop star to use her upcoming concert tour in Europe to […]
Some people claim it is a problem that many others treat politics like sports, but there are many ways in which doing so would be an improvement. That includes moving on from elderly leaders who have lost a step. College football legend Nick Saban retired on Wednesday from his position as the head coach of […]
On Wednesday night, cable news broadcast a tale of two contests. On CNN, two Republicans spent the better part of two hours exchanging pejoratives, attacking each others’ motivations and political records, and accusing each other of being dishonest in general and fake conservatives in particular. On Fox News, the other Republican was uplifting, on message, […]
Hertz will sell off one-third of its electric vehicles and will replace some of its global fleet with gas-powered cars, driven by higher costs and soft demand. The decision to sell off 20,000 EVs came as the cost of repairs for its EV fleet, mostly made up of Teslas, has been higher than expected, coupled...
A major student loan servicer has agreed to pay Massachusetts $1.8 million in a settlement over allegations that the company failed to communicate information to borrowers about renewing their income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, according to the state attorney general. Nelnet is one of the largest student loan servicers that receives funding from the federal government...
A redistricting panel in Michigan led by citizens asked the Supreme Court Thursday to let it use 13 state legislative district maps that a federal court said violated the U.S. Constitution. The panel asked Justice Brett Kavanaugh to pause an order, issued by federal judges, that declared the districts unconstitutional because the maps were drawn...
Hunter Biden on Thursday pleaded not guilty to felony tax charges in a federal court in California, The Associated Press reported. The nine felony and misdemeanor tax offenses allege Biden, the son of President Biden, failed to pay at least $1.4 million in federal taxes from 2016 through 2019 and tried to evade the assessment...