#Former Pence aide calls Trump’s mug shot ‘tragic’

#Former Pence aide calls Trump’s mug shot ‘tragic’

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff on Friday called former President Trump’s recent mug shot “tragic” and suggested he’s been receiving a lot of “bad counsel” lately. “I think it’s tragic, Jake,” Marc Short said in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. While Short went on to say the former president had treated…

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#Some students see danger in Youngkin’s policies on transgender students

#Some students see danger in Youngkin’s policies on transgender students

FAIRFAX, Va. — When recent Fairfax High School graduate Beatrice Stotz considers Virginia’s new education policies on transgender students, she thinks about a friend of hers whose parents aren’t supportive of her gender identity. Among Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) recently finalized policies restricting the rights of transgender students is a prohibition on school districts…

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#Florida landfall with ‘catastrophic’ surge expected

#Florida landfall with ‘catastrophic’ surge expected

Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 hurricane in Florida’s Big Bend, the first hurricane in recorded history to hit that area. The storm hit land at 7:45 a.m., according to the National Hurricane Center, with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph at Keaton Beach in Taylor County. As it…

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#A tale of two presidential sons

#A tale of two presidential sons

When the 30-year-old son of the vice president landed a seat on the board of a Colorado bank, it was of small consequence that he apparently knew little about the industry. His background in oil and gas was not conducive to serving on the board of the Silverado Banking, Savings and Loan Association. “Putting Neil……

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