(Christen Smith, The Center Square) State and local leaders said this week that Norfolk Southern’s response to a train derailment near the Pennsylvania-Ohio border ignored best practices and prioritized speed over safety.
In a letter sent to the railroad’s chief executive offer, Pennsylvania Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro said he will hold...
(Christen Smith, The Center Square) Pennsylvania Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro said Thursday he won’t sign any execution warrants and called on legislators to join 25 other states to ban the death penalty “once and for all.”
“When my son asked me why it’s OK to kill someone as a punishment for...
(Headline USA) As Democrats push for more prolific government spending to finance their radical agendas and policies, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that it expects the U.S. economy to stagnate this year with the unemployment rate jumping to 5.1%—a bleak outlook that was paired with a 10-year projection that publicly...
(Mark Pellin, Headline USA) After deceiving voters and lying to campaign supporters about the state of his health coming off a massive stroke, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., on Wednesday night “checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive treatment for clinical depression,” according to a statement from...
(Headline USA) Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., appeared unaware that she had announced her retirement this week, telling reporters on Thursday that she hadn’t yet made a decision about whether to seek reelection just hours after her office announced she would not run again in 2024.
Asked by reporters about her...
(Headline USA) Dr. David Scheiner, the longtime doctor for former President Barack Obama, said this week that President Joe Biden’s new physical evaluation will likely downplay concerns about the president’s age and health as he gears up for his 2024 reelection campaign announcement.
Scheiner was Obama’s personal physician for more...
(Headline USA) Former South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley, who announced her 2024 presidential bid this week, reportedly required proof of vaccination at an event last year.
An event featuring Haley titled, “Ask a Woman: Leadership Lessons from Ambassador Nikki Haley,” required attendees to show “proof of COVID-19 vaccination along...
(Headline USA) Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot took aim at the Chicago Teachers Union this week, blaming the organization for the “chaos” in the city’s public education system.
During a debate against two of her opponents in the Chicago mayoral race, Lightfoot claimed the CTU is responsible for the city’s enrollment...
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) A high ranking official of the Global Disinformation Index—a group funded by one of George Soros's many foundations, asserted that supporters of former President Donald Trump are not apt to accept lefitst re-education.
Dr Daniel Rogers, co-founder and executive director of GDI, made the statements in...
(Ezekiel Loseke, Headline USA) A Massachusetts Democratic Committee Chair argued that killing disabled children in the womb is good because it saves tax dollars, echoing the eugenic arguments of past abortion supporters.
Michael Hugo, the chair in question, made the argument on Feb. 7 as he was attacking pro-life pregnancy centers...
(Headline USA) Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., warned FBI leadership this week that House Republicans might vote against reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act because of the agency’s repeated abuses of the law.
FISA’s surveillance powers under Section 702 are set to expire this year, which means Congress will have to...
(Headline USA) National Park Service employees on Wednesday swept through a large homeless encampment three blocks from the White House, tearing down dozens of tents and warning that people who resisted would be subject to arrest.
Workers in white jumpsuits used rakes, shovels and pitchforks to clear McPherson Square, tossing the...