State-run disaster relief funds that funneled millions in charitable donations to tornado- and flood-stricken Kentucky can serve as models for quickly getting aid to storm victims, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday in response to an auditor’s review of the programs. The Democratic governor portrayed the findings as a vindication of …
Read More »Red states see 2023 population growth as Americans flee blue states, census data shows
Red states are dominating migration trends among U.S. states, according to new population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau released a report Tuesday outlining population trends in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. “The increasing number of states with population growth reflects …
Read More »California launches redistricting fight to ‘nullify’ Texas GOP plan, with Dems poised to gain 5 seats
As the controversy surrounding Texas’s redistricting efforts still rages, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Friday that the Golden State will move forward with a plan for a special election in early November to place its own redistricting plan on a ballot measure before voters. …
Read More »NBC News frames Senate sex tape video as 'conservative news outlets' pushing the story
NBC News came under fire on social media over a “ridiculous” headline that seemed to fault “conservative news outlets” for reporting that a Democrat Senate staffer filmed a gay sex video in a Capitol Hill hearing room. The report came after the Daily Caller published an amateur pornographic video Friday …
Read More »Republican Kim Taylor secures victory in Virginia House of Delegates race after recount
Republican Kim Taylor narrowly defeated Democrat Kimberly Pope Adams in their race for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates following a recount. Adams conceded defeat Wednesday after a hearing in Dinwiddie County Circuit Court in which a panel of judges reviewed a handful of disputed ballots. Taylor led …
Read More »Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler says we need 'many illegal immigrants' in the country to pick vegetables
Rep. Jerry Nadleron Thursday argued the U.S. needs “many illegal immigrants” in the country to pick vegetables and keep them from rotting. The New York Democrat made the remark during a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement hearing about the “Impact of Illegal Immigration on Social Services.” …
Read More »Democrats can lead on stopping crime. A Virginia candidate knows the way
I’ll admit it: Democrats are on the defensive when it comes to crime. President Donald Trump’s takeovers of Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles aren’t making America any safer, but they’re effective stunts — designed to put Democrats on the back foot and distract from his administration driving our country to …
Read More »Trump sees 'unprecedented opportunity' to cut government during shutdown
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he’s working to determine which “Democrat” agencies will face cuts after Democrats and Republicans failed to reach an agreement on a government funding package. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that he was meeting with Russell Vought, director of the U.S. Office of …
Read More »Meet the 3 senators who broke with Democrats to support a bill to keep government open
Three senators — Democrats Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, along with Independent Angus King of Maine — broke ranks Tuesday night to side with Republicans on a GOP spending bill that would have kept the government open. And now, they’re facing heat for it. While …
Read More »Kennedy says Schumer 'nervous as a pregnant nun' as socialist wing tightens grip amid government shutdown
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of engineering what he called a “political shutdown” to appease the far-left wing of the Democratic Party — a claim Schumer has denied. “His relationship with the truth is very casual,” Kennedy told “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday. “He’s …
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