Mike Johnson Elected Speaker of the House After 3 Weeks of Infighting
The Center SquareThe U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to elect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., as speaker of the House, ending more than three weeks without a speaker and a string…
U.S.-Canada Border: Agents Apprehend More Illegal Crossers in Fiscal ’23 Than Previous 11 Years Combined
Bethany Blankley 124 The Center Square contributorIn the busiest U.S. Customs and Border Protection sector along the U.S.-Canada border, agents apprehended more illegal border crossers entering the U.S. in fiscal 2023 than they had in the…
Texas Sues Biden Administration Over Federal Efforts to ‘Destroy’ Border Fencing
The state of Texas and a free market policy group sued the Biden administration Tuesday in response to Border Patrol agents being directed to cut concertina wire fencing erected by…
Wisconsin Proposed Voter ID, Private Money Ban Amendments Get Hearing
Ben Yount - The Center SquareThere is traditional support for and opposition against a series of constitutional amendments that deal with voting in Wisconsin. The Joint Senate Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection and Assembly…
Why We Need Guns [Up Against the Wall]
Terrence R. WallTalk to Ukrainians. President Zelenskiy said early in the Russian invasion in 2022 that the government would “start issuing guns” to citizens who want to fight the Russians. In other…
War on Israel: Crush Iran Financially [Up Against the Wall]
Here’s my response to the War on Israel. Step 1: Open up the oil spigot to reduce the price of oil and crush Iran financially and make oil cheaper for…
Brewers Waits for Final Details on Proposed Non-game Ticket Tax
The Wisconsin Senate has scheduled a vote on the stadium package for Wednesday. The plan to spend $500 million in taxpayer money on the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium is heading for…
Biden’s Funding Request Takes Fire, Has Little Hope in Stalled House
President Joe Biden requested more than $100 billion for a range of domestic and international issues, but that proposition has taken criticism and has little chance of moving forward unless…
70% of Americans Support Expanding School Choice Options, Poll Says
Nearly 70% of Americans say that expanding educational choices for families will help improve education overall in the U.S., according to new polling. A vast majority of Americans across…
Nearly 303,000 People Illegally Entered US Through Southwest Border in September
Nearly 303,000 people illegally entered the U.S. through the southwest border in September, according to newly released U.S. Customs and Border Protection data and gotaway data first reported by The…