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Jefferson City, Mo. Cole County Judge Christopher Limbaugh heard arguments Monday over whether about 92,000 petition signatures should count toward a referendum to suspend Missouri’s new congressional map. Organizers wit…
Washington. A federal judge on Monday vacated President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order that paused leasing and permitting for onshore and offshore wind energy projects, ruling the directive “arbitrary and caprici…
United States forecasters reported nationwide that multiple regional weather services forecast unseasonably warm, breezy conditions Tuesday ahead of a cold front arriving early Wednesday, followed by a secondary cold fro…
Albany, New York. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced Tuesday that he will run for New York governor, launching a statewide Republican campaign a month after winning reelection. He debuted a campaign website…
AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott on Monday announced a partnership with Turning Point USA to establish chapters at every Texas high school, urging citizens to report districts that block Club America or TPUSA chapter…
Michael James Ferr, 31, of Raleigh, was sentenced to 27 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to making threats to kill then President Joe Biden and a U.S. Secret Service agent, off…
Twelve former FBI agents fired after kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington have sued to get their jobs back, saying they knelt to calm a volatile crowd, not to make a political statement. They alleg…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell presided as the federal antitrust trial by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports against NASCAR entered its second week Tuesday. Plaintiffs’ lead attorney Jeffrey Kes…
Washington — President Donald Trump announced Monday he will sign an executive order this week to establish a single federal regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, preempting state-level AI laws. The order, de…
Orlando, Fla. The Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $1 billion Saturday after no ticket matched Wednesday night's drawing, extending a rollover that began after Sept. 6's $1.787 billion split between Missouri and Te…
Washington — Lawmakers, enrollees and analysts are preparing for the year-end expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that could sharply raise marketplace premiums. KFF polls show many enrollees co…
Indianapolis — State lawmakers advanced a mid‑decade congressional redistricting bill this week after the Republican‑led House passed new maps and the Senate Elections Committee approved them 6‑3 following extensive publ…
Kyiv — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this week that talks with U.S. representatives on a proposed peace plan were constructive but not easy, after U.S. and Ukrainian delegations concluded three-day talks in…
Washington, lawmakers, military officials and the White House have disputed whether to release footage of a Sept. 2 U.S. military strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean. Democrats moved on Dec. 7 to co…
DETROIT — Mayor Mike Duggan will leave office in January after three terms, and many officials and residents this week reflected on changes during his tenure. Duggan highlighted reductions in vacant houses, restored stre…
Washington — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the administration will permit Nvidia to export H200 artificial-intelligence chips to approved customers in China under conditions the government says will mainta…
WASHINGTON — President Trump announced on Monday a US$12 billion aid package to support US farmers affected by tariffs and rising costs. He unveiled plan at a White House roundtable with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Roll…
An immigration judge ordered the release of Bruna Ferreira, a 33-year-old Brazilian woman with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, as she contests deportation. Ferreira was arrested by ICE in Rev…
United States. National gasoline averages fell below $3 this week, with GasBuddy reporting a $2.90 national average and AAA reporting $2.95 as of Dec. 8, 2025. Multiple state-level reports show varied local movement: Wyo…
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday that Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith will resign effective December 31 after serving since her 2023 appointment. Smith and Bowser praised department reforms Smith…
Washington, President Donald Trump said he was 'a little bit disappointed' that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had not yet read the U.S. peace proposal aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war. U.S. envoys, includi…
Austin — Former Rep. Colin Allred ended his U.S. Senate campaign Monday and said he will instead run for the newly drawn 33rd Congressional District, setting up a Democratic primary challenge; Rep. Jasmine Crockett filed…
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he will be involved in federal regulators' decision on Netflix's nearly $83 billion bid for Warner Bros., calling the streamer's market share very large and potentially a problem. Sp…
Washington, Congressional leaders released a compromise version of the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, advancing it for a House vote this week. The bill authorizes about $890–901 billion for the Pentagon …
Washington — U.S. and Ukrainian delegations concluded three days of Miami talks this week without a breakthrough, while President Trump on Sunday said he was 'a little bit disappointed' that Ukrainian President Volodymyr…