POLITICS

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) The Republican-controlled 119th Congress is facing a backlog of legislative duties it can no longer ignore – yet it has only eight weeks left in session until Democrats take the helm in both chambers. While all of the legislative tasks are supposed to be bipartisan,...

(Kim Jarrett, The Center Square) Seminole County election officials failed to upload a memory card to the county's election management system, and 388 uncounted votes changed the outcome of a state House election, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said. Incumbent state House Rep. Gerald Greene, a Republican, was declared the...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) While Harry Truman and Frank Church are remembered as two of the most consequential investigators in congressional history, the incoming Democrat chairman of the House Oversight Committee is looking elsewhere for inspiration: Pennywise. Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., who is expected to take the helm of the Oversight...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The wife of the so-called decoy Dan in Alaska was revealed Thursday as a donor to Mary Peltola, the Democratic candidate for Senate who is facing growing questions about her knowledge of efforts to recruit candidates with names similar to incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan. The decoy Dan,...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday swiftly denied claims from anonymous sources that he is currently planning to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2028. DeSantis, whose term as governor is set to end on Jan. 5, 2027, has long been viewed as a potential contender for...

(Headline USA) The former district attorney of Mississippi's largest county was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in prison for taking bribes in a scheme that ensnared a number of city officials. Former Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, a Democrat who was backed by billionaire George Soros, was...

(Headline USA)  Retail magnate Les Wexner's name will not be removed from several Ohio State University buildings, a university official announced Friday, despite hundreds of complaints over his close association with the late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. The determination comes in arguably the highest-profile of the denaming protests to arise...

(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) Advocates for the rights of homicide victims and legal professionals throughout California are continuing to express outrage over Gov. Gavin Newsom's decision to commute the death sentences of all 548 inmates on the state's death row. "I take this action because I firmly believe that...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he may have to “destroy the rest of the country” of Iran as he continues to make threats against the Islamic Republic following the Republican Party’s major defeat in the midterm elections, which was seen as a referendum on...

(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday commuted the death sentences of all 548 inmates on California's death row, prompting swift and sharp criticism from district attorneys, law enforcement and advocates of homicide victims. Newsom reduced the death sentences to life in prison without the possibility of...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. economy added 156,000 jobs in October and unemployment remained steady at 4.1%, according to a new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.  The unemployment rate has remained in a narrow range between 4.1% and 4.3% since March. Employment in professional...

(Greg Bishop, The Center Square) Expect a surge of gun sales, but also gun control legislation after Tuesday’s dominance in midterm election by Democrats in the U.S. Congress and in various states where the power is shifting to liberal politicians. That’s according to Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep...