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New York: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday he would privately encourage King Charles III to return the Koh‑i‑Noor diamond if given the opportunity, making the remark ahead of a wreath‑laying at the Natio…
Washington — President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is 'studying and reviewing' a possible reduction of U.S. troops stationed in Germany, posting the announcement on his Truth Social account amid a public dispute wi…
Nashville, Tenn. — This week Senator Marsha Blackburn called for a special session of the Tennessee legislature to redraw the state's congressional districts after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling removed a Voting Rights Act …
Portland, Maine. Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday that she is suspending her campaign for the U.S. Senate, saying she lacked the financial resources necessary to continue; Mills, a two-term governor and former p…
Washington: U.S. Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper will brief President Donald Trump on Thursday about new military options against Iran, U.S. media reported, outlining plans described as a 'short and powerful' w…
Baton Rouge — Governor Jeff Landry plans to suspend the state's May 16 primary elections to allow lawmakers time to approve a new congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s second majority-Bla…
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has ordered Wisconsin Emergency Management to submit an urgent request for federal assistance from FEMA after a series of extreme weather events battered the state throughout April. Official…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette defended her plan to deliver South Carolina State University's commencement address, speaking at a virtual news conference Wednesday after students staged protests and a sit-in thi…
Washington — Acting Pentagon comptroller Jules Hurst told the House Armed Services Committee on April 29 that the United States' campaign against Iran has cost an estimated $25 billion so far, with the bulk of spending o…
Washington — This week the Republican-controlled House moved to extend and reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a program used to collect foreign intelligence; Congress had approved a sho…
Omaha. On Friday, Nebraska began enforcing new work, volunteer or education requirements for new Medicaid applicants, implementing provisions from a federal tax and policy package passed in 2025 eight months before the f…
Washington — On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that drawing congressional districts predominantly on the basis of race violates the 14th Amendment, overturning a Louisiana majority-Black district. Justice Sa…
WASHINGTON: On Wednesday, April 29, the Senate Banking Committee voted to advance Kevin Warsh's nomination to chair the Federal Reserve, clearing a procedural hurdle and sending the nomination to the full Senate next mon…
Washington, United States — President Donald Trump and U.S. officials this week said they were skeptical of Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as Pakistani mediators prepared for a second Iranian offer and P…
Washington — The White House warned Congress on Tuesday that funds used to pay Department of Homeland Security personnel, including Transportation Security Administration officers, will be exhausted by May, according to …
Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments as the Trump administration urged justices to allow the Department of Homeland Security to end Temporary Protected Status for migrants from Haiti and Syria…
WASHINGTON, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will testify before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, answering lawmakers' questions about the Trump administration's Feb. 28 launch of the war against Iran and t…
Washington: On April 29, President Donald Trump hosted King Charles III at the White House, where the two exchanged historically resonant facsimiles. Trump presented a custom copy of a June 2, 1785 letter John Adams wrot…
Austin, Texas — State investigators and a bicameral legislative committee convened a second day of hearings Tuesday to examine the July 4, 2025 flash flood at Camp Mystic on the Guadalupe River that killed multiple campe…
Washington, United States: President Donald Trump and his national security team met this week as the administration reviewed Tehran's latest offer, with Iran proposing on April 28–29 to cease military operations in the …
Washington — On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear consolidated arguments in Mullin v. Doe over whether the administration may terminate Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians and about 6,100 Sy…
Greensboro on Monday launched the Housing First Plus initiative to place street-homeless families into permanent housing and expand crisis support, city officials said, while New York and California moved forward with te…
Washington. President Donald Trump this week moved to replace tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court in February, proposing durable import taxes to succeed temporary levies imposed after that decision; those temporary …
Pomona, California — Eight leading gubernatorial candidates met at Pomona College's Bridges Auditorium on Tuesday, April 28 for the CBS California Governor's Debate, which began at 5:30 p.m. The live event was a joint ve…
Washington — The State Department said Tuesday it is preparing a limited release of commemorative U.S. passports that feature a picture of President Donald Trump, making him the first living president to appear in the tr…