National

Razor-thin difference in battleground state facing catastrophe

Tuesday, October 1 by The Center Square

In western North Carolina where a fatal flood of historic proportion has torn apart normal, the 2024 election will go on and a razor-thin difference is watched between... Read More.

East Coast port strikes could bring shortages, rising prices

Tuesday, October 1 by The Center Square

Some 50,000 International Longshoremen's Association members went on strike Tuesday against the East and Gulf Coast ports, snarling the flow of goods in what some predict could be... Read More.

Congress passes bill streamlining veterans joining trucking workforce

Monday, September 30 by The Center Square

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bipartisan bill backed by Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger that boosts the trucking industry with its significant shortage of drivers and... Read More.

Federal government, states grapple with regulating hemp products

Monday, September 30 by The Center Square

While the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is on track to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, efforts at both the federal and state levels to regulate... Read More.

Mayorkas subpoenaed by Congress on Walz alleged connection to CCP

Monday, September 30 by The Center Square

U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-KY, subpoenaed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for information about vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz’s... Read More.

House Committee subpoenas HHS secretary for information on unaccompanied minors

Monday, September 30 by The Center Square

U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., subpoenaed U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to appear before the committee this week... Read More.

A look at the intersection of faith and voting

Monday, September 30 by The Center Square

As campaigns battle for votes in swing states like Pennsylvania, the focus is on faith-based voters, whose cultural and religious values drive their decisions. ... Read More.

Navys new submarine class over budget, behind schedule

Monday, September 30 by The Center Square

The Navy's planned $130 billion investment in a new class of submarines, which serve as a key part of the nation's nuclear deterrence program, is behind schedule and... Read More.

Helene’s cost could be 600 lives, $160B in damages

Monday, September 30 by The Center Square

Six hundred people are unaccounted for, and one of North Carolina’s hardest-hit counties by the remnants of Hurricane Helene on Monday said at least 35 have died. ... Read More.

Abbott highlights border security, including busing foreign nationals to VP’s house

Monday, September 30 by The Center Square

At a recent Harris County Republican Party event in Houston, Gov. Greg Abbott touted the success of Texas’ border security mission, Operation Lone Star, including busing illegal foreign... Read More.