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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — One of Indiana’s seats in the U.S. House of Representatives will be up for grabs in 2024. Congresswoman Victoria Spartz, a Republican, announced Friday that she will not run for reelection or political office of any kind next year. Spartz, a native of Ukraine who now lives in Noblesville, has represented Indiana’s 5th Congressional District since 2021. Spartz released the following statement Friday afternoon:

Listening to the West – Synodality according to Anglicans, Lutherans, Reformed, Methodists and Old Catholics TraditionsFollowing the two conferences, “Listening to the East”, on synodality in the Orthodox Church and in the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the first conference “Listening to the West,” on synodality according to Anglicans, Lutherans, Reformed, Methodists and Old Catholics, was held at the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas in Rome. The initiative, organized by the Institute of Ecumenical Studies of the Angelicum, took place under the patronage of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the General Secretariat of the Synod.More than fourty theologians and...

Today marks the start of week four of the 2023 legislative session. Perhaps it is just because I am paying closer attention this year, but it really seems like the system is moving at a snail’s pace. Perhaps it is also because other states are leaving us in the dust when it comes to education reform. Governors Kim Reynolds of Iowa and Spencer Cox of Utah signed legislation last week to make money follow students instead of systems. Meanwhile, our conservative legislators are struggling to get our own school choice bill heard before a committee. What’s the holdup? Why is...

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Is Donald Trump the clear favorite and front-runner to win the Republican nomination? Or is he badly weakened and even an underdog against Ron DeSantis?At the onset of the Republican campaign, the polls are exceptionally divided on Trump’s support among Republican primary voters.

Well, just when you thought you'd heard enough of this balloon story, there's always a little bit more. R A W S A L E R T S @rawsalerts · Follow 🚨#BREAKING: Canada’s defense ministry states it is tracking a second spy balloon 📌#Canada | #CA Currently Canada’s defense ministry states know as NORAD it is actively tracking second a high-altitude surveillance balloon was that was just detected this is developing From Fox News: Canadian national defense forces are monitoring the Chinese spy balloon detected over Montana and a "potential second incident..." The Canadian government has publicly affirmed their country's...

The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering a softening of planned rules requiring companies to disclose the effects of extreme weather and other costs related to global warming when the regulator completes its climate-change proposals, people close to the agency said. The Wall Street regulator is looking again at the financial reporting aspect of the climate-disclosure plan it issued last year, following pushback from investors, companies and lawmakers, the people said. The final version of the SEC rules, expected this year, will likely still mandate some climate disclosures in financial statements, according to the people close to the agency. But...

Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NYC) takes some heat. VIDEO AT LINK..................... New Yorkers escorted out after addressing their concerns during meeting with their Democratic district leader Rep. Adriano Espaillat. NYers finally fed up?..................

One suspect in an attempted armed robbery in East Hartford is dead after a clerk who was shot during the ordeal shot back, according to police. Police said two people wearing black ski masks went into Humble & Paid Co. at 1285 Main St. just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday, intending to rob the business. The store clerk struggled with one of the suspects, who pulled out a firearm and the suspect shot the clerk in the back, police said. The store clerk returned fire with two of his legally registered firearms, striking one of the suspects several times, according to...

A powerful arctic blast swept into the U.S. Northeast on Friday, threatening to push temperatures to record lows in many spots, including New Hampshire’s Mount Washington, where the wind chill could drop to -110 degrees Fahrenheit ... ... Boston and Worcester, the two largest cities in New England, were among the school districts to close on Friday as administrators worried about the risk of hypothermia and frostbite as children waited for buses or walked to school. The bitter cold in the forecast forced a rare closing of a floating museum that presents a daily re-enactment of the 1773 Boston Tea...

Some Point Loma residents were startled Monday night by several loud “bangs” and low-flying helicopters just outside their homes. San Diego Police confirmed to ABC 10News the situation was part of a “pre-planned military exercise.” “The house was literally vibrating with it … it was scary! I immediately thought there’s something really serious going on in the neighborhood,” said Point Loma resident Martha Pistacchi. Residents say living in this area, they’re used to frequent aircraft overhead. Note that it wasn’t just Point Loma where this exercise took place: ‘The helicopters were seen in other nearby neighborhoods on Tuesday.‘ “But this...

