United States election officials across multiple states are urging voters to prepare for a series of upcoming primary elections, reporting actions taken this week in Alabama, Oregon, Montana and New Mexico. Officials said the May 19 primary in Alabama will proceed despite federal redistricting litigation, Oregon warned of USPS delays...
Washington — Thousands gathered at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial on May 12 and May 13 as the Police Unity Tour completed its 30th anniversary ride and the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund held the 38th Annual Candlelight Vigil, adding 363 names to the national memorial to honor...
WASHINGTON – Speaking in Washington on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump said that Americans’ financial struggles do not influence his decision-making on Iran, stressing that his top priority is preventing Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Asked whether domestic economic pain motivates him to pursue an agreement with Iran, Trump...
JACKSON, Miss. Governor Tate Reeves canceled a special legislative session this week after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a ruling that had found the state Supreme Court map violated the Voting Rights Act; Reeves said he expects lawmakers to redraw Supreme Court, legislative, and congressional districts by 2027. Voting-rights...
Washington — Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday announced that the administration will defer $1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to California and implement a six-month nationwide moratorium on some new Medicare enrollments for hospice and home health providers, actions presented at a White House event as part of an anti-fraud...
Washington — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday, May 14, rejected a Democratic-led resolution seeking to withdraw American forces from hostilities with Iran, voting 50-49; three Republican senators — Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Rand Paul — joined Democrats to advance the measure while most GOP senators opposed restricting presidential military...
Beijing, China – Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has joined former U.S. President Donald Trump’s official delegation to Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, underscoring how semiconductor trade and artificial intelligence regulation have moved to the center of U.S.–China diplomacy. Huang, whose company controls the majority of...
BATON ROUGE, La. Republican senators advanced a plan Wednesday to eliminate one of two majority-Black, Democratic-held congressional districts after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling struck down the state's U.S. House map as an illegal racial gerrymander. The committee vote followed hours of testimony from Black residents and Democrats opposing the...
ORLANDO, Fla. Florida will remove detainees and dismantle the Everglades detention center known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' by early June, state contractors were told this week. Vendors received notice that detainees will be moved 'by the start of' June and the site will be dismantled in the following weeks, officials and...
Washington DC: On May 13 the Chinese Embassy posted on X that four issues—the Taiwan question, democracy and human rights, paths and political systems, and China’s development rights—constitute 'four red lines' that must not be challenged during US President Donald Trump’s visit to China scheduled for May 13–15; the White...
