Budget leaders reach deal with Youngkin on Virginia spending plan

Virginia budget negotiators and Gov. Glenn Youngkin have reached a compromise on the next two-year state spending plan that would include 3% raises for state employees and teachers while not raising taxes and risking a potential veto by Youngkin. House Appropriations Chairman Luke Torian confirmed Thursday that the General Assembly’s budget leaders have reached a […]

Judge: Trump Can’t Subpoena Bragg’s Former Prosecutor

Judge Juan Merchan nixed Donald Trump’s attempt to subpoena Mark Pomerantz, a former Manhattan special prosecutor who published private details about his campaign to charge the former president, according to the Washington Examiner.[#item_full_content]

USDA to Aid Dairy Farmers During Bird Flu Outbreak

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Friday that it will be providing financial support to farmers to improve “on-site biosecurity” to mitigate the outbreak of the avian flu virus which has spread across dairy cattle.[#item_full_content]

Judge: Hunter Biden Ignoring Tax Trial at ‘Own Peril’

U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi warned Hunter Biden to keep up with the pretrial deadlines in his tax fraud case, despite the first son’s efforts to dismiss it in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the New York Post reported Friday.[#item_full_content]