Court rules Delaware’s new vote-by-mail law is illegal
A vote-by-mail law approved in July does not bode with Delaware law and the process cannot be used in the upcoming November elections, a state judge ruled Wednesday.
Americans are still getting poorer under Biden, data shows
Real wages shrunk for the seventeenth month in a row as the Biden administration continues to ramp up spending amid historic inflation. Since President Joe Biden took office, real wages have fallen 5.5%, or around $3,000 per year for the typical American.
Election 2022: Two backed by Trump win in New Hampshire
Far-right conservative Republican Don Bolduc squeaked out a win in New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday, setting the stage for a November match-up against incumbent Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan.
‘Orwellian’: New gun sales tracker door to ‘privatized government surveillance,’ experts say
The ISO approved the creation of a new merchant code for firearms stores to use when processing credit and debit card transactions, Reuters reported Friday. However, the code could lead to innocent Americans being surveilled should companies coordinate with the government to probe sales, experts say.
Dems memorialize 9/11 by saying GOP voters are the true terrorists
“It is despicable and outrageous to hear these people, to hear these people say the things that they are saying, comparing our fellow Americans to terrorists. Actually worse. They literally said they are worse than al-Qaeda terrorists,” Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii said.
Dozens of Trump supporters served with warrants, subpoenas
A top Republican lawyer said the FBI served multiple supporters of former President Donald Trump with warrants or subpoenas during a Friday-evening Fox News appearance.
Small businesses might drop Obamacare as premiums skyrocket
Health insurance premiums offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), colloquially known as Obamacare, will rise next year, hitting small businesses particularly hard and potentially pressuring them to drop out of the program.
Canadians say they have a harder time getting healthcare than Americans
Numerous American politicians have pointed to Canada’s public healthcare system as a model for a “Medicare-for-all” system. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has said that healthcare is a human right and that the U.S. must join every major country on Earth in creating a single-payer system.
Councilwoman who touted DC’s ‘sanctuary’ status complains illegal immigrants turning Capital into ‘border town’
A councilwoman who had touted the District of Columbia’s status as a “sanctuary city” complained about migrants bused from Texas and Arizona on Thursday. Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas began busing migrants to D.C. in April and Gov. Doug Ducey started busing migrants in May.
Youngkin backs Virginia out of costly RGGI compact
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, also known as RGGI, is a multistate compact that gradually reduces carbon emissions over several years in the participating states. RGGI caps the amount of carbon emissions allowed in the state and puts limits on individual entities.
Environmental group raps New Hampshire’s solid waste plan
The Conservation Law Foundation said a draft plan to manage solid waste, landfilling, recycling and composting over the next 10 years is “inadequate and uninspiring” and means New Hampshire will continue to be a “dumping ground” for garbage from Massachusetts and other surrounding states.
Biden attacks ‘MAGA Republicans’ in angry speech, labels them ‘threat’ to democracy
President Joe Biden attacked supporters of former President Donald Trump in a speech Thursday evening in Philadelphia that many across the political spectrum viewed as divisive, castigating large scores of Republican voters as “extremists” and threats to democracy.