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Billionaire Elon Musk joined President Donald Trump in the oval office Tuesday as the president signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to work with Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE.  Border Czar Tom Homan says information indicates the FBI may have a leak after details of an immigration enforcement operation were leaked to the media. President Donald Trump ha...

Major markets pared some losses after President Donald Trump paused his plans for 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada while starting talks with China on a 10% additional tariff over fentanyl smuggling. The National Transportation Safety Administration says the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines jet over the Potomac River last Wednesday was flying at about 30...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday rescinded a memo that put a freeze on federal grants and loans after confusion spread throughout the nation, but didn't back off his order. Florida lawmakers passed an immigration bill that was panned by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Within a week of President Donald Trump being sworn into office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers working with multiple fede...

President-elect Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Capitol Rotunda Monday as his first act as president. Commuter traffic is about to see an uptick in the Washington, D.C. metro area as President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending remote work for federal employees. Trump signed a slew of executive orders upon assuming office. And more... Support this podcast:  https://secure.ane...

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to take a wide range of actions on his first day in office. U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Monday that he supports adding conditions to any federal aid to California over the Los Angeles wildfires, citing his position that state and local leaders were “derelict in their duty.” Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, Doug Burgum, Marco Rubio, and other nomi...

Wildfires erupted across Los Angeles as a windstorm created fire conditions the National Weather Service said are “as bad as it gets.” President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.S. economic security depends on controlling Greenland and the Panama Canal. The nation's first congestion pricing system got underway in New York over the weekend after a last-ditch legal challenge failed to block th...

The FBI has identified the driver of a truck that plowed into a crowd of people celebrating New Year's on Bourbon Street early Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and injuring 35. A winter storm carried off the end of the Santa Cruz wharf two days before Christmas, indefinitely shutting down the tourist attraction that houses 17 stores and restaurants. The late President Jimmy Carter, who died S...

 The Center Square's 2024 Year in Review including the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, his ensuing political comeback, wars abroad, & more.  In Pennsylvania we say headlines on the election, big legislative accomplishments, & the potential buyout of U.S. Steel.  In Illinois, the trial of former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan began, Trump made gains in the election, gun ban case were lit...

The House has overwhelmingly voted against the stopgap bill presented to the House floor Thursday evening by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., after a last-minute scramble. When Gov. Jay Inslee took office in 2013 after stating in the 2012 election race that new taxes weren’t “the right direction," the state Legislature approved a $38.4 billion budget for the biennium. With less than a month before ste...

The manhunt for the person who gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan sidewalk on December 4th ended at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa. Described as a “vigilante” jaded by the commercial health insurance industry, Gov. Josh Shapiro said online support for the accused, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, leaves him sickened.  President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation strategy will inc...

President-elect Donald Trump responded to President Joe Biden’s expansive pardon of his son, Hunter, calling it a “miscarriage of justice.” The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday began weighing its role in determining whether a Tennessee law banning medication to treat gender dysphoria for minors violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. A leading member of Canadian Prime Minister J...

President-elect Donald Trump’s new border czar Tom Homan is putting together an extensive deportation plan for when he hits the ground running after they are both sworn into office in January. Washington state’s trucking industry is urging Gov. Jay Inslee to reconsider a first-of-the-year commitment to align with California’s Advanced Clean Trucks regulation, which requires a certain percentage of...

Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s embattled pick to lead the U.S. Department of Justice as attorney general, said Thursday he was withdrawing his name from consideration to lead the federal law enforcement agency. Pennsylvania's state Supreme Court told counties on Monday that ballots with dating errors cannot be counted as valid. The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Deann...

President-Elect Donald Trump has begun announcing his picks for his new cabinet. The Ohio Chamber of Commerce and nearly 20 business groups from four states want the Biden administration to start handing out money from the CHIPS Act immediately. U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., to lead the party in the Senate. And more... Support this podcast:  https://secure.a...

Former President Donald Trump addressed a raucous crowd of his supporters in Palm Beach, Florida, early Wednesday to declare victory in both the Electoral College and the popular vote in the 2024 presidential race. Voters nationwide approved seven of 10 ballot initiatives preserving abortion rights. Five on marijuana got a mixed response on Tuesday. All 8 ballot measure to prohibit noncitizens vot...

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are locked in a tight race with Election Day right around the corner. The U.S. Supreme Court has granted Virginia’s emergency request to keep “noncitizens” off voter rolls, Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Wednesday morning via a social media post. Democrats and Republicans are battling in races around the country for majoritie...

Vice President Kamala Harris narrowly leads former President Donald Trump nationally in the latest polling, but it may not be enough. Two weeks out from Election Day, Trump holds a lead over Harris in all seven of the closest swing states, according ot the Real Clear Politics, which averages recent polls in those states. United States Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told voters today's chi...

Vice President Kamala Harris sparred with Fox News host Bret Baier on immigration, the economy, and former President Donal Trump in an exclusive interview Wednesday night. Election officials and the State Legislature in North Carolina are making efforts to ensure voting continues and remains secure, while the damage from hurricanes Helene and Milton create questions for absentee ballots across sev...

Arab Americans are drifting away from supporting Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrats as a whole, with many defecting to former President Donald Trump or Green Party Candidate Jill Stein. Three utilities are coming together for the first time to address energy challenges within the PJM Interconnection footprint. The U.S. annual deficit is nearing $2 trillion for this fiscal year, almost doub...

U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz exchanged barbs on the debate stage Tuesday night in what may be the final debate before Election Day just four weeks away. Southeastern governors, even those affected by Hurricane Helene, are sending National Guard, law enforcement and other first responders to western North Carolina. Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen...

Federal authorities on Tuesday secured an indictment charging Ryan Wesley Routh with the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Conversations about noncitizen voting is growing louder as some states begin legislative efforts before the November elections. While California Governor Gavin Newsom touted California’s fast food jobs growth in a Fox News opinion column Wednesday, seas...

U.S. lawmakers are calling for changes in how the U.S. Secret Service protects former President Donald Trump after a second assassination attempt Sunday. As California’s homeless population rises to a CalMatters-estimated 186,000, Republican legislators are demanding that Gov. Gavin Newsom sign a bill requiring the state to track homelessness spending and outcomes. The U.S. Federal Reserve Board o...

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced off on the debate stage in Philadelphia Tuesday evening, a major moment in a campaign that polling shows is evenly tied nationally and in the swing states. The debate focused on immigration, abortion, and crowd sizes at campaign rallies, but what went under-discussed was a topic close to the heart of Pennsylvania’s economy: energ...

North Carolina is the first battleground state to begin the voting process, sending out absentee by mail ballots on the 6th. The City of Surprise is officially being sued in the United States District Court of Arizona for alleged free speech violations. Unions see a clear path through the legislature to boost membership after several legal challenges saw workers leave in droves. A lawsuit is chall...

Vice President Harris gave first interview since launching her campaign, while new polls show gaining momentum. Immigration policy think tank the Center for Immigration Studies released its updated map of American sanctuary locations on Thursday, revealing a surge in Virginia localities adopting sanctuary status. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off a firestorm of controversy this week when he sent...