DeSantis campaign rakes in $8.2 million in the first 24 hours of his presidential launch

by admin | May 26, 2023 | Politics

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — What started as a rocky presidential campaign launch marred with technical issues ended with a massive roll-in of cash for the first 24 hours of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign. DeSantis raised...

Former Oath Keeper sentenced for role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

by admin | May 26, 2023 | Politics

Creativeye99/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A former leading member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group was sentenced Friday to eight years and six months in prison for her role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Jessica Watkins led a small group into the...

Debt ceiling drama hurting American families: ‘We’re being treated like numbers’

by admin | May 26, 2023 | Politics

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Gridlock in Washington over raising the debt ceiling threatens to disrupt payments to millions of Americans who rely on government benefits each month. Seniors, veterans and Americans living with...

All 123 US federal prisons need ‘maintenance’: Inspector general

by admin | May 26, 2023 | Politics

Office of the Inspector General/Dept. of Justice(WASHINGTON) — The 123 federal prisons in the United States need roughly $2 billion worth of “maintenance” and most are “aging and deteriorating,” according to a DOJ inspector general...

Supreme Court cuts EPA’s Clean Water Act protection for wetlands

by admin | May 25, 2023 | Politics

joe daniel price/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Thursday significantly rolled back federal safeguards for wetlands under the Clean Water Act, siding with Idaho property owners in a decision that curbs Environmental Protection...