by Just the News | Sep 22, 2023
by Joseph Weber Prosecutors said Friday morning they have indicted New Jersey Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife on federal bribery charges. They alleged in a press conference shortly after the charges were announced the Menendezs took bribes of cash, gold...
by Star News Staff | Sep 22, 2023
by Will Kessler The United Auto Workers (UAW) announced on Friday that more workers will go on strike as the union and automakers continue to be unable to reach a deal. The union announced that 38 new plants across the U.S. will join the partial strike at noon...
by Just the News | Sep 22, 2023
by Ben Whedon Republican leadership has told House lawmakers they can leave Washington, D.C., following a botched vote on a defense spending package that upended the legislative agenda that was set through Saturday. The announcement follows a group of dissident...
by M.D. Kittle | Sep 22, 2023
By Senator Julian Bradley Today, I introduced legislation to retain Wisconsin control over the safety and reliability of our state’s power grid instead of ceding that control to federal regulators and opportunistic out-of-state developers. This bill, known as...
by Tom Pappert | Sep 22, 2023
A powerful network of liberal donors are reportedly planning to oppose No Labels, the newest political party to be recognized in Arizona, as Democrats in the state express concerns the party could serve as a spoiler and cause President Joe Biden to lose the 2024...
by Tom Pappert | Sep 22, 2023
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis revealed about a dozen witnesses she plans to call in her racketeering case against former President Donald Trump in a legal filing on Wednesday. Willis named the witnesses to illustrate potential conflicts of interests for...
by M.D. Kittle | Sep 22, 2023
Five Republican state representatives are seeking co-sponsorship on resolution to impeach embattled Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, who was recently fired by the GOP-controlled state Senate but refuses to leave the post. “Administrator...
by Tom Pappert | Sep 22, 2023
The family of a deceased Fulton County Jail detainee who was stabbed to death announced its intention to sue the jail on Wednesday but will first offer the facility a 30-day window to “address the situation appropriately” before the lawsuit is filed....
by Star News Staff | Sep 22, 2023
by Kate Anderson Democratic state Rep. Karen Whitsett of Michigan said that she will not be voting in favor of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s abortion bill package, which would significantly ease abortion restrictions, according to The Detroit News....
by The Center Square | Sep 22, 2023
by Bethany Blankley On Wednesday, Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his energy plan. It includes reversing all Biden administration policies to get gasoline prices at the pump back to $2 a gallon in 2025. Gas prices and all other...
by The Center Square | Sep 22, 2023
by Anthony Hennen A push to reform the oversight of Pennsylvania’s half-dozen homes for veterans would create an advisory board to improve care and watch over the dwellings. Senate Bill 933 would give a 15-member Veterans Home Advisory Board the responsibility...
by Star News Staff | Sep 22, 2023
by Crime Watch MN The Minnesota Freedom Fund supplied $100,000 bail for the release of Myon Demarlo Burrell earlier this month after he was charged with illegally possessing a firearm and narcotics. Hennepin County Jail records show Burrell (pictured above) was...
by Hannah Poling | Sep 22, 2023
The Williamson County GOP issued a medical rights resolution on Wednesday refusing to “blindly submit” to any effort by the federal government to reinstate COVID-19 mandates and urging state lawmakers to do more to protect Tennesseans’ medical...
by Just the News | Sep 22, 2023
by Steven Richards As crime rates climb across the nation, police departments in several major U.S. cities are facing a crisis, namely, the inability to recruit new police officers. As a result, staffing shortages have led to increased overtime, thinly spread...
by Kaitlin Housler | Sep 22, 2023
Tennessee U.S. Representative John Rose (R-TN-06) recently joined three of his colleagues in introducing the Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines (NO PBMs) Act. The bill, according to Rose’s office, would “modernize Medicare and prevent pharmacy benefit...
by Star News Staff | Sep 22, 2023
by Jennie Taer Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is moving closer towards giving illegal immigrants identification cards, according to new images obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. In 2022, the agency announced the ICE Secure Docket program...
by Kaitlin Housler | Sep 22, 2023
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced Thursday his office reached a $44.5 million settlement with Food City over the grocery store chain’s opioid-related misconduct. In addition to the $44.5 million payout, Food City has also agreed to “ensure future...
by The Center Square | Sep 22, 2023
by Christian Wade Wages will rise for hundreds of thousands of low-skilled workers in Connecticut next year under a 2019 law that pegs the state’s minimum wage to the federal employment index. Beginning Jan. 1, Connecticut’s wage floor will rise...
by ADN America | Sep 22, 2023
by ADN America Staff Joe Biden’s administration announced this Wednesday the renewal and expansion of an immigration permit called Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which would allow some 472,000 Venezuelans to work and reside legally in the United...