Jurors begin deliberating in Sen. Menendez’s corruption trial
Sen. Bob Menendez walks into the Daniel Patrick Moynihan federal courthouse in Manhattan on Friday, July 12, 2024. Jurors began deliberating in his federal corruption case Friday afternoon after the…
Come to Ukraine, ‘see our struggle,’ Zelenskyy tells governors on Utah stage
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at the National Governors Association Summer Meeting at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City on July 12, 2024. (Courtesy of the Utah Governor’s…
Flooded out Barre City resident tells U.S. Sen. Peter Welch: ‘We are getting scared to live here’Â
U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, third from right, visits a flood-damaged neighborhood in the north end of Barre on Friday, July 12. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger BARRE CITY – Jatinder…
Iowa, national conservative leaders talk abortion, school choice at Family Leader event
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos spoke on a panel about education hosted by Family Leader President and CEO Bob Vander Plaats at the…
Hearing set for public to weigh in on proposed health insurance rate increases for 2025
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island is one of the health insurers with proposed rate increases for 2025. Seen here are the company’s offices on Exchange Street in Providence.…
Oregon Libertarians on the lookout for potential Republican interferenceÂ
The incumbents in Oregon’s 5th and 6th Congressional districts have an advantage of being already in office but will face challenges next year. (Getty Images) Oregon Libertarians are bracing for…
Cannabis, school vouchers and skill games: Here’s what didn’t make the Pa. budget
The Capitol building in Harrisburg on July 6, 2024 (Capital-Star photo by Ian Karbal) With a Republican Senate and a Democratic House, Pennsylvania’s budget negotiations were always going to involve…
Sen. Warnock, new commission explore ways to provide health care coverage to more Georgians
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has proposed a new federal work-around to cover low-income people in states like Georgia that have not expanded Medicaid. The program would last for three years.…
Candidates’ race against time to submit nomination forms is over. Now we wait.
Rhode Island Rep. Robert Craven, left, a North Kingstown Democrat, and Sen. Alana M. DiMario, right, a Narragansett Democrat whose district includes the eastern portion of North Kingstown, are shown…
Digging deep: Which new programs in the Pa. budget didn’t make headlines?
Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law a bipartisan budget for fiscal year 2024-25 as Democratic legislative leaders watch Thursday, July 11, 2024. (Commonwealth Media Services photo) Dollar signs followed by…