TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s new congressional boundaries drawn by Gov. Ron DeSantis were blocked from being used in this year’s elections Wednesday by a circuit judge who ruled they discriminate against Black voters in North Florida….
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WASHINGTON – The White House’s initial strategy for dealing with inflation was to assure Americans that rising prices were a short-term problem fueled by the coronavirus pandemic. But after inflation hit a 40-year high, President Joe Biden is…
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Republicans struggled to put the bruising campaign for governor behind them on Wednesday as a rally that was intended to highlight party unity instead showed division following the first major loss for…
Former Gov. Pat McCrory served on the frontline of the culture wars in 2016 when he signed North Carolina’s controversial “bathroom bill,” which curbed protections for transgender people. When he was defeated for reelection later…
Rep. Ilhan Omar denounced the killing of veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Omar called for Israel to be held accountable for “human rights violations.” Abu Akleh, a longtime Al Jazeera journalist, was shot dead on…
President Biden will order flags at half-staff Thursday to commemorate the deaths of one million Americans who lost their lives to COVID-19. Biden released a statement Thursday morning honoring those who have died in the…
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Facial recognition is making a comeback in the United States as bans to thwart the technology and curb racial bias in policing come under threat amid a surge in crime and…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States helped raise over $3.1 billion in commitments to the international pandemic response ahead of the second global COVID-19 summit, but the U.S. Congress needs to authorize more funds, a…
Donald Trump’s pick for governor of Nebraska was defeated in Tuesday’s Republican primary there, but in a showdown between two congressional candidates in West Virginia, the former president’s choice won handily. Trump remains the GOP’s dominant figure, although…
The House Natural Resources Committee announced its first-ever criminal referral to the Department of Justice on Wednesday, asking it to investigate whether Mike Ingram, an Arizona real estate developer and a campaign donor to Donald Trump, bribed…
TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s new congressional boundaries drawn by Gov. Ron DeSantis were blocked from being used in this year’s elections Wednesday by a circuit judge who ruled they discriminate against Black voters in North Florida. The decision,…
The US Senate on Wednesday failed to advance legislation that would codify the right to an abortion into federal law, after it was blocked by Republicans. It was a largely symbolic vote by Democrats to…
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense has asked Congress to let it fund facilities in the United Kingdom and Australia that process strategic minerals used to make electric vehicles and weapons, calling the proposal…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s top election official on Wednesday warned that it may be too late to pass new congressional districts for the Aug. 2 primary without causing errors that could undermine confidence…
WASHINGTON – The White House’s initial strategy for dealing with inflation was to assure Americans that rising prices were a short-term problem fueled by the coronavirus pandemic. But after inflation hit a 40-year high, President Joe Biden is…
Rep. Ilhan Omar denounced the killing of veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Omar called for Israel to be held accountable for “human rights violations.” Abu Akleh, a longtime Al Jazeera journalist, was shot dead on…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., wants the abortion-rights protesters demonstrating in front of the homes of Supreme Court justices to be swiftly arrested and prosecuted by the Justice Department. Some of his Republican colleagues, however, say that would go…
Joe Biden midterm mode has officially been activated. The president traveled the country on Wednesday, sharpening his lines of attack against the Republican Party as primary season kicks into full gear. Throughout the day, he…
The Senate failed to advance a bill that would enshrine abortion rights in federal law. All 50 GOP senators and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin opposed the bill. The bill follows a leaked draft opinion that…
On Monday night, several left-leaning congressional candidates joined an emergency organizing call with activists reeling from a draft Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. A somber Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, opening the discussion,…
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The draft U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion leaked earlier this month could mean the court will later go after same-sex marriage, contraception, and other rights, President Joe Biden said at a…
BEIJING (Reuters) – Hydrated minerals discovered by China’s robotic rover on Mars in a vast basin believed to be the site of an ancient ocean suggest water was present on the planet’s surface for longer…
TOKYO (Reuters) -Panasonic Corp said on Wednesday it expected operating profit growth to be flat this business year as component shortages and rising material costs continued to pose a risk to earnings. The Japanese company…
Discussions of gender identity and sexual preference are banned in many Florida classrooms because of governor Ron DeSantis’s “don’t say gay” law, alongside dozens of math textbooks blocked for “prohibited topics”. Now the Republican who has…
Virginia’s Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has come under fire from right-wing media personalities for not arresting abortion rights protesters who peacefully demonstrated outside of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s home on Monday evening. “We have been coordinating with Fairfax County…
WASHINGTON – Republicans could be on the verge of a long-sought legal victory – striking down Roe v. Wade – but their political candidates are in no rush to talk about it on the campaign…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear Bayer AG’s bid to dismiss claims by customers who contend that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, as the…
On Tuesday, Elon Musk said he would reverse Twitter’s ban of former President Donald Trump, who was booted in January 2021 for inciting violence at the U.S. Capitol, should he succeed in acquiring the social platform…
On Tuesday night, Jimmy Kimmel returned for his second late-night show since his COVID hiatus, and the comedian still sounded a bit hoarse—but that didn’t stop him from going after Tesla CEO and edgelord Elon Musk. “Speaking…
New audio has leaked of Sen. Lindsey Graham revealing his feelings about Biden and Trump. In a post-Capitol riot interview, Graham is heard saying he thinks Biden is the “best person” to have. Graham is…