Brendon Oliver 
Mike Pence, the former vice president, is the most conservative candidate running for the presidency with a strong stance on banning abortion from conception, cuts to Social Security and Medicare, and a hawkish foreign policy towards Russia. However, being the most conservative no longer holds as much significance in the Republican presidential primaries since Donald …
Assemblymember Corey Jackson plans to amend one of his bills to make it harder to ban school textbooks in California. He aims to put provisions in place to require a supermajority vote by local school boards to ban textbooks and set up an appeals process for book bans involving county boards of education. AB 1078 …
Floodwaters caused by a collapsed dam in southern Ukraine have forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. The region has been occupied by Russia for the past year, and the cause of the collapse is unclear. Ukraine has accused Russia of sabotaging the dam, while Russia claims Ukrainian shelling caused the breach. Experts believe …
Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) slammed a former Trump administration official for bringing up transgender issues at a hearing about sustainable investing on Tuesday. (Watch the video below.) Many Republicans have attacked ESG, the environmental, social and governance investment strategy that also accounts for a company’s approach to climate change and social issues, as “woke” and …
On Tuesday, Mike Pence submitted his paperwork to enter the 2024 race and unveiled a launch video on Wednesday. Despite being noted by the Hill, the video, which was nearly 3 minutes long, did not mention former President Trump directly or feature any images of Pence’s former boss. In the video, Pence places blame …
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears addressed the recent shooting that took place after a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, stating that it is not about law-abiding gun owners, but about gangs. During a press conference outside the Altria Theater, Earle-Sears emphasized that the people she represents are not safe and stressed the need to …
WASHINGTON — Given the overall environment in the industry, it’s likely for some smaller banks to consolidate, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday morning. “There is motivation to see some consolidation and it wouldn’t surprise me to see some of that going forward,” Yellen said in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” Yellen said she wouldn’t …
Real-life Ron DeSantis made an appearance in New Hampshire, among other states, interacting with real people instead of existing as a potential or idealized version on Twitter. DeSantis, along with his wife Casey, worked a quick rope line, with Casey being better suited for the task than her husband. DeSantis has been performing in-person campaign …
If you’ve been in bed all day, you’ve been taking part in a TikTok trend called “bed rotting.” The trend is about letting your sheets engulf you as you literally waste the day away. It sits alongside other relaxation-focused trends that have been popularized on the app. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! …
Republican Governor of North Dakota, Gov. Doug Burgum, has officially announced his candidacy for the United States presidential election on Wednesday. From being a chimney sweep to becoming one of the richest men in the state, Mr. Burgum faces very long odds with an increasingly crowded race. In an opinion essay in The Wall Street …