(Nolan McKendry, The Center Square) As families across America celebrated the 4th of July, they faced stubbornly high prices at the grocery store.
According to a survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation, hosting an Independence Day cookout for 10 guests will cost $71.22 this year.
The grocery bill has spiked...
(Casey Harper, The Center Square) President Joe Biden's White House staff has grown to historic highs, costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, according to a new report.
An analysis from OpenTheBooks of the recently released White House payroll found the Biden White House staff spending has hit new highs.
"During...
(David Mastio, The Center Square) California Gov. Gavin Newsom's super PAC "Campaign for Democracy" is running an ad on X, formerly known as Twitter, that reads, "Guns are the number one killer of kids. Not cancer. Not car accidents. GUNS."
The claim is false for most Americans.
https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1792338712455786883
It is true that...
(Christian Wade, The Center Square) New York City officials are dramatically expanding a controversial program that gives debit cards pre-loaded with cash to immigrant families staying in taxpayer-funded hotels across the city.
The Adams administration says another round of debit cards is expected to be distributed to more than 7,300...
(Ireland Owens, The Center Square) Columbia University is getting slammed after transcripts of anti-Semitic texts sent between Columbia administrators were released, as was detailed by the U.S. Committee on Education and the Workforce.
This update comes after a previous release from the committee about alleged offensive texts that “downplayed” antisemitism...
(Tim Clouser, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Martin v. Boise on Friday set up Spokane to finally enforce its voter-approved camping ban intended to curtail the scourge of homelessness, although not much has changed in the days since that decision.
The Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling reverses...
(Casey Harper, The Center Square) Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-TX., publicly called on President Joe Biden to "withdraw" from the race Tuesday, the first elected Democrat to do so publicly.
"Having devoted his life to public service, President Biden has achieved much for our country at home and abroad," Doggett said...
(Headline USA) Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. government will soon announce a plan for taxpayers to send $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, including anti-tank weapons, interceptors, and munitions for Patriot and other air defense systems.
The announcement came as Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov...
(Headline USA) Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon is scheduled to report to a federal prison in Connecticut on Monday to serve a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol uprising.
The lawfare attack has been widely condemned, particularly after Attorney...
(Greg Bishop, The Center Square) – More than 87,000 people moved out of Illinois taking with them nearly $10 billion in income, according to the latest Internal Revenue Service data. For the last six years, the total lost adjusted gross income is more than $47.5 billion.
For nearly a decade,...
(Headline USA) Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut will take his hot dog-downing talents to an army base in Texas for America's Independence Day this year after a falling out with organizers of the event that made him famous, the annual 4th of July eating contest in Brooklyn's Coney Island.
Chestnut,...
(Tom Gantert, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday by a 6-3 vote that banning homeless encampments on public property does not constitute “cruel and unusual” punishment.
The city of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson was called “the most significant case about homelessness in 40+ years” by...