When I met Billie Jo Jones earlier this year at CRS, I learned that she would be on a TV show and that her sophomore album would be released this fall. I promised her I would do a full feature on her when the album came out. Jones is from Texas and was born to a mother who had and still has an addiction, so her grandparents raised her. Because they raised ...

In the late 1850s, Bleeding Kansas was the term used to describe the escalating cycle of violence, when surrogates for the Union and soon-to-be Confederacy fought each other over whether Kansas would be admitted as a free or slave-owning state. As the assaults and killings increased, radicals set the agenda. The logical next step was the nightmares of Fort ...

Breitbart   China and Russia have reportedly been sending attractive women to the United States to seduce Silicon Valley tech executives and steal their secrets. Female spies from China and Russia are engaging in sex warfare inSilicon Valley, with some of the women even marrying and having children with their targets, an industry insidertoldtheTimes of… ...

Washington Examiner   The largestunionrepresenting federal workers is calling onCongressto end theshutdowntoday, siding with Republicans in their demand that lawmakers pass a clean, short-termfunding bill. Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, released a statement on Monday arguing that both parties have made their ...

CNN   Air traffic controllerstaffing shortagesworsened over the weekend as the nationsgovernment shutdownhit its fourth week, leading to delays and anxiety, and experts say it wont get better until air traffic controllers get paid. More than 50 staffing shortages have been reported since Friday morning, causing delays from Los Angeles to Washington, DC, ...

The Hill   Former New York Gov.Andrew Cuomo(D), whos running as an independent for mayor of New York City, has cut Democratic nomineeZohran Mamdanislead in half, according to apoll releasedeight days before Election Day. In the latest Suffolk University poll, conducted over the past four days, Mamdani leads Cuomo by 10 points 44 percent… The post Cuomo ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signaled on Sunday that he would seriously weigh a presidential run after the 2026 midterm elections take place. Newsom was asked whether he would give serious thought to a White House campaign once the nations attention shifts beyond next years contests. The post Newsom to Consider Entering 2028 Presidential Race After 2026 ...

The FBI has arrested what the bureau alleges is an "anarchist" in connection to a social media post to kill Attorney General Pam Bondi for $45,000. Tyler Maxon Avalos, 29, was arrested on Oct. 16 after the FBI was alerted by a tipster to the alleged murder-for-hire that the defendant allegedly posted on social media earlier this month,the New York Post ...

Indiana GOP Gov. Mike Braun on Monday called a special session of the state legislature to redraw the state's congressional district maps as part of a larger Republican effort to tilt the scales in their favor for the midterms. The General Assembly will convene on Nov. 3 to address the issue, theAssociated Press reported. The post Indiana Gov. Mike Braun ...

Axios   New York Attorney General LetitiaJamespleaded not guilty on Friday morning to federal bank fraudcharges. PresidentTrumppublicly demanded James’ prosecution, and went as far as pressuring a federal prosecutor to leave his job after he refused to pursue charges. James has called the case “baseless” and motivated by political retribution over ...

The Hill   Sen.Bernie Sanders(I-Vt.) said he believes the government should break up OpenAI, underscoring his concerns about AIs potential impact on the job market and interpersonal relationships. When asked by Axioss Alex Thompson whether the ChatGPT maker should be split up, he said, I do, but its a deeper issue than that. We need… The post Sanders: ...

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday endorsed Zohran Mamdani to serve as the next mayor of New York City after months of dodging questions about his stance on the 34-year-old Democratic socialist. The minority leader issued a written endorsement of Mamdani, the Democratic nominee in the mayoral contest, less than one day before the start of ...

Virginia Democrats are planning to attempt to redistrict the commonwealth's congressional maps to help their party ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Don Scott, the leader of the state's Democrat-controlled House, wrote in a letter to colleagues Thursday stating the chamber will reopen an existing special legislative session Monday afternoon,NBC News ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week announced $140 million in investments for Planned Parenthood while its Medicaid funding is on the chopping block. The state funding for the organization is meant to preserve access to what Newsom said were life-saving critical health care centers. The post California to Invest $140 Million in Planned Parenthood first ...