Lifelong Democrat and outgoing Texas state Rep. Shawn Thierry said on Friday that she is joining the Republican Party. Thierry announced the reasons behind her decision in a lengthy statement on X. “The Democratic Party has veered so far left, so deep into the progressive abyss, that it now champions policies that I cannot, in
Districts can request additional time to spend down the money if the U.S. Department of Education approves the expenditure. Many school districts across the nation could be required to return millions of dollars to the U.S. Treasury if they don’t spend their remaining post-COVID relief grant money within 30 days, according to federal data. Georgetown
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, held a joint interview with CNN on Thursday. The interview was Harris’s first unscripted sit-down with a journalist since she became the Democratic nominee. Here are some of the key takeaways from the interview. Original News Source Link – Epoch
Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the decision is ‘an important step toward ensuring workers and businesses can compete fairly’ in certain industries. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai applauded Canada on Thursday for its decision to slap high tariffs on some Chinese imports. In a statement released by her office, Tai said Ottawa had taken “an
DeJoy says the agency is in a better position than ever to handle the upcoming surge of election mail. Postmaster General Luis DeJoy says the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is ready to handle the impending deluge of election mail, including mail-in ballots, ahead of Nov. 5. “We’re going to be in great shape for the
A nonprofit government watchdog wants a federal judge to pull back the curtain on illegal surveillance of Capitol Hill staffers. A nonprofit watchdog group filed suit on Tuesday in federal court seeking to force the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make public documents about the government’s surveillance of a bipartisan group of congressional staff investigators.
The Harris-Walz campaign aims to capitalize on the momentum from 2020 by mobilizing black voters in the Peach State. SAVANNAH, Ga.—Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, urged supporters to work hard for another victory in 2024 while cautioning against complacency during a campaign speech on Aug. 29 in Georgia, a key battleground