Day: February 19, 2025

Trump can rein in Biden’s out-of-control antitrust operation

3:30 pm February 19, 2025

The Senate Judiciary Committee soon will hold confirmation hearings for Gail Slater for assistant attorney general, antitrust division. Slater’s antitrust understanding is broad and deep; she previously worked in the Trump 45 administration, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the private sector. She already has support from several senators and Attorney General Pam Bondi; she ought […]

Bipartisan probation reform modeled off DeSantis and Jay-Z efforts primed for passage in VA

2:30 pm February 19, 2025

Bipartisan Virginia lawmakers are putting forward a criminal justice reform bill proponents say is modeled after a 2022 Florida law that featured the unlikely pairing of Gov. Ron DeSantis and rap mogul Jay-Z. State Del. Wren Williams, R-Stuart, is spearheading the effort that already garnered the support of the entire Democratic majority in Virginia’s lower […]

Medicaid becomes flashpoint in House debate over Trump budget bill

2:30 pm February 19, 2025

Medicaid is quickly emerging as a political lightning rod as House Republicans negotiate on a massive bill to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda. Some Republican lawmakers are worried about the level of spending cuts being sought by fiscal hawks to offset the cost of Trump’s policies, arguing the current deal could force potentially unworkable cuts […]

Meghan Markle rushes ‘cringeworthy’ rebrand after trademark woes: expert

2:30 pm February 19, 2025

Just weeks before Meghan Markle releases her delayed Netflix series, she has renamed her lifestyle brand. On Tuesday, the Duchess of Sussex took to Instagram and announced that American Riviera Orchard is now called As Ever. She also unveiled a new website for As Ever, which features her 3-year-old daughter, Princess Lilibet. British broadcaster and […]

Conservative-leaning enclave in blue state drives down crime as residents of liberal counties pay price

2:30 pm February 19, 2025

A blue state sheriff says despite being in what he believes is one of the “least policed states in the nation,” his red-leaning county is seeing success and not falling into the statewide trend in violent crimes on the rise. “Washington State overall is the least policed state in our nation, and sadly, it’s showing; […]