POLITICS

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) One of the Democratic claims behind President Donald Trump’s 2019 impeachment was that his efforts to scrutinize Burisma and its ties to Hunter Biden were politically motivated and not driven by legitimate concerns about potential corruption. Newly released documents appear to challenge that narrative. A trove of...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Bush family found itself at the center of viral attention this weekend after Barbara Bush, the daughter of former President George W. Bush, donated to a political action committee supporting Texas Senate candidate James Talarico. Talarico, a Democrat state representative, is running against Republican candidate and...

(Tom Joyce, The Center Square)  U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren want the Federal Trade Commission to look at whether online real estate companies use deceptive practices that raise homebuying costs. Booker, D-N.J., and Warren, D-Mass., sent a letter to FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson this week. They asked the...

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Seven in 10 American voters say their household financial situation is worse off than a year ago, a new national poll found. Just one in 10 said their income outpaced their expenses. The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll found 15% of registered voters said their...

(David Beasley, The Center Square) The NCAA on Friday sued Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine in federal court after the governor issued an executive order earlier this week giving Ohio colleges and universities the option to expand the eligibility options for some student-athletes. “In June, the NCAA adopted a new eligibility...

(Headline USA)  President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late in his reelection campaign, a coveted boost because of Trump’s popularity but one that the American had withheld for months as the vote neared and the leaders' strategies in the Middle East diverged. Trump said...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Virginia’s far-left attorney general issued an advisory bulletin to local election officials and attorneys on how to counter federal presence at polling places, raising the prospect of what critics have described as a “showdown with federal law enforcement.” Jay Jones, in coordination with the Virginia Department of Elections,...

(Headline USA) Vice President JD Vance faced tough questions from voters about the Trump administration’s policies on data centers, high costs, immigration and his own rhetoric in a town hall on CBS News that aired Saturday night. Vance, who said during the town hall there's “of course” a chance he...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Some scholarly articles written by Abdul El-Sayed, the embattled Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, left critics scratching their heads Friday over their unusual subject matter. In one paper, El-Sayed analyzed reproduction in “inter-racial” relationships and the potential health risks Arab American mothers face during pregnancy...

(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) Following Wednesday's news that inflation remained elevated in September, economic reports released Thursday and Friday offered a look at rising prices across the U.S. economy. Import prices, export prices, and prices charged by American producers all recorded their largest annual increases since 2022. Rising import prices...

(Headline USA)  President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to waive sanctions on Russia days before they were to take effect drew outrage Saturday from members of Congress, which had overwhelmingly passed the legislation in a bipartisan display of American support for Ukraine in the war with Russia. Lawmakers from both parties...

(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square) President Donald Trump has endorsed Republican and former sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race. “You have to vote for Michele Tafoya, who is a very respected person,” Trump said during a rally in Ohio on Monday. “It’s hard to win because...