Author: Elaine Mallon

Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) have both written letters to the Biden administration, calling for an investigation into Chinese-owned online retail sites Shein and Temu. Cotton argued that Temu, in particular, poses a similar risk to Americans as TikTok does. In their respective letters, the senators point to the two websites allegedly…

Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ) suffered a heart attack 11 days ago and has remained on a ventilator in the intensive care unit at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. Payne has been hospitalized since April 6 and has not regained consciousness since his heart attack. The congressman’s condition is at odds with a previous update from…

A watchdog group is calling on the Office of Congressional Ethics to investigate Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) for using video of House proceedings in the promotion of her election campaign. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust’s report highlighted four instances in which Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign social media account reposted videos of herself speaking on the…

Just a day before workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, are scheduled to vote on whether or not to join the United Auto Workers Union, six southern governors signed a joint statement warning workers that unionization could risk their job security.  So far, the UAW has failed to gain traction in the South.…

Maryland‘s open Senate seat contest is more competitive than expected, leading Democrats and Republicans from across the country to pour millions of dollars into the state. With Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) retiring from Congress, both Democratic and Republican candidates are spending millions of dollars just a month ahead from the state’s primary.  The top contender…

The National Republican Congressional Committee will host its spring dinner on April 23, and the event will feature Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) as the headlining speaker.  The dinner is projected to be the largest fundraising event for House Republicans so far this year. Every House Republican leader is expected to attend. “I’m excited to join…

President Joe Biden’s latest student loan forgiveness plan, unveiled last week, could cost the government upward of $750 billion, according to analysis by a government watchdog group.  Biden’s new plan comes less than a year after the Supreme Court struck down his last effort. It would eliminate debt for over 30 million people.  The Biden…

After locating “Amazon HQ2” as a second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, Amazon struck a $750 million tax break with state and local officials in exchange for generating jobs in the region, but instead of seeing growth, the Arlington location lost 200 positions in 2023.  Loss in job growth comes as the company promised to generate…

Maine is now the 17th state to join a movement looking to determine the presidential winner by the popular vote. Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) announced Monday that Maine will join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. The legislation will be passed in the state without her signature. Under the compact, a state’s electoral votes will…

Teachers and staff in Washington, D.C.’s public schools fear there may be 200 positions cut due to Mayor Muriel Bowser’s new budget proposal. While Bowser included in her city’s budget proposal a 12% increase to District of Columbia Public Schools’s funding formula, giving schools an additional $181 million, schools are still likely to fall short…