Washington — Anduril Industries announced on May 5 that it will lead a consortium to develop space-based interceptors for the U.S. Space Force under the Golden Dome initiative, joining a cohort of companies selected for the Space-Based Interceptor program; the program follows Executive Order 14186 dated 27 January 2025 and...
Columbus, Ind. A majority of Republican state senators endorsed by President Donald Trump were defeated by Trump-backed challengers in Indiana’s state Senate primaries Tuesday, following May 5 vote counts; the contests focused on incumbents who opposed a December redistricting plan that 21 GOP senators had rejected. Indianapolis officials and party leaders...
Washington. The U.S. military launched a strike on a vessel accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people on Monday, Southern Command said; it said it targeted suspected traffickers along known smuggling routes. The action is part of a campaign that began in early September and has...
Birmingham, Alabama. On Monday Democratic leaders including Congresswoman Terri Sewell and Senator Cory Booker held a town hall at the Boutwell Auditorium to push back against Alabama’s special legislative session on redistricting called by Gov. Kay Ivey following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision altering race-based guidance for congressional maps. This...
Sacramento, California. With ballots already mailed and early voting underway, seven leading candidates debated Tuesday in a CNN-televised forum as the state approaches the June 2 primary; a March poll released by the California Democratic Party shows Democratic candidate Xavier Becerra tied with Republican Steve Hilton at 18 percent among...
United States: Democratic-led states and some cities have advanced higher-tax proposals this spring, prompting relocations and reactions from officials. In March, Starbucks announced a $100 million Nashville office; former CEO Howard Schultz moved to Miami after a 9.9% millionaires tax. Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson commented in April about wealthy departures,...
Washington — Elon Musk agreed this week to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission civil lawsuit by having a trust in his name pay a $1.5 million civil penalty, the parties disclosed in federal court in early May 2025. The SEC had alleged an 11-day delay in disclosing Musk’s...
Washington — U.S. Secret Service officers shot an armed individual near 15th Street and Independence Avenue by the Washington Monument on Monday, the agency said. The confrontation prompted an immediate large law enforcement response and was confirmed in an official Secret Service post on X while details about the individual’s...
Boulder, Colorado — Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 46, plans to plead guilty this week to state charges tied to a June 1, 2025 firebombing at Pearl Street Mall that killed one person and injured dozens, according to federal court documents and filings disclosed on Sunday. The attack targeted demonstrators supporting Israeli...
Iran has indicated it will not send negotiators to Islamabad for a new round of talks with the United States, jeopardising Pakistan’s plans for multiday negotiations less than 48 hours before a fragile ceasefire is due to expire. On Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei accused Washington of violating the...
