Report: DOJ Tracked Moms for Liberty as Hate Group

The conservative education policy group Moms for Liberty was tracked by the Department of Justice’s unit tasked with responding to “hate crimes” through alerts triggered by signals such as the Confederate flag, a noose, or a swastika, according to internal emails.

Wisconsin establishes $100M business startup assistance fund

Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin’s economic development agency on Wednesday announced the launch of a new public-private $100 million fund to help start-up companies and entrepreneurs get started, the largest of its kind in state history. The Wisconsin Investment Fund is initially being funded with $50 million the state received in federal funds and $50 […]

Joe Manchin faces pressure for 11th-hour run to secure critical seat for Democrats

West Virginia Democrats sought to push back on rumors this week that outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin, who was expected to retire, might be mounting a surprise campaign for governor. The conjecture intensified after Manchin was reportedly bombarded by people urging him to run at an event at the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, according […]

De Niro Does Biden Fundraiser, Trump ‘Monster’

Actor Robert De Niro kept his side-gig campaign for President Joe Biden going Wednesday through a fundraising email to supporters sent out by the Biden-Harris team in which he refers to former President Donald Trump as a “monster.”[#item_full_content]

Fed Survey: US Firms Grow More Pessimistic on Economy

U.S. economic activity continued to expand from early April through mid-May but firms grew more pessimistic about the future while inflation increased at a modest pace, a U.S. Federal Reserve survey showed Wednesday.[#item_full_content]