A battle over a $1 billion transmission line that won all regulatory approvals only to be rebuked by state residents in a referendum now comes down to nine regular folks.…
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Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones, one of two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled last week from the GOP-led statehouse, is being sent back to the Legislature. The Nashville Metropolitan Council voted…
US very ‘confident’ it can protect interests in South China Sea as China surrounds Taiwan
The U.S. is very confident it can protect American interests in the Indo-Pacific as the Chinese military surrounds Taiwan, the White House said Thursday. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby…
The Future is Now: China, Russia revert to pre-1989 world and fundamentally challenge the US-led West
We recently learned a lesson which was more than three decades in the making. The lesson partially stems from two seemingly unrelated events. The world noted the one-year anniversary of…
Democrats dealt another blow: third lawmaker leaves party, switches to Republican within a month
Democrats were dealt another blow from within their own ranks this week as yet another state lawmaker declared he was leaving the party. According to a Monday report by The…
Mace calls Texas mifepristone ruling ‘unconstitutional,’ says GOP on ‘wrong side of history’ on abortion
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., on Monday joined Democrats in their call for the Biden administration to ignore a Texas judge’s ruling on the abortion medication known as mifepristone, blasting the…
Trump appeals court ruling requiring Pence to testify in DOJ’s Jan 6 probe: report
Former President Donald Trump’s legal team on Monday appealed a court order that required his former vice president, Mike Pence, to testify as part of the Justice Department’s probe into…
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed an executive order aimed at prioritizing skills and work experience over college degrees for some state jobs in New Jersey. The order signed Monday directs…
Senate chaplain doubles down after saying ‘thoughts and prayers’ are not enough after Nashville shooting
Senate Chaplain the Rev. Barry Black called for action after a mass school shooting at Nashville’s Covenant School left six dead, including three students, in Tennessee on March 27. ‘I…
Dem senator accuses Trump of leaving Biden with ‘bad options’ for disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal
A Democratic U.S. senator on Sunday blamed former President Donald Trump for leaving the Biden administration with ‘very bad options’ that led to the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021. Sen.…