A powerful former North Dakota lawmaker pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a charge that he traveled to Europe with the intent to pay for sex with a minor. Ray Holmberg, 80, of Grand Forks, admitted in court that he had paid young male masseuses, with some of whom he had sexual contact, during...
Vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz waited to call on an embattled Democratic state lawmaker charged with burglary to resign until after the Minnesota legislative session ended in May and her critical vote was no longer needed. State Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury was arrested at her stepmother’s home on April 22 and is charged...
Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri used her concession speech this week to blast the nation’s largest pro-Israel group, warning them to “be afraid.” Bush — who lost her primary election to a pro-Israel Democratic rival financially backed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) — warned that the group’s influence on the election...
Controversial Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush on Tuesday became the second “Squad” member to lose in a Democratic primary this year, following Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y. Bush, a controversial lawmaker who rose to prominence in the Black Lives Matter movement, was denied a third term when Democratic voters nominated St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell for...
Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry said on Sunday that if parents have a problem with the Ten Commandments being displayed in classrooms, they tell their kids “not to look” at them. Landry defended the controversial law during a Monday press conference that addressed how the Pelican State would counter a lawsuit that is arguing the...
MARS, Pa. – A Pennsylvania state lawmaker whose district inculdes the Butler Farm Show grounds called out the national media for throwing local law enforcement and first responders “under the bus” after the attempted assassination of former President Trump last month. State Rep. Aaron Bernstine, a Republican who represents Butler and Lawrence counties, said Saturday...
EXCLUSIVE: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin will announce Thursday that his state has surpassed a business-creation milestone he made a campaign pledge to meet. After he was declared the victor in November 2021 against Democratic former Gov. Terence McAuliffe, Youngkin, a Republican, pledged to foster 10,000 new start-up businesses during his term. “On day one, we’re...
Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., on Tuesday fended off a primary challenge from another Republican putting pressure on him from the right — ahead of what is expected to be a tight contest in November. Ciscomani won the GOP primary for the 6th Congressional District ahead of Kathleen Winn, who placed third in the 2022 primary...
GREEN TREE, Pa. – The Republican leader of Pennsylvania’s second-most populous county said Friday the way former President Trump responded to his assassination attempt likely won him the support of critics and undecided voters alike. Allegheny County Republican Committee chairman Sam DeMarco – whose area was rocked by news that shooter Thomas Crooks was living...
BETHEL PARK, Pa. – A local GOP volunteer who helped set up and later attended former President Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania last weekend, said he and other activists raised concerns the night prior about the venue’s security. Zach Scherer, a volunteer firefighter from Chicora – a short drive northeast of the Butler Farm Show...
