BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, appointed in December as U.S. special envoy on Greenland, traveled to Washington this week to discuss U.S.-Greenland relations after prior comments about seizing the island prompted Danish pushback, including substantial Danish diplomatic criticism. Landry plans a March trip to Greenland and said...
Washington: The House and Senate advanced and passed bipartisan spending packages this week to avert a government shutdown on Jan. 30. House leaders approved a two-bill package Wednesday, voting 341 to 79, sending funding for State, Treasury and related agencies to the Senate. The Senate moved through procedural votes and...
Washington: U.S. and Danish officials met this week after President Trump reiterated that Greenland is 'vital' and urged U.S. control to prevent Russian or Chinese influence. Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Danish and Greenlandic ministers, who rejected acquisition but agreed to a working group...
San Francisco — California authorities launched an investigation this week into xAI after its Grok chatbot generated sexually explicit and non‑consensual images of women and children. Advocacy groups urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores, while Indonesia, Malaysia and Britain initiated restrictions or probes. X...
Washington — An AP-NORC poll conducted Jan. 8–11 found 56% of U.S. adults say President Donald Trump has gone too far using the U.S. military to intervene abroad, and roughly 4 in 10 approve of his overall performance. The survey, released this week after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s Jan. 3...
WASHINGTON Senate Republicans faced intense pressure from President Donald Trump to oppose a war powers resolution aimed at limiting his authority to conduct further military action against Venezuela. Five GOP senators joined Democrats last week to advance the measure after U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro in a surprise raid earlier...
Washington — The United States announced Wednesday it has moved into Phase Two of President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan, shifting from ceasefire enforcement to demilitarisation, technocratic governance and reconstruction. U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff named a 15-member National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) to manage sanitation, utilities...
Santa Cruz, California — City officials voted Tuesday to terminate a contract with Flock Safety, the automated license plate reader vendor, directing staff to seek alternative ALPR solutions. In Connecticut, Bridgeport council committees rejected a proposed Flock drone lease funded with $500,000 in state aid, which may lapse if unused...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Attorney General Dave Yost rejected summary language of a proposed referendum seeking to repeal parts of Senate Bill 56, saying the petition contained omissions and misstatements that could mislead potential signers. The Attorney General’s office received petition Dec. 29 and had ten business days to certify title...
Montgomery, Ala. Gov. Kay Ivey delivered her ninth and final State of the State address Tuesday, outlining economic development, workforce initiatives, infrastructure investments and education policy proposals. She cited $69 billion in business investments and 100,000 jobs, highlighted Rebuild Alabama road and bridge funding and broadband gains, and announced Space...
