The Heartlander

11/15/2024

“The people of Arizona should know their state government is stepping up to deliver critical resources border communities need to manage the challenges we face,” Hobbs said in a statement.

(The Center Square) – Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is expected to make a border policy announcement in Nogales on Monday. The governor’s office has not provided details on what the announcement...

11/15/2024

“The findings urgently demonstrate the need for the Department to redouble its work in the complex fields of su***de prevention."

(The Center Square) – More service members died by su***de in 2023, according to figures released by the Pentagon on Thursday. The Pentagon's Annual Report on Su***de in the Military found that 5...

11/15/2024

After the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, his “behavior began to mobilize towards violence … and jumped to the top of our list of national security threats."

(The Center Square) – A 28-year-old man in Houston, Anas Said, has been indicted and arrested on charges he attempted to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a f...

11/15/2024

Here are examples of federal spending that could be in for cuts.

(The Center Square) – Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will take over a new effort to make the government more efficient. President-elect Donald Trump’s new “Department of Governmen...

11/15/2024

The law in question prohibits companies from holding mandatory meetings where religious or political matters are discussed. Is it constitutional?

(The Center Square) – An Illinois trade organization has joined a legal challenge to a new law that restricts employers’ free speech rights in the workplace. The Schaumburg-based Technology and...

11/14/2024

The faith leader said the election shows Latinos' cultural and social worldview is leaning towards “a more common sense, free economy, freedom-based platform, than it is towards government handouts, censorship, and victimization.”

(The Center Square) – The battleground state of Pennsylvania became ground zero in the 2024 general election, with Democrats and Republicans alike viewing it as a winner-take-all contest. Both pa...

11/14/2024

A leading Illinois House Republican says Gov. J.B. Pritzker needs to stop his “macho man routine” and work with the incoming Trump administration to grow the state’s economy.

(The Center Square) – A leading Illinois House Republican says Gov. J.B. Pritzker needs to stop his “macho man routine” and work with the incoming Trump administration to grow the state’s econ...

11/14/2024

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Defense wrote in a best-selling book that “the next commander in chief will need to clean house” at the Pentagon.

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11/14/2024

This, despite Biden's having painted the president-elect as a “threat to democracy” bent on exacting revenge on his political enemies.

(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden met with Donald Trump for nearly two hours on Wednesday in what his spokeswoman described as a “cordial” and “substantive” discussion. The pleasa...

11/13/2024

Trump also Wednesday announced his nomination of former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Gabbard is an Iraq War veteran and former Democrat presidential candidate.

(The Center Square) – President-Elect Donald Trump has named several more names to fill out his cabinet as the Trump administration begins to take form. Trump named veteran and Fox News host Pete...

11/13/2024

Without the Republican-opposed waivers, California could be unable to enforce its multi-state emissions policies that are more strict than the federal standard.

(The Center Square) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom is in the nation’s capital seeking federal waivers for eight of California’s emissions policies. Without the Republican-opposed waivers, Californ...

11/13/2024

Arizonans have passed a law that would allow both commercial and residential property owners to be eligible for a tax refund if they can provide proof that the city failed to enforce public nuisance laws.

(The Center Square) – Arizonans have passed a law that would allow both commercial and residential property owners to be eligible for a tax refund if they can provide proof that the city failed to e...

11/13/2024

Senator John Thune, R-South Dakota, was elected to be the next Senate majority leader on Wednesday, eight days after Republicans won a 53-seat majority in the Senate.

(The Lion) -- Senator John Thune, R-South Dakota, was elected to be the next Senate majority leader on Wednesday, eight days after Republicans won a 53-seat majority in the Senate. Thune, the curre...

11/13/2024

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expressing optimism that President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration will help fix the nation’s broken immigration system.

(The Center Square) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expressing optimism that President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration will help fix the nation's broken immigration system, while al...

11/12/2024

Multiple state attorneys general have requested the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm a federal court dismissal of an indictment brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith.

(The Center Square) – Multiple state attorneys general have requested the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm a federal court dismissal of an indictment brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith aga...

11/12/2024

At the request of prosecutors and defense attorneys, Judge Juan Merchan hit pause on the court calendar for a week while prosecutors decide how to proceed after Trump’s election.

(The Center Square) – A New York judge delayed a Tuesday decision on the dismissal of President-elect Donald Trump's hush money conviction after the U.S. Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling...

11/12/2024

Trump still has a slew of other picks to make with some specific ones expected, such as billionaire Elon Musk, who may receive a spot to help improve efficiency in the government.

(The Center Square) – President-Elect Donald Trump Has begun announcing his picks for his new cabinet. While nominees still need Senate approval, the picks give a look inside how Trump plans to g...

11/12/2024

A pre-election poll of registered voters nationwide by the yes. every kid. foundation. found overwhelming discontent with the direction of public education today.

(The Sentinel) -- A pre-election poll of 1,000 registered voters nationwide by the yes. every kid. foundation found overwhelming discontent with the direction of public education today but even gr...