Politics

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed a bill regarding spaceflight on Thursday just one day after he announced his presidential run in a glitch-filled interview with Elon Musk on Twitter Spaces. DeSantis signed into law CS/SB 1318 – Spaceflight Entity Liability along with 27 other bills. The law exempts “spaceflight …

For years, the stately two-story Tudor at 600 N. Logan Avenue in Danville, Illinois, was an ophthalmologist’s office, run by a cataract surgeon with a passion for raising Newfoundland dogs. The building was put up for sale when he retired in 2017, but it wasn’t until this year that a …

Having the money to fund your campaign is essential to running for office. Having taxpayer-salaried employees raising this money would seem to cross ethical lines. It apparently doesn’t bother Ron DeSantis. The Florida governor officially entered the race for the 2024 presidency on Wednesday, and according to his campaign raised …

Some of Donald Trump’s lawyers and top advisers have given the former president an unwelcome, if not unexpected message in recent weeks: You should expect to get indicted this year. Again. This month, several legal and political counselors to Trump have bluntly informed him that they expect the Justice Department …

Arizona Republicans are hosting a two-day, QAnon-inflected, anti-vaccine circus at the statehouse — focused on supposed “atrocities” committed by public health officials in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The hearings, which began this morning, are organized by a new state Senate body, the Novel Coronavirus South Western Intergovernmental Committee. The …

In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court restricted the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate water pollution in the nation’s wetlands. The court determined that the 1972 Clean Water Act only applies to “wetlands with a continuous surface connection to bodies that are waters of the United States in their …

Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers militia, whose members stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, has been sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy. The sentence is the longest yet for a conviction on charges related to the 2021 uprising. Kelly Meggs — a top Oath Keepers deputy …

Fresh off a bungled campaign launch, newly minted 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is making the media rounds — and throwing jabs at Republican frontrunner Donald Trump. During a Thursday interview with Glenn Beck, DeSantis accused Trump of having “destroyed millions of people’s lives” during the Covid-19 pandemic by “turning …

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) felt the taunts of irony on Wednesday while temporarily presiding over a House session. The Georgia representative called for decorum in the chamber and was greeted by bursts of laughter from her Democratic colleagues. “Members are reminded to abide by decorum of the House,” she …

AFloridaschool has restricted elementary-aged students on from reading “The Hill We Climb,” the poem written and recited by Amanda GormanatJoe Biden’s inauguration as president. The powerful poem, which was been internationally praised, was one of several works restricted at the Miami-Dade County school library after a parent complained they referenced …