“Write it. Shoot it. Publish it. Crochet it, Sauté it, whatever. MAKE.” ~ Joss Whedon The Monthly Create, Make and Share Thread is a monthly gathering of people that love to create and make. From yarn (crochet, knitting), fabric (sewing, quilting), threads (embroidery, weaving), wood crafts, ceramics, artwork and anything else you create and would like to share, this is the place to do it. Sharing something you’ve created and/or made is pure joy...and we need joy in our lives! From complete Newbies that are looking to start that first project, to experienced artists, we would love to hear from...

BIDEN: "Do I take any blame for inflation? No."REPORTER: “Why not?”BIDEN: “Because it was already there when I got here, man.” Inflation was 1.4% when Biden took office. https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1621534490488193024

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., recently commented on the viral clip of her speaking with Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., during the extended vote to install Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as Speaker of the House. The congresswoman admitted to CNN anchor John Berman that the conversation between her and Gosar revealed their "alignment" on not wanting McCarthy to have the leadership role, though she declared she finds it "uncomfortable" serving with Gosar, and other MAGA-identifying members of Congress because they engage in "stochastic terrorism" against her.

CAIRO, Ga. (WTXL) — The community is honoring Cairo Police Officer Clarence "CJ" Williams who died while on duty after suffering a medical emergency during a foot pursuit on Saturday. His family and friends said he died doing what he loved. They say it's a heartbreaking loss to everyone in the community since he made such an impact on so many lives. "He loved me just the way I was, he loved my daughter, and he's definitely going to be missed," said Bryna Crisco, the fiancé of Master Patrol Officer Clarence "CJ" Williams with the Cairo Police Department. On Saturday,...

As the late great poet Maya Angelou might have said had she thought it was necessary, “When someone shows you over and over and over again that they are a traitor, believe them.”For further, completely appropriate emphasis, she might have elaborated: “When someone shows you over and over and over again, for their entire lives, in business and in government, that they are not only traitors, but corrupt, ignorant, pathologically dishonest, coup-plotting, racist, misogynist traitors, then seriously, I’m not kidding about this, believe them!”But, of course, as we have all witnessed during the past half-century of Donald Trump’s life (unless...

Hunter Biden’s business partner and President at Rosemont Seneca, Eric Schwerin, was reportedly in charge of the transfer of Joe Biden’s documents to the University of Delaware. This is the same guy TGP reported on two days ago who was involved in transferring classified information to Ukraine. Daily Mail reported earlier today: Hunter Biden‘s business partner was tasked with transferring sensitive papers from Joe Biden‘s vice presidential office to the University of Delaware – papers that were sensitive enough to require the involvement of White House lawyers, DailyMail.com can reveal. The revelation is the latest piece of evidence tying Hunter...

The “shocking” murder of Sayreville, New Jersey, Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour does not initially appear to be politically motivated, according to Garden State Gov. Phil Murphy. Murphy told WNYC Thursday that the murder late Wednesday — in which the 30-year-old Republican was repeatedly shot in her SUV, which then crashed with her slumped over the wheel — felt “very specific.” “Unfortunately, there’s very little that is known right now,” Murphy said in his weekly sit-down with the radio show, according to NJ.com. But “it does not appear to be related to her position as an elected councilwoman in Sayreville,” he said...

...amid speculation he could be gearing up for a 2024 presidential campaign. A person familiar with the matter says the autobiography is set to be released on February 28 and will be titled "The Courage to be Free: Florida's Blueprint for America's Revival."

At 8 a.m. in Melbourne this date in 1967, as a moment of silence was observed across Australia, Ronald Ryan was hanged in Pentridge Prison for killing a guard during a prison break. He would be the last man put to death Down Under. Ryan, a small-time thief, broke out of that selfsame Pentridge Prison’s lower-security districts with fellow-prisoner Peter John Walker late in 1965, prompting a high-profile holiday season manhunt. Still, with capital punishment fading in Australia — and especially in Victoria, where nobody had hanged since 1951 — even the jury that doomed Ryan thought its sentence was...