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Washington — President Donald Trump said Friday he plans to visit Venezuela and praised interim leader Delcy Rodriguez, while his administration moved to relax restrictions on oil investment. The Treasury's OFAC issued g…
RICHMOND, Va. The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday allowed a Democratic-backed referendum on mid‑decade congressional redistricting to proceed on April 21, 2026, while it considers appeals of a lower court ruling that ha…
United States - Corporations announced recent corporate financial actions and investments on Feb. 13, 2026. Gogo Inc. scheduled fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results and an analyst call for Feb. 27. Applied Optoelect…
Chicago, Illinois lawmakers introduced the POWER Act this week to impose environmental, water and energy requirements on hyperscale data centers, requiring new facilities to cover their energy infrastructure costs. Gover…
Washington DC: President Donald Trump announced on February 13 that he will visit China in April to meet President Xi Jinping, and said Xi will visit the United States later this year. Trump spoke to reporters at the Whi…
Minneapolis. Federal prosecutors moved on Thursday to dismiss felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men after court filings said newly discovered evidence contradicted earlier allegations, and generated public sc…
Washington, The Trump administration signed a reciprocal trade agreement with Taiwan on Thursday that sets a 15% U.S. tariff rate on Taiwanese imports and commits Taiwan to reduce or eliminate tariffs on nearly all U.S. …
Munich, Germany — Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed world leaders Friday at the Munich Security Conference, criticizing federal rollbacks on climate rules and warning of economic harms, while in California he signed $90 millio…
WASHINGTON. Lawmakers this week publicly released photographs that suggest the Justice Department tracked search histories of members reviewing less‑redacted Jeffrey Epstein files at a department annex and on department-…
COLUMBIA, S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette Thursday, appearing with her at a press conference after a campaign-released video and urging supporters to back her in the June 9 Republican primary. Mc…
Trenton officials announced that Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed an executive order and launched a state online portal to report interactions with federal immigration agents. The order restricts Immigration and Customs Enforc…
United States. Early in-person voting opened this week across Texas and North Carolina ahead of March 3 primary elections, with Texas county centers slated Feb. 17–27 and North Carolina counties offering early voting thr…
Washington — House Republicans on Wednesday passed the SAVE America Act, imposing strict proof-of-citizenship and photo-identification requirements for federal voter registration and ballot casting, clearing the House la…
Albany, New York — Federal judges appointed Donald T. Kinsella on Wednesday to serve as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, and the Justice Department dismissed him hours later. Deputy Attorney General T…
Houston, Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday unveiled a proposal to overhaul Texas property taxes, proposing caps on local spending, tighter appraisal limits, supermajority approval for tax increases, and a pathway to eli…
Washington, President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday to discuss Iran and the second phase of a Gaza ceasefire, holding a closed-door Oval Office session after N…
Washington — Polling this week shows a rising majority of Americans widely disapprove of President Donald Trump's use of federal immigration agents in U.S. cities, and public opposition intensified after federal agents s…
Chicago — Earlier this week a federal judge temporarily barred the Trump administration from rescinding more than $600 million in CDC public-health grants awarded to Illinois, California, Colorado and Minnesota. The four…
Washington — The Senate failed Thursday to advance a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, leaving a partial government shutdown likely when funding lapses at midnight Saturday; the vote was 52–47 with Sen. J…
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily barred the Pentagon from enforcing disciplinary action against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over his participation in a November video urging service members to resist u…
Cullowhee, N.C. — Western Carolina defeated Citadel 87-49 Wednesday earlier this week as Julien Soumaoro scored 15 points and the Catamounts outrebounded and outscored the Bulldogs. DeKalb, Ill. — Bowling Green beat Nort…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week directing the Pentagon to enter long-term agreements with coal-fired plants and instructing federal agencies to support coal operations, including T…
WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday to terminate President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods, approving a joint resolution 219-211 after six Republicans joined Democrats in a largely symbolic rebuke of the admi…
Washington. The Republican-controlled House on Feb. 11 approved the SAVE America Act, requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register and valid photo identification to cast ballots in federal elections. The m…
Accra — The Ghana Union of Traders' Associations (GUTA) urged the government on Wednesday to suspend implementation of the Value Added Tax Act 1151, saying the January 1, 2026 regime places complex 20% VAT burdens on inf…