Los Angeles — On Wednesday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to press for FEMA assistance and unpaid wildfire recovery funding after the January 2025 Palisades and Eaton fires. They privately advocated for rebuilding funds, urged...
Washington — Navy Secretary John Phelan was removed from his post on Wednesday, April 22, after the Pentagon issued a brief statement saying he was leaving 'effective immediately.' Officials and people familiar with the matter told reporters that disagreements over shipbuilding reforms and strained relations with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth...
Tallahassee, Fla. Florida's looming congressional redistricting fight intensified this week after Virginia voters approved a mid‑decade measure to alter how maps are drawn and a Virginia judge then paused certification. Florida lawmakers scheduled a special legislative session beginning April 28 to consider whether to redraw congressional districts in response. Within hours...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Vice President JD Vance has indefinitely canceled a planned visit to Islamabad, Pakistan, where he was due to lead a second round of high‑stakes peace talks with Iran, according to multiple media reports. Pakistan had been set to host and mediate the discussions between Washington and Tehran,...
Washington: The US Treasury this week extended a 30-day sanctions waiver permitting the sale of Russian oil after representatives from more than ten energy‑vulnerable countries requested the measure during IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified to the Senate on April 22–23 that the waiver aimed...
Waterville, Maine, city councilors on Tuesday voted to consider an ordinance that would prohibit most municipal employees, including police, from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement unless legally required, modeled on Portland’s draft and measures in Rockland and Lewiston; Police Chief Bill Bonney said he opposed the proposed restriction and council...
Atlanta — U.S. Rep. David Scott, 80, a Democrat who represented parts of metro Atlanta since 2003, died Wednesday. Scott had recently filed paperwork to seek a 13th term for the 13th Congressional District. He served in the Georgia legislature beginning in 1974 and was noted for chairing the House...
Multiple national opinion surveys show President Donald Trump’s approval ratings declining, particularly on the economy, immigration and the Iran conflict, roughly six months before the US midterm elections. Recent polls by Reuters-Ipsos, Strength in Numbers-Verasight and AP-NORC place his overall approval in the mid-30s, with AP-NORC measuring it at 33%....
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, according to Iranian media and a ship management company. Iranian state outlets reported that two of the ships were seized and were being taken to Iran, while a third vessel, identified as the...
Shreveport. Federal prosecutors charged 56-year-old Charles Ford on April 21, 2026, alleging he possessed the firearm used by suspect Shamar Elkins in the April 19 mass shooting