President Joe Biden announced the cancellation of student loans for 150,000 borrowers on Monday, just one week before the upcoming transition to a Trump administration.
Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells has publicly supported a Bradenton, Florida, homeowner who fatally shot an alleged intruder during a break-in on Thursday night, emphasizing Florida’s strong stance on self-defense.
Calls are intensifying for Ohio Governor Mike DeWine to veto portions of a bill passed in the closing hours of the legislative session, which would authorize higher fees for certain public records.
Chicago taxpayers could be facing significant costs due to the school board's recent decision to fire Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Pedro Martinez, despite his contract extending through June 2026. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s newly appointed school board voted 6-0 to end Martinez’s tenure, a move that has sparked widespread controversy.
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Biden administration can open the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, to illegal aliens enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This decision comes after the Biden administration’s May announcement that it would allow some DACA recipients to access Obamacare. The DACA program, created by former President Barack Obama through executive order, shields over a million illegal aliens from deportation.
A few years ago, the Buffalo Bills threatened to leave New York State unless a new stadium deal was secured. This kind of relocation bluff is common in the NFL, with only the Green Bay Packers standing out as a team with a municipally owned facility and a market too small to seriously consider relocation. Despite the ever-present threat of the Bills moving to a more lucrative market, Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul ultimately signed a deal providing $600 million in state funding for a new $2.1 billion stadium for the Bills, with Erie County contributing an additional $250 million. This was after team owner Terry Pegula threatened to move the franchise to Austin, Texas, where he would privately finance a stadium.
Attorney General Merrick Garland is under scrutiny from Congress as Republican lawmakers ramp up investigations into his Department of Justice (DOJ) over an alleged coverup tied to the Crescent Dunes solar energy project in Nevada. The project, which received hundreds of millions in federal grants during the Obama administration, has been plagued by technical failures, financial troubles, and environmental concerns. Now, questions are being raised about the DOJ’s involvement in a qui tam lawsuit that was abruptly dismissed after initially being supported by the government.
Every Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives walked out of session on Friday, protesting the Democrats’ refusal to address concerns over upcoming changes to the state’s tipped minimum wage system.
