Washington, United States – A political and legal fight over Black voting power escalated nationwide after Louisiana lawmakers approved a congressional redistricting plan that eliminates a majority-Black district, triggering immediate backlash from Democrats, civil rights groups, and voting-rights organizations. The Louisiana legislature advanced the map after heated debate, with Republican...
NEW YORK -- Five unions representing about half the Long Island Rail Road’s workforce walked off just after midnight Friday, shutting down service on North America’s largest commuter railroad in the first LIRR strike in three decades. Governor Kathy Hochul, standing with Metropolitan Transportation Authority leaders, urged union negotiators to...
Austin, Texas: Two teenagers were taken into custody Sunday after at least ten random shootings across the city over the weekend left four people injured and prompted a shelter-in-place order for a large portion of southern Austin, officials said. Police reported the suspects were driving stolen vehicles and fired at...
Washington — On May 17, US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social warning Iran that "there won't be anything left of them" if Tehran did not quickly agree to a US-negotiated peace deal, intensifying public pressure amid a conflict that began after US and Israeli strikes on Feb 28. The...
Austin, Texas — Early voting for the May 26 primary runoff opened Monday, May 18, and runs through Friday, May 22 across multiple counties, with Election Day voting scheduled for May 26; county offices published varying polling hours and locations to accommodate in-person early ballots. Statewide contests include the high-profile Republican...
LAFAYETTE, La. Voters across Louisiana rejected all five proposed constitutional amendments in Saturday’s election, including Amendment 3, which sought to convert temporary $2,000 teacher stipends into permanent raises by dissolving three education trust funds. With most precincts reporting, the Louisiana Secretary of State posted unofficial results showing Amendment 3 received...
Washington — Thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall Sunday for a daylong Rededicate 250 prayer rally billed as a 'rededication of our country as One Nation under God,' featuring predominantly Christian speakers and stage imagery near the Washington Monument, and a video message in which President Donald Trump...
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — Louisiana’s 2026 Republican Senate primary produced an unusually competitive result on May 16, 2026, as incumbent Senator Bill Cassidy failed to qualify for the runoff despite significantly outspending his rivals. With about 98 percent of ballots counted, projections from major news organizations, including the Associated Press...
In Washington on Sunday, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that a Trump-backed proposal to direct federal security funding toward a planned White House ballroom cannot advance under the current spending package without 60 votes. With Republicans holding a 53–47 majority, the measure fell short, effectively stalling roughly $1 billion in...
Montgomery, Alabama — On Saturday, several dozen activists and bus riders traveled from Aiken, South Carolina and Atlanta to Montgomery to retrace the final steps of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march. Participants disembarked on Dexter Avenue near the Alabama Capitol and a stage used by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.,...
