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Phoenix, U.S. Turning Point USA's AmericaFest this week saw prominent conservatives publicly and sharply clash over the movement's direction after founder Charlie Kirk's September assassination. Ben Shapiro publicly deno…
Washington, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing federal agencies to expedite reclassification of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. Officials sai…
LINCOLN, Nebraska — Gov. Jim Pillen announced Wednesday that Nebraska will implement new federal Medicaid work requirements beginning May 1, 2026, affecting about 30,000 expansion enrollees aged 19 to 64 who must complet…
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Senator Cynthia Lummis announced Friday she will not seek reelection in 2026, saying the demands of Senate sessions exceed her stamina. Elected in 2020 and serving since Jan. 3, 2021, the 71-year-old cit…
Eden Prairie, Minn. — Winnebago Industries reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $5.5 million and adjusted earnings of $0.38 per share, beating analyst estimates, and projected full-year earnings of $2.10–$2.80 per…
United States officials paused the Diversity Visa lottery after investigators linked the Brown University and MIT shootings to a 2017 lottery recipient. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, at President Trump's direc…
PHOENIX — Erika Kirk, leader of Turning Point USA, endorsed Vice President J.D. Vance for a potential 2028 presidential bid during the opening night of AmericaFest this week. She told thousands the organization would pub…
Washington — The U.S. Department of Justice this week filed federal lawsuits against Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia after officials declined to produce full voter-registration lists requested i…
Seattle, Washington. Gov. Bob Ferguson this week proposed a $244 million supplemental budget to expand affordable housing, create a state Department of Housing and fund preservation and flood repairs; Seattle Social Hous…
United States — High winds and storm systems swept parts of the country this week, prompting warnings, disruptions and measures. Meteorological agencies and utility companies issued high wind warnings and watches from th…
Pendleton and U.S. municipalities enacted or considered ordinances addressing storefront vacancies, renewable-energy siting, wetland buffers, cryptocurrency kiosks, speed rules, and data-center zoning. Pendleton’s counci…
Washington this week: Economists and industry reports show that 2025 economic growth remained largely stagnant while massive private AI investments drove most measurable gains. Tech companies invested heavily in AI infra…
Washington: The U.S. Senate voted 77-20 on Dec 17 to advance the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, authorizing roughly US$901 billion, a 4% troop pay raise, and measures to bolster European security while r…
Washington — Mayor Muriel Bowser named Jeffery Carroll interim police chief Wednesday after Chief Pamela Smith announced she will leave the department at the end of the year. Carroll, an MPD veteran who joined in 2002 an…
Lansing: State legislators and residents clashed this week over rapid hyperscale data center expansion across Michigan, prompting protesters to rally at the Capitol Tuesday and demand moratoriums and transparency. Lawmak…
Tallahassee — The Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’s executive order declaring CAIR a 'foreign terrorist organization,' asking a federal judge to block en…
Albany, A Siena College poll this week shows Gov. Kathy Hochul leading GOP contenders by double digits, while Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik suspended her gubernatorial campaign Friday and announced she will not seek ree…
United States — Companies announced capital moves, acquisitions, openings and filings. On Dec. 11, HIVE Digital Technologies listed on the Colombian Stock Exchange, expanding Latin American markets access. Luminar agreed…
San Francisco — TikTok signed binding agreements this week to transfer control of its U.S. operations to a new joint venture led by Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX, CEO Shou Zi Chew wrote in an internal memo and confirmation…
Raleigh. Former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt died Thursday at 88, his daughter Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt announced. Hunt served four terms (1977–1985, 1993–2001) and led state education initiatives, including Smart Start …
Washington: The Kennedy Center board, composed of trustees appointed by President Donald Trump, voted Thursday to rename the John F. Kennedy Center the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt s…
Washington — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced regulatory proposals that would restrict gender-affirming care for minors by cutting Medicare and Medicaid funding to hospitals providin…
Washington. U.S. consumer prices rose 2.7% year over year in November, the Labor Department reported Thursday after a delayed data collection caused by a 43 day federal government shutdown. Core CPI, excluding food and e…
Washington — The Labor Department reported Thursday that the Consumer Price Index rose 2.7% year‑over‑year in November, down from 3.0% in September. The release was delayed eight days by a 43‑day federal shutdown that pr…
Washington — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will send $1,776 bonus checks to 1.45 million U.S. service members ahead of Christmas, saying tariffs will fund the payments as he sought to reassure the pu…