Author: Jack Birle

NPR senior editor Uri Berliner announced his resignation from the outlet after he was suspended for writing an essay criticizing its bias without informing his employer. Berliner posted his resignation to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, where he called out NPR CEO Katherine Maher for disparaging him and said her views confirmed his…

In one day, eligible residents who have not gotten their payments from the Alaska Department of Revenue as part of the Permanent Fund Dividend program will get their checks. Those who have yet to receive their PFD checks from 2023 or earlier and had the “Eligible-Not Paid” status last Wednesday will get their payment from the state program on Thursday. Those…

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed into law an education bill that restricts the ability for some to challenge books in school districts, after alleged abuse by activists. DeSantis signed into law HB 1285 on Tuesday, which includes education provisions that will help struggling schools convert to charter schools, and a rule that limits book challenges…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is pushing forward with her motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), but she argues her motion is more “respectful” than the vacate motion that ousted former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The Georgia Republican filed a motion to vacate against Johnson prior to the House’s Easter recess last month,…

Former President Donald Trump will not be in court in Manhattan on Wednesday or subsequent Wednesdays for his hush money trial. The trial will not have proceedings scheduled on Wednesdays to allow Judge Juan Merchan to deal with other court proceedings he has outside of the hush money trial. The procedure to mark one day…

Special counsel Jack Smith accused former President Donald Trump of using his hush money trial in Manhattan to delay proceedings in his federal classified documents case in Florida. Trump’s criminal trial in New York, on charges accusing him of falsifying business records related to alleged hush money payments before the 2016 election, began on Monday…

In two days, eligible residents who have not gotten their checks from the Alaska Department of Revenue as part of the Permanent Fund Dividend program will get their payments. Alaskans who have yet to receive their PFD checks from 2023 or earlier and had the “Eligible-Not Paid” status last Wednesday will get their payment from the state program on…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) dismissed concerns over a motion to vacate the speakership, even as threats to his tenure continue. Johnson was asked on Fox News’s Fox and Friends about the potential for him to be booted from the speakership, as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) continues to dangle a motion to vacate over…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) reportedly enlisted influencers as part of his push to publicize an election fraud bill alongside former President Donald Trump. After Johnson and Trump made their pitch on the legislation on Friday, several Republican social media accounts touted the SAVE Act. NBC News reported that Johnson’s office gave several of the…

Abortion will likely be on the ballot in Arizona in November, and Republicans are considering leaning into using language that suggests protecting the procedure as a way to flip the script on Democrats. The GOP in the Grand Canyon State is reportedly considering an alternative ballot measure among its options, according to an internal presentation…