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Trenton, NJ – A dispute between New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill and the U.S. Department of Justice escalated Tuesday after a top federal official responded “Challenge accepted” to the governor’s refusal to…
Americans Tighten Their Belts Even More As Inflation And Uncertainty Persist Jason Cohen on March 15, 2023 After a surprisingly strong start to the year, persistently high inflation and uncertainty regarding forthcoming…
More Than 385,000 Illegal Migrants Evaded Arrest At The Southern Border Since October, Border Patrol Chief Says Jennie Taer on March 15, 2023 Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz testified Wednesday that there’s…
EJ ANTONI And PETER ST ONGE: Biden Bails Out The Rich And The Reckless E.J. Antoni and Peter St. Onge on March 15, 2023 Once again, American families are worried that their…
Nearly A Third Of Americans Rank Evangelicals As The Most Unfavorable Religion: POLL Kate Anderson on March 15, 2023 A new poll found that 27% of Americans view evangelicals as the most…
Abbott Admin Is Taking Over Texas’ Largest School District Due To Repeated Academic Failures Reagan Reese on March 15, 2023 Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s administration is taking over the largest school…
Border Patrol Chief Calls For Return Of Trump-Era Policies To Stem Migrant Surge Jennie Taer on March 15, 2023 Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz emphasized the need for Trump-era policies to control…
Micaela Burrow on March 15, 2023 Pentagon police found a military servicemember dead in the building’s parking lot Tuesday afternoon, the Defense Department confirmed later that evening, according to media reports. An…
Katelynn Richardson on March 15, 2023 A New York state education agency employee who was fired in 2018 for refusing to attend a mandatory LGBTQ training lost his appeal in federal court.…
Trump PAC Files Ethics Complaint Against Ron DeSantis, Gov’s Office Fires Back Mary Lou Masters on March 15, 2023 A Trump-aligned PAC filed an ethics complaint against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, which…
EXCLUSIVE: Concerns Over Inflation Among Small Business Owners Returns To Near Record High, Poll Shows Jason Cohen on March 14, 2023 Concerns over inflation among small business owners have returned to a…
Inflation, Still Sky-High, Slightly Cools As Fed Weighs More Rate Hikes John Hugh DeMastri on March 14, 2023 Prices grew 0.4% on a monthly basis in February, falling slightly from January, the…
DENNIS PRAGER: Banks Go Bust When Activism Comes Before Business Dennis Prager on March 14, 2023 The primary concern of the people who ran the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) — the bank…
Conservative Legal Group Sues DC To Stop Illegal Immigrant Voting Law Jennie Taer on March 14, 2023 The conservative Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) sued Washington, D.C., Tuesday over its new law…
Ron DeSantis Says Ukraine War Is Not ‘Vital’ To US Interests Mary Lou Masters on March 14, 2023 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the war in Ukraine was not a “vital” national…
Biden’s Latest Student Loan Gambit Could Cost Billions, Experts Say Alexa Schwerha on March 14, 2023 The Biden administration’s latest plan to reform student loan repayments could cost $230 billion over a…
Canadian Health Org Recommends Breast, Cervix Cancer Screenings For Certain ‘Trans Women’ Laurel Duggan on March 14, 2023 The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) suggested that “trans women,” or biological males who identify…
California Court Hands Victory To Uber In Gig Worker Ruling Katelynn Richardson on March 14, 2023 A California appeals court gave Uber, Lyft and other companies that rely on an independent-contractor model…
Army Plans To Spend Billions On Attracting New Troops In 2024 As Recruiting Challenges Are Expected To Persist Micaela Burrow on March 14, 2023 The U.S. Army plans to spend billions on…
Dems Pressure Walgreens To Sell Abortion Pills Lorenzo Prieto on March 14, 2023 A group of Democratic senators pressured Walgreens to provide as much access as possible to abortion pills, including in…
Medical School Under Federal Investigation Over Its Allegedly Racist Scholarship Program Alexa Schwerha on March 14, 2023 The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) launched a federal investigation…