by Susan Berry, PhD | Mar 19, 2022
CatholicVote launched a six-figure digital ad campaign Wednesday, in both Arizona and Nevada, that urges Hispanic voters to hold accountable so-called “Catholic” Democrat Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) over their recent votes in the U.S....
by Star News Staff | Mar 19, 2022
by Jeffrey A. Rendall Every single one of senile president Joe Biden’s struggles was easily foreseeable. It’s a bold statement, since many if not most of the issues that confront a new president can’t always be seen from a distance. If it can be said that...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Mar 19, 2022
Incumbent U.S. Representative Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-15) has elected to run for reelection in TX-34, leaving Texas’ 15th Congressional District an open seat. Redistricting changed the district lines and made an already competitive TX-15 an even bigger target for...
by The Center Square | Mar 19, 2022
by Tom Joyce The Arizona Senate passed a bill this week that would increase academic transparency. In a 16-13 vote along party lines with Republicans favoring the bill and Democrats opposing, SB 1211 passed. It’s a bill that establishes a right for...
by The Center Square | Mar 19, 2022
by Mary Stroka Social media platforms would be prohibited from using algorithms to target children under a bill advanced by a Minnesota House committee Tuesday. Rep. Kirstin Robbins, R-Maple Grove, sponsored the bill, HF 3724, after reading about the impact of...
by Eric Burk | Mar 19, 2022
Attorney General Jason Miyares blasted Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano in a radio appearance Wednesday, blaming Descano’s prosecutorial philosophy for murders of homeless in Washington, D.C. and New York. Miyares said Descano’s...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 19, 2022
Pennsylvania-based company Reveal Global Consulting, LLC agreed to settle allegations of improper billing of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). According to a release from the Department of Justice (DOJ), the company will pay back $820,000 to the federal agency in...
by Grant Holcomb | Mar 19, 2022
The Florida Legislature recently passed the largest budget in state history totaling $112.1 billion and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is already hinting at vetoes to the record budget ahead of signing the appropriations. Since DeSantis took office in January 2019, his...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 19, 2022
A University of Virginia Women’s swimmer took home second place in the NCAA national championship Thursday, finishing behind controversial biologically male, transgender swimmer Lia Thomas of the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). Freshman Emma Weyant was the...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 19, 2022
After a swift and unanimous passage through both chambers of the Georgia General Assembly, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is expected to sign into law a bill that will temporarily suspend the state’s tax on gasoline. HB 304 would take effect on May 31. Kemp is reportedly...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 19, 2022
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers declined to endorse his own Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, who is running for the Democratic nomination in the U.S. Senate race. At an event hosted by WisPolitics.com, Evers responded to a question, detailing he would not endorse...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 19, 2022
Eight homeowners in Michigan filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals against Oakland County Treasurer Andrew Meisner. The suit contends that the foreclosure process is unconstitutional, as the government has taken property for delinquent property...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 19, 2022
Federal law enforcement officials announced the arrest of three men charged in a 30-count indictment for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy that is alleged to have brought over 500 kilograms, or approximately 1,100 pounds, of cocaine from Mexico to be...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 19, 2022
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called for additional support for Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of the sovereign country. Blumenthal’s remarks, which encouraged the passage of two measures to punish the invading country, follow a bipartisan...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 19, 2022
The City of Knoxville is helping young people at highest risk for violent crime access jobs and activities this summer through its Summer Opportunity Youth Grant. Grant funding is available from the City's Office of Community Safety to expand summer activities...
by Laura Baigert | Mar 19, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – A meeting to hear opponents of a bill that preempts local governments from prohibiting energy infrastructure was held Monday morning by the House bill sponsor. Meanwhile, the Senate version of the bill advanced through the committee process....
by Star News Staff | Mar 19, 2022
by Harry Wilmerding American’s spending slowed in February amid surging inflation and gas prices, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Wednesday. Retail sales grew 0.3% in February, a significant dip from January’s 4.9% monthly increase, the Census...
by Star News Staff | Mar 19, 2022
by Harold Hutchison Historians say that a New York Times reporter aided the Soviet Union’s attempts to conceal a genocide. The late Walter Duranty, whom many historians accused of helping Josef Stalin’s regime hide the Holodomor, a man-made famine that was used...
by Star News Staff | Mar 19, 2022
by Jennie Taer U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) leadership is allowing officials to waive a pandemic-related public health order for Ukrainians seeking asylum at ports of entry at U.S. borders, according to a memo obtained by CBS News. “The Department...
by Star News Staff | Mar 19, 2022
by Laurel Duggan University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas won the 500 free event at the NCAA Women’s Championships by 1.75 seconds Thursday. In first place, Thomas swam finished at 4:33.24, according to results published on...
by Star News Staff | Mar 19, 2022
by Eric Lendrum On Wednesday, federal prosecutors in New York charged five individuals with acting on behalf of the Chinese government as they attempted to spy on U.S. citizens, and to subsequently harass them for criticism of China. As reported by...
