(Christen Smith, The Center Square) A new bill pending in Congress would mandate open primaries across the country, giving roughly 23.5 million registered independents a chance to nominate candidates for federal office.
The Let America Vote Act, sponsored by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and cosigned by Reps. Jared Golden, D-Maine;...
(Headline USA) Police in Ferguson, Mo., on Tuesday released officer-worn body camera footage showing a protester knocking a black police officer to the ground on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, leaving the Missouri officer with a life-threatening brain injury.
Police Chief Troy Doyle, speaking at a news conference,...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Of Texas's nearly a dozen veterans serving in Congress, several are weighing in on a military service controversy surrounding the presumed vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who served in the Army National Guard for 24 years.
Questions and criticisms about Walz's military record...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Three and a half years into an unprecedented border crisis impacting Texans in border communities and the state’s largest cities, high-profile Democrats are openly endorsing a Republican candidate for Senate who they never endorsed before: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
Cruz, a Houston Republican, is running...
(Christen Smith, The Center Square) Gov. Josh Shapiro said Thursday he too faced a big choice during the running mate vetting process for Vice President Kamala Harris.
“I love being governor of Pennsylvania,” he said. “I believe every Pennsylvanian should have the freedom to chart their own course and the...
(Headline USA) An African American Ferguson, Missouri, police officer was critically injured by Black Lives Matter rioters outside the city's police station during an event memorializing the 10th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, police said Saturday.
Ferguson police chief Troy Doyle said Officer Travis Brown suffered a...
(Christian Wade, The Center Square) — A legislative push to lift New York's lifetime ban on convicted felons serving on juries has been given the green light by the office that oversees the state's court system.
The Democratic-controllled state Legislature approved the Jury of Our Peers Act last year, which...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) – After more than three and a half years of a border crisis, Texas followed Florida on a key immigration issue, this time to determine how much taxpayers are footing the bill for illegals receiving medical care in public hospitals.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a...
(Greg Bishop, The Center Square) An Illinois County sheriff says a recent sexual assault of a minor allegedly at the hands of an illegal immigrant reveals the problems with Illinois being a “sanctuary state.”
Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey shared recently a 6-year-old girl was sexually assaulted. The suspect was...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) U.S. House Republicans and military veterans are demanding answers from the Pentagon and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on his military record after several claims have resurfaced. Walz was picked as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate; the two are the presumed Democratic nominees for...
(Spencer Pauley, The Center Square) The Seattle-based real estate company Zillow has named a new chief executive officer as the U.S. housing market continues slowly falling.
Zillow announced Chief Operating Officer Jeremy Wacksman has been promoted to the CEO position on Wednesday.
Wacksman first joined Zillow in 2009 and has been...
(Orphe Divounguy, The Center Square) A higher-than-expected increase in the unemployment rate caused significant panic last week. However, data from the Institute for Supply Management indicated that the services sector expanded in July, while the commerce department data showed initial jobless claims fell.
The stock market also made a modest...