Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: ‘Reread the Constitution’? Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy has said the vice president “ought to reread the constitution” if he thinks President Bush can approve domestic surveillance without congressional oversight or a court order. But Institute for Homeland Security director Randy Larsen says …
Read More »Screening Tactics at Bush Events Questioned
WASHINGTON – The unceremonious ouster of three people from a recent White House Social Security event in Colorado has critics wondering how far President Bush will go to ensure friendly, sympathetic audiences at his town hall-style forums and rallies. “He is the president, and regardless of affiliation, everybody should have …
Read More »NH court sides with public school districts in education spending case
New Hampshire should be spending at least 80% more per pupil on public schools, a judge said Monday in one of two rulings that could force significant changes to education funding. Lawmakers have been grappling with the issue for decades after the state Supreme Court ruled in the 1990s that …
Read More »GOP senators raise concerns over 'suddenly' reassigned director at the Department of Energy
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, led a group of GOP lawmakers who raised the alarm in a letter Tuesday claiming the Biden administration “suddenly” reassigned a director in the Department of Energy. The letter, sent to DOE Secretary Jennifer Granholm, states that on Oct. 17, Steven Black, the …
Read More »Washington state chiropractor and husband allegedly killed by tenant who was about to be evicted: officials
A well-known chiropractor in Washington state and her husband were possibly killed by a tenant who was about to be evicted, according to officials. Karen Koep and her husband, Davido, were both missing since at least Nov. 13, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office. After responding to a welfare …
Read More »VA Gov. Youngkin says budget proposal prioritizes early learning and child care programs
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday that the proposed budget he will soon unveil for the next two fiscal years will include an increase in state spending on early learning and child care programs. The central aim of the proposal is to ensure that the end of federal pandemic-era …
Read More »Los Angeles-area boy, 4, shot and killed in road rage incident, 2 suspects arrested
Authorities in Los Angeles County identified a 4-year-old boy who was killed last week in a deadly road rage incident while with his family. Gor Adamyan was with his family in a vehicle as they were on their way to purchase groceries Friday evening in the Los Angeles suburb of …
Read More »Colorado to adopt its 6th area code in 2026
Move over 303. Colorado is set to introduce its sixth area code in 2026. On Monday, the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies Public Utility Commission announced that starting in the first quarter of 2026, anyone living in northern and western Colorado could be assigned the new 748 area code. According …
Read More »Travis Kelce smitten over Patriots fans' treatment of Taylor Swift despite boos from 'Brads and Chads'
Taylor Swift may have heard some boos from New England Patriots fans on Sunday, but Travis Kelce could only hear cheers at Gillette Stadium when they showed his girlfriend on the video board. Kelce recalled the moment during the Chiefs’ 27-17 win in the latest episode of his “New Heights” …
Read More »CNN asks Israeli spokesperson if children are 'justifiable enemies' in heated clash
Israeli spokeswoman Tal Heinrich sparred with CNN host Brianna Keilar as the latter appeared to suggest Israel viewed children as enemies in the war against Hamas. Heinrich was featured on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing Israel-Gaza war. As she explained Hamas’ use of women and children to harm soldiers, Keilar …
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