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November to Remember: District attorney races focus on spike in crime and prison versus reform November 01, 2023 06:00 AM The 2023 elections may not have the fireworks of 2024, but there is still plenty up for grabs. In this “off year,” most of which takes place on Nov. 7, Virginia will be keenly watched, particularly

Democrats launch attack ads against vulnerable Republicans over election of Speaker Johnson November 01, 2023 06:00 AM EXCLUSIVE — House Democrats are targeting vulnerable Republicans over their decision to elect Mike Johnson (R-LA) as their newest speaker, accusing GOP lawmakers of appointing a “MAGA Republican extremist” to the highest position in the lower chamber for

Social Security update: Direct payment worth $914 arrives today November 01, 2023 06:00 AM Millions of Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries received November’s only SSI installment from the Social Security Administration on Wednesday, marking the first of such payments since September. The payments are worth up to $914 for individual filers and normally go out on

Ukraine aid could be Biden’s first big battle with Johnson November 01, 2023 05:16 AM President Joe Biden’s first showdown with the new speaker of the House has already begun. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has rejected Biden’s $106 billion supplemental funding request, which would have tied money for Israel to money for Ukraine, in favor

White House says GOP playing politics with national security November 01, 2023 05:03 AM Foreign policy tends to be overshadowed by domestic issues before elections, but national security is becoming a dividing line in Washington as Democrats and Republicans accuse one another of politicizing wars in Ukraine and Israel. As the White House criticizes new

Republicans urge Bernie Sanders to hold hearing on campus antisemitism November 01, 2023 05:00 AM Republicans on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee are urging Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to hold a hearing on the rise in antisemitism on college campuses. In a letter to Sanders, eight Republicans on the committee led by

Republicans work to square election integrity with new early voting push November 01, 2023 04:00 AM Republicans across the country are looking to snag wins in state and federal elections in 2023 and 2024, and they’re embracing early and absentee voting like never before to do it. But the party’s base also becomes increasingly skeptical

Vulnerable Democrats up for reelection in 2024 among most unpopular senators October 31, 2023 11:24 PM Two Democrats and one Democrat-turned-independent are among the most unpopular senators in the United States. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) are three of the most unpopular senators in the country, according to a

Exorcist Priest Warns Against Using Ouija Boards: ‘Demons Lie and Impersonate Dead People’ by Mike LaChance Oct. 31, 2023 10:00 pm Ouija boards are sold in the United States as a harmless board game, but according to one Catholic priest who is an actual exorcist, the Ouija is a dangerous tool of divination. Father Dan

Chicago Reportedly Looking to Export Illegal Immigrants to St. Louis, Missouri by Mike LaChance Oct. 31, 2023 9:40 pm The supposed ‘sanctuary city’ of Chicago is reportedly looking to export their illegal immigrant problem south to the city of St. Louis, Missouri. Chicago residents have been protesting and complaining to their leaders for months about