OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters says the House Speaker Charles McCall and Representative Mark McBride want to impeach him and he demands the proceedings begin on Monday. This week State Representative Kevin Wallace (R-Wellston) announced the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency will be investigating spending concerns at the Oklahoma State Department … Read more
Former President Donald Trump has chosen Ohio Senator JD Vance as his vice presidential running mate, taking a once-strident critic and elevating him as the leading heir to his political legacy. Vance, who will turn 40 in August, offers a youthful contrast to Trump, 78, and President Joe Biden, 81. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Trump’s … Read more
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The “Squad,” a group of progressive lawmakers in the House, is set to shrink next year after two members suffered primary defeats this election cycle following an unprecedented deluge of special interest spending. The primary losses for Reps. Cori Bush in Missouri and Jamaal … Read more
People on social media are calling out “embarrassing” behavior by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), who went out of her way to repeatedly mispronounce Vice President Kamala Harris’ name during an appearance on CNN. On Thursday’s broadcast of “NewsNight With Abby Phillip,” Mace criticized Harris over several policy issues, and she accused the Democratic presidential nominee … Read more
(NewsNation) — The state of Texas is suing the Biden administration, claiming workplace protections for transgender employees are unlawful and seeking to have the provisions permanently blocked. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit naming the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice as defendants. The federal lawsuit alleges … Read more
Former President Donald Trump on Monday chose US Senator JD Vance of Ohio to be his running mate as he looks to return to the White House. Here are some things to know about Vance, a 39-year-old Republican now in his first term in the Senate. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Trump’s running mate. Know the … Read more
Caitlin Reilly | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON — Trade groups and companies responsible for this year’s largest lobbying expenditures so far upped the ante in the first half of 2024 compared to a year earlier, defying expectations for an election year slump. K Street’s top 10 clients shelled out $162.3 million through June, up 13% from … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a Biden administration request. The court voted 5-4, with conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch joining the three liberal justices in dissent. At issue were protections for pregnant students and students who are … Read more
(NewsNation) — Social Security recipients will see their benefits cut in roughly a decade if Congress doesn’t take action, but Democrats and Republicans have yet to agree on a solution. So far, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have tip-toed around the politically fraught topic, with each promising not to cut benefits. That … Read more
Donald Trump may have survived the assassin’s bullet, but the shots that rocked the world, have effectively killed off what was left of Joe Biden’s fast-fading hopes of remaining in the White House. If Biden’s clearly failing mental state hasn’t ended his long political career, then the inaccuracy of a crazed young gunman has. Not … Read more