Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is facing his lowest polling numbers in decades — even among home-state Democrats. Now, he’s taking heat from liberal comedian John Oliver, who mocked Schumer on HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” for repeatedly invoking “the Baileys,” an imaginary Long Island couple he has referred to in political speeches for years. “The […]
At least four people have died after heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning. The rain also shut down several highways and forced hundreds of Swiftwater rescues. Deadly flooding A family of two adults and a child died when a tree fell on their car Wednesday morning. Another person […]
A small town in Tennessee voted to reopen a closed prison as an immigration detention facility to assist President Donald Trump’s pledge of mass deportations. The town’s government approved the plan, despite opposition from dozens of residents who spoke at a public meeting. City leaders in Mason, Tennessee, voted to approve a contract with CoreCivic, […]
The Department of Homeland Security has received more than 100,000 applications from people looking to become U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, Fox News reports. The agency is aiming to hire 10,000 new ICE officers to assist the Trump administration in deporting millions of unauthorized immigrants over the next three-and-a-half years. After President Donald […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Eli Lilly, accusing the drug maker of bribing doctors to prescribe their medications. Paxton said the quid pro quo arrangements tainted millions of dollars of claims to Texas Medicaid. The lawsuit accuses Eli Lilly of providing doctors offices with free nurses to conduct patient-care services. That […]
Politics, it seems, is the only thing stopping the Chicago Bears from breaking ground on their new stadium. Team President Kevin Warren is lobbying the Illinois Legislature to pass a significant taxpayer-funded subsidy that would pave the way. Are the Bears building in Arlington Heights? Fans, along with business and political leaders, may still be […]
An appellate court has ruled in favor of the Trump administration, overturning a lower court’s decision and allowing the administration to proceed with its plan to eliminate billions of dollars in foreign aid allocated for this year. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, overturned a lower court ruling […]
New York Attorney General Letitia James has targeted some of the nation’s largest banks, accusing them of letting consumers fall victim to fraud. Her office filed a lawsuit against Early Warning Services, the company behind the popular payment app Zelle, citing the absence of key security features. Attorney general targets Zelle over alleged fraud James […]
In the first seven months of his administration, President Donald Trump has used the word “emergency” to justify several actions, including tariffs and the recent federal takeover of Washington, D.C. But what actually constitutes an emergency? National emergencies The National Emergencies Act was signed into law in 1976 by former President Gerald Ford. That law […]
An Illinois judge refused a legal request made by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday. Paxton had asked the court to enforce civil arrest warrants against Texas House Democrats who had fled to the Land of Lincoln to block a vote on redistricting. The proposed redistricting was expected to benefit Republicans, potentially giving them […]
