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Tampa, Fla. Governor Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday he will call a special legislative session starting Monday in Tallahassee to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would raise the homestead ex…
Washington. The White House is preparing to host a UFC event on its South Lawn on June 14 to mark President Donald Trump's 80th birthday, organizers and reporters say. The Ultimate Fighting Championship released a render…
Washington — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said on May 26 that the Trump administration is drawing up plans to stop processing international travellers and cargo at major U.S. airports in so-called 'sanctu…
WASHINGTON. Former President Joe Biden on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block the Justice Department from releasing audio recordings and transcripts of a 2016–2017 interview with a ghostwriter that were obta…
Austin — Galveston state Sen. Mayes Middleton defeated U.S. Rep. Chip Roy in the Republican runoff for Texas attorney general, taking roughly 55–56 percent of the vote after coming from behind following the March primary…
COLUMBIA, S.C. The South Carolina Senate voted 26-18 on Tuesday to continue a proposed congressional redistricting bill, effectively halting an effort to adopt a new map for the 2026 election as early voting opened acros…
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump appointed former Attorney General Pam Bondi to the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology to advise on artificial intelligence policy on Tuesday, Axios reported…
United States — Local governments in Augusta, Charlotte, Iron County (Utah), Parowan, and Massillon this week acted to pause, postpone, or reconsider data center development. On May 26, Iron County enacted a 180-day paus…
Washington — On Tuesday a federal district court temporarily blocked Alabama from using the congressional map adopted by state lawmakers in 2023, finding the plan intentionally discriminated against Black voters and viol…
SACRAMENTO: Pacific Gas & Electric has spent at least $13.5 million this year to oppose gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer, according to state campaign filings, and other major utilities have contributed to committees ba…
Washington, DC. On Monday evening President Donald Trump reposted a message from US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Truth Social after Gor posted on X late Sunday that Trump had called and praised Prime Minister Narend…
Portland. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders rallied at Thompson's Point on Memorial Day Monday, endorsing Graham Platner for U.S. Senate and Troy Jackson for governor after a prior stop in Orono; organizers reported attendance…
Columbia, S.C. — South Carolina senators declined Tuesday to cancel ongoing congressional primary voting or adopt revised district maps proposed to reshape a longtime Democratic seat, while a federal court simultaneously…
Washington. The Office of Personnel Management filed a notice in the Federal Register on Tuesday proposing a standardized nondisclosure agreement for both new and existing federal employees. OPM said the draft NDA would …
GARDEN GROVE, California, May 26, 2026 — California is under a presidential emergency declaration after an overheating chemical storage tank at a GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove forced the evacuation of about 40,0…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Florida's original lawsuit seeking to sue California and Washington over issuing commercial driver's licenses to undocumented truck drivers, a case filed after a fatal …
The United States conducted new airstrikes on targets in southern Iran on Tuesday while President Donald Trump said negotiations to end the three‑month Iran war were “proceeding nicely.” Oil markets reacted with sharp vo…
Washington. President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday for annual medical and dental examinations, the White House said following an announcement on May 11. The 7…
NEWARK, New Jersey. Protesters and detainees converged outside Delaney Hall over Memorial Day weekend as detainees carried out a multi-day hunger and labor strike; on May 24–25, 2026, demonstrators blocked facility entra…
Plano, Texas. Republican Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton competed in a Tuesday runoff for the GOP U.S. Senate nomination after a yearlong primary, with both candidates largely absent from public ev…
Newport, Ky. — Thomas Massie filed a Statement of Candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on May 25 to allow fundraising and potential campaigning for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District in 2028 after losing the…
Washington. Voters in Texas will hold a Republican primary runoff on Tuesday after no candidate secured a majority in the March 3 primary; top vote-getter John Cornyn faces Attorney General Ken Paxton, who received Presi…
The United States and Iran are negotiating a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending their nearly three-month war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for about 20% of global oil shipments. According to …
Washington, DC: U.S. President Donald Trump told leaders in a Saturday conference call that once a ceasefire with Iran is secured, he wants additional Arab and Muslim-majority countries to recognise Israel and formally j…
Tehran said on Monday that a framework has been reached, but a final agreement with the United States is not imminent. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said Iran is negotiating an end to the war and is not currently discussi…