Trump brings faith to the fore as he looks to shore up evangelical support
Former President Donald Trump is about to go to trial over criminal allegations he paid off a porn star before the 2016 election. But instead of being deterred, support from white evangelical Protestant Christians could win him the 2024 cycle over President Joe Biden. In 2020, white evangelicals accounted for roughly 1 in 5 general […]
EPA issues majority of grants for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
The Environmental Protection Agency is issuing $20 billion in grants under a program reducing greenhouse gas emissions in disadvantaged communities – allocating the majority of funds that were obligated under the Inflation Reduction Act. The announcement will be made Thursday by Vice President Kamala Harris and EPA Administrator Michael Regan in Charlotte, North Carolina, in […]
Biden’s LGBT agenda becomes mired in election-year politics
Two news stories in the last week underscore the Biden administration‘s balancing act with LGBT causes as the 2024 election approaches. The first was that, having declared March 31 the annual Transgender Day of Visibility in 2021, President Joe Biden honored the new tradition alongside Easter on Sunday, outraging conservatives in the process. The second […]
DeSantis official stunned after border visit: ‘Just so horrifying’
One of Gov. Ron DeSantis‘s (R-FL) top deputies said he left a visit to the Texas border in disbelief after seeing the illegal immigration and drug smuggling crises with his own eyes. Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, a Cabinet member in the DeSantis administration who oversees finances for the deployment of state military and law […]
Johnson can put a ‘W’ on the board by passing Ukraine aid
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) does not have many GOP accomplishments to show for his six months in office. However, he can change all that this month by following through on his proposal to deliver aid to Ukraine and reverse one of President Joe Biden‘s harmful anti-energy policies. A majority of the House Republican caucus […]
John Eastman asks judge to pause disbarment, citing $3 million in ‘legal fees’
Former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election campaign lawyer John Eastman asked a judge to pause his disbarment so he can maintain working as an attorney, citing “legal fees” he’s incurred for being indicted in a separate criminal case. State Bar Court of California Judge Yvette Roland last week found Eastman culpable for 10 of the 11 […]
Reports on Biden’s anger over Israeli strike ‘only make him look weak,’ former Obama speechwriter says
Former President Barack Obama’s onetime speechwriter claimed that reports that President Joe Biden is angry over Israel’s airstrike that killed seven aid workers “only make him look weak.” Jon Favreau said Biden does not deserve credit for being “privately enraged” over the killing of the aid workers because he has not used his position to […]
Maine moves to join Democratic-led pact to elect president by popular vote instead of Electoral College
A new Maine bill was passed by the state legislature on Wednesday that would tie Maine’s Electoral College votes for president to the country’s popular vote. The bill narrowly passed the state’s lower chamber in a 73-72 vote. It was then approved by the state Senate, and it now heads to the desk of Gov. […]
Social Security update: First round of April’s payments worth $4,873 goes out in seven days
The first round of April’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest income earners who retire at 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in one week. The payment will go out to beneficiaries on Wednesday, April 10, to people who were born on or between the first […]
Washington Examiner’s Tiana Doescher argues voters know how Trump and Biden have handled economy
The Washington Examiner’s Tiana Lowe Doescher argued Wednesday that the economy will likely be a key factor in whom voters cast their vote for this November, as they are aware of how it was under both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Many are anticipating a rematch between Biden and Trump in the […]