The U.S. Judicial Conference’s Committee on Financial Disclosure, surveying the tangle of questions raised over Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas’ and Sam Alito’s records of receiving lavish gifts from ideologically aligned billionaires, issued some clarifications on disclosure rules fo…
Bad actors, both foreign and domestic, continue to try to weaken America by stoking the flames of division and the embers of fear of one another.
Is it possible the vice presidential debate was -- too nice?
Vice presidential hopefuls Tim Walz and JD Vance focused their criticism on the top of the ticket on Tuesday as they engaged in a policy-heavy discussion that may be the last debate of the 2024 presidential campaign. It was the first encounter between Minnesota’s Democratic governor and Ohio…
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Gordon's take on the "doomed-from-the-start" proposal to buy the TD Bank building. He has news on beer and pickelball and on a popular local volunteer/insurance professional.
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Two opposing views of the state's climate act.
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Before heading off to North Korea last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a “peace” offering to Ukraine. He pledged an immediate cease-fire and peace negotiations if Ukraine withdraws from four partially occupied regions and abandons its bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. His other stipulation, of course, is that the West lift sanctions. This offer was patently ...
The U.S. Judicial Conference’s Committee on Financial Disclosure, surveying the tangle of questions raised over Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas’ and Sam Alito’s records of receiving lavish gifts from ideologically aligned billionaires, issued some clarifications on disclosure rules for federal judges, including the Supremes.
Bad actors, both foreign and domestic, continue to try to weaken America by stoking the flames of division and the embers of fear of one another.
Is it possible the vice presidential debate was -- too nice?
Vice presidential hopefuls Tim Walz and JD Vance focused their criticism on the top of the ticket on Tuesday as they engaged in a policy-heavy discussion that may be the last debate of the 2024 presidential campaign. It was the first encounter between Minnesota’s Democratic governor and Ohio…
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