Kevin O’Leary Does Not Believe In A Bailout For Student Loans, Saying, “This Is So Un-American. It’s So Unfair.” Canadian business owner Kevin O’Leary, also known as Mr. Wonderful from his Shark Tank days, has criticized student loan bailouts, calling them “un-American” and unfair. Here’s why this successful investor thinks so. Don’t Miss: O’Leary, well-known […]
Jun. 7—New Mexico’s child welfare agency is headed back to arbitration over a landmark settlement that stemmed from a lawsuit filed years ago alleging the state was failing to adequately care for young people in its custody. The Kevin S. settlement — which followed the class-action suit filed in 2018 by 14 foster children against […]
Supporters of Leonard Peltier gather in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. for a rally on November 13, 2022 demanding Peltier’s release from federal prison. (photo/Darren Thompson) As Leonard Peltier’s parole hearing approaches on June 10, there is renewed hope and vigorous debate about his potential release. Convicted for the killing of two […]
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) – Australia’s ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, cautioned in a speech that the global consequences of a war over Taiwan would be as great as the impact of the Second World War, making the world “a radically different place”. If Chinese President Xi Jinping, who turns 71 this month, […]
WASHINGTON (KGET) — Vince Fong was sworn in Monday as a member of the House of Representatives, filling the seat of his mentor and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Fong won the May 21 special election for the 20th Congressional District seat. McCarthy resigned from the seat in December, after he was removed as Speaker of […]
Vince Fong was sworn in to succeed Kevin McCarthy on Monday, bolstering the slim Republican majority in the House of Representatives. Fong, R-Bakersfield, will serve for at least the next seven months in the seat vacated by McCarthy, his former boss. Fong, 44, will likely win election again against Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux in […]
Assembly member Vince Fong, R-Bakersfield, right, is congratulated by Assembly member Marc Berman, D-Palo Alto, as lawmakers honored Fong for his recent election to the House of Representatives, during the Assembly session in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 23, 2024. Fong will complete Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s term after defeating Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux in Tuesday’s […]
Gov. Kevin Stitt says that Oklahoma’s 2024 legislative session was productive, but added he was disappointed by the Senate’s rejection of his appointees for several cabinet secretary positions and other roles. Stitt held a news conference the day after the legislature wrapped up its business and adjourned on Thursday. The governor’s nominations for several cabinet […]
Kevin McCarthy, former Republican US House speaker, has said that Americans should accept the results of November’s presidential race – as rising political tensions in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s campaign finance violation conviction in New York are set to inflame election integrity issues. The relatively moderate McCarthy, who was ousted as speaker last year […]
The murder trial of Karen Read, the woman accused of striking her Boston Police Officer boyfriend John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowbank in Canton in January 2022, enters its sixth week of testimony on Monday morning. The Sun Chronicle reports state police investigators, accident reconstruction experts, and cellphone […]
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) called for the prosecution and conviction of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla) on Sunday. “I just don’t think Gaetz is a conservative,” McCarthy said on CNN when asked why he’s supporting Gaetz’s primary opponent. “If you think about it, if there’s anybody who should go to trial, I mean, Gaetz […]
The second session of the 59th Oklahoma Legislature came to an end Thursday afternoon, just one day before it was required to do so by the Oklahoma Constitution. This year’s session was a bumpy ride. Heavy with Republican infighting and power struggles between the governor’s office and the Legislature, the 2024 legislative session became a […]