The Trump administration is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to reinstate executive orders aimed at penalizing four major law firms, Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, and Susman Godfrey. Hearings are taking place in Washington on Thursday before a three-judge panel, two appointed...
Washington — The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a resolution Thursday to withhold senators' pay during federal government shutdowns, sponsored by Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana and advanced by voice vote and unanimous consent this week; the secretary of the Senate will suspend pay when one or more agencies lose funding...
Long Island — Negotiators for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and five Long Island Rail Road unions returned to the bargaining table Friday as a potential strike loomed that could begin early Saturday and disrupt roughly 300,000 daily commuters; unions urged a 5% fourth-year contract raise while the MTA offered 3%...
Bangor, Maine. Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to appear in Bangor on Thursday to highlight the Trump administration's efforts to combat fraud, the White House and the Maine Republican Party announced. Vance, who chairs the administration's anti-fraud task force, is set to deliver remarks at Bangor International Airport during...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Voters will cast ballots in Alabama’s primary on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, while legal disputes over congressional maps remain active. Courts granted a change related to a preliminary injunction as of May 11, and the Northern District Court of Alabama requested state officials explain their election plans in...
Rockville, Md. The Montgomery County Council approved a $7.9 billion FY2027 operating budget on Friday after a week of deliberations, adopting new progressive income tax brackets for earners above $150,000, rejecting a proposed 6% property tax increase, and advancing measures that included shifting capital funds to add $143 million to...
McALESTER, Okla. — The state executed Raymond E. Johnson, 52, on May 14 after administering a three-drug lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, officials said. Johnson was convicted in the June 23, 2007 killings of Brooke Whitaker, 24, and their 7-month-old daughter Kya after prosecutors said he bludgeoned Whitaker...
Washington — US Air Force officials told lawmakers this week they are urgently studying a successor to the MQ-9 Reaper after recent operations exposed both the drone's battlefield value and vulnerabilities. At a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, Deputy Chief of Staff David Tabor testified that combat losses...
Atlanta: Governor Brian Kemp on Wednesday called a special legislative session to convene at 2 p.m. on June 17 to consider redrawing Georgia’s congressional and legislative districts for the 2028 elections and to resolve a voting-tabulation issue for the November midterms following the Supreme Court’s April Louisiana v. Callais decision. Protesters...
Washington. The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, voting 54-45 to install the former Fed governor when Jerome Powell's term ends later this week. The vote followed a Justice Department decision to move away from its criminal probe into Powell, and several senators cited...
