by Neil W. McCabe | Nov 26, 2021 | Battleground States, News
The Senate and governors editor for The Cook Political Report told The Star News Network the collapse of popular support for President Joseph R. Biden Jr., was one of the critical factors driving the political prognosticating site’s decision to move...
by Chris Butler | Nov 26, 2021 | Battleground States, Georgia, News, The South
Representative Andrew Clyde (R-GA-09) announced this week that he plans to run for re-election in Georgia’s Ninth Congressional District. This, despite members of the Georgia General Assembly recently drawing him out of his current seat and into the newly...
by Star News Staff | Nov 26, 2021 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Upper-Midwest
by Evan Stambaugh Two Minnesota restaurants, Boardwalk Bar and Grill and a chain named Shady’s, will need to fork over $25,000 and $30,000 in fines respectively for violating COVID lockdown orders in 2020. The restaurants are obligated to pay the fines after...
by Rachel Alexander | Nov 26, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
During a press conference announcing his lawsuit with police officers and firefighters against the city of Phoenix over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich was asked by Arizona’s Family political editor Dennis Welch...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Nov 26, 2021 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
A former car dealership mogul has thrown his hat into the race to be the next governor of Michigan, intending to run against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D). Kevin Rinke is a Republican who made a fortune in the car business. He said he will put $10 million of his...
by Star News Staff | Nov 26, 2021 | Commentary, News
by Aaron Maté Five years after the Hillary Clinton campaign-funded collection of Trump-Russia conspiracy theories known as the Steele dossier was published by BuzzFeed, news outlets that amplified its false allegations have suffered major losses of credibility....
by Star News Staff | Nov 26, 2021 | National, News
by Sebastian Hughes As Ethiopia heads towards a potential collapse, the Biden administration worries the situation will turn into another Afghanistan, Axios reported. The government of Ethiopia has called on its citizens to arm themselves as rebels make their...
by Star News Staff | Nov 26, 2021 | National, News
by Ailan Evans A group of roughly 600 Google employees signed onto a letter opposing the tech giant’s company-wide vaccination mandate and called for its repeal. Google first imposed a requirement in July that all of its in-person workers be vaccinated against...
by Star News Staff | Nov 26, 2021 | National, News
- – – Photo “Sheriff Christopher Schmaling” by Racine County Sheriff. Background Photo “Voting Booths” by Tim Evanson CC BY-SA 2.0.
by Star News Staff | Nov 26, 2021 | National, News
by Kendall Tietz Remote learning led to declines in test scores in English and math when compared to the scores of schools that had more in-person learning, according to a paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Leadership throughout...
by Star News Staff | Nov 26, 2021 | National, News
by Sebastian Hughes The Biden administration extended an invitation for its “Summit for Democracy” to Taiwan, upsetting China, which views the island as its own. The list of invitees for the summit, which will be held in December, was released Tuesday by the...
by Star News Staff | Nov 26, 2021 | Commentary, News
by Newt Gingrich The deadly actions of the last few days should serve as a wake-up call to most Americans. Being pro-criminal and anti-police is beginning to undermine the fabric of our civilization. We have already seen a dramatic rise in murders and other...
by Star News Staff | Nov 26, 2021 | Commentary, News
by Kyle Shideler The conclusion of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, in which the 18-year-old was found not guilty of murder or assault in the shootings of three rioters in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, reflects a widening gap in how Americans conceive of justice...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 26, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) penned a letter this week to YouTube after it was revealed the social media giant demonetized a news video discussing a story how former Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli allegedly sexually assaulted Chinese tennis star...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 26, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
A motion by Washington County, Tennessee on Wednesday that aims at stopping a Bitcoin mining operation was delayed until December 8th at 9 a.m. – the third time the motion has been delayed. In the chancellor’s court Wednesday morning, the county appeared...
by Grant Holcomb | Nov 26, 2021 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
A Florida man, Stephen Alford, plead guilty regarding his involvement in attempting to extort $25 million from Congressman Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL-1) father, former Florida Senate President Don Gaetz. The latest development is part of a sex trafficking investigation...
by Casey Owens | Nov 26, 2021 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
After months of back and forth between University of Florida (UF) and three of its political science professors who were blocked from participating in a high profile lawsuit against Florida’s new election law, UF President Kent Fuchs approved a report...
by The Center Square | Nov 26, 2021 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin
by Benjamin Yount Last weekend’s events in Waukesha have one Wisconsin lawmaker looking to change the states’ constitution to keep some criminals in jail. State Rep. Cindi Duchow, R-Delafield, on Tuesday introduced a constitutional amendment to toughen...
by The Center Square | Nov 26, 2021 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
by Scott McClallen Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced that her department has lifted suspensions on the driver’s licenses of more than 150,000 Michiganders after implementing new laws last month. The department lifted the suspensions of 12,000...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Nov 26, 2021 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
After its major cities raked in more than six billion dollars from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan for COVID-19 relief, Ohio will once again be flush with federal cash. The state is expected to receive more than$10 billion from the...
by Eric Burk | Nov 26, 2021 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has decided to return two controversial books to its high school library after completing a two-month review launched after a parent complained at a September school board meeting. In a press release, Assistant...
