Supreme Court takes Catholic Charities bid to evade state unemployment taxes
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a significant 1st Amendment case that could reshape the balance between religious liberty and state taxation laws. At the center of the case is a dispute...
View ArticleRepublicans must go big on permitting reform, but not until next year
The election of President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Senate and House offers a rare and timely opportunity for Washington to reshape America’s environmental and energy policies....
View ArticleRaskin requests information about Trump’s process of vetting nominees
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) is seeking "clear assurance" that all of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees will undergo FBI background checks. Raskin made the requests on Friday in a letter...
View ArticleRussian writers claim North Korean soldiers in a ‘baptism by...
Pro-Kremlin writers are claiming that North Korean soldiers are seeing front-line action in the Kursk region of Russia. Approximately 10,000 personnel of the Korean People's Army were dispatched to...
View ArticleHouse GOP weighs disciplinary action for Susan Wild over Gaetz report...
House Republicans are considering whether to move forward with disciplinary measures against House Ethics Committee ranking member Susan Wild (D-PA) over her handling of the panel’s investigation into...
View ArticleSix things Assad’s chaotic flight from Syria revealed to the world
Former Syrian President Bashar Assad fled the country just hours before rebel forces seized the capital, with the details of his exit showing a chaotic retreat. Reuters spoke with 14 people close to...
View ArticleBig Tech moguls shell out big donations to build relationship with Trump
OpenAI head Sam Altman joined a host of Big Tech figures cozying up to President-elect Donald Trump, donating $1 million to his inaugural fund. Big Tech has been one of Trump's biggest long-term...
View ArticleTrump to sit for deposition in lawsuit against ABC News anchor
A judge ordered President-elect Donald Trump on Friday to appear in Florida next week for a deposition as part of his defamation lawsuit against ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos. The judge said...
View ArticleBeshear rejects state funding sex change operations for transgender inmates
Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) rejected calls for state funding for sex change operations for transgender prison inmates. At a Thursday press conference, Beshear rejected the premise on the grounds that it...
View ArticleCalifornia gas car ban getting approval from Biden before he leaves office:...
President Joe Biden is set to allow California to ban the production of new gas-powered vehicles after 2035. California and 11 other states were awaiting permission for the ambitious measure, which...
View ArticleTrump calls for mystery drones to be shot down
President-elect Donald Trump called for mystery drones spotted above the Northeast to be shot down, taking questions some lawmakers have been asking a step further. Northeast residents have been...
View ArticleSanity and honesty return to the SEC
The Democratic Party’s obsession with stopping climate change has undermined its ability to govern, especially in areas that otherwise have nothing to do with carbon emissions. Nowhere is that more...
View ArticleWith caution, the US must empower Syria to rebuild itself
After nearly 50 years of Assad family rule and 13 years of brutal civil war, Syrians are free from the Assad regime. The Syrian people — who have endured the nightmare of chemical weapons attacks,...
View ArticleTrump boost to dockworkers unions changes talks ahead of January strike deadline
President-elect Donald Trump gave dockworkers a boost in contract negotiations by seemingly endorsing their union’s demand to stop automation, lowering the odds of an economically damaging strike when...
View ArticleSocial Security update: Second round of December payments worth up to $4,873...
Millions of Social Security beneficiaries will receive the second round of retirement checks for December in four days. Filers who retire at 70 years old by Dec. 11 will receive payments worth up to...
View ArticleSocial Security update: January direct payment worth $943 goes out in 17 days
In 17 days, January's Supplemental Security Income check, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will be sent to eligible recipients. The Social Security Administration will issue SSI payments to...
View ArticleMcConnell instructs RFK Jr. to distance from anti-polio vaccine messages in...
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) subtly slammed Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s choice to hire an attorney who petitioned the government to withdraw the polio vaccine, suggesting it could tank his HHS nomination....
View ArticleMissouri delegation focusing on border security after brief with OLS Task Force
(The Center Square) – A Missouri delegation is focusing on border security after being briefed with an Operation Lone Star Task Force led by Goliad County, Texas, Sheriff Roy Boyd. The delegation, led...
View ArticleArizona Senate president seeks to raise bar for municipal tax hikes
(The Center Square) – Senate President Warren Petersen hopes to pass an additional barrier for local and county taxation. Senate Bill 1013 would require a 2/3 vote by a council or by a county board of...
View ArticleState tests show students still struggling with learning loss
(The Center Square) – Test results from last year’s PSSA and Keystone tests, two measures of academic performance across the state, show modest improvement in most areas, but the schools have miles to...
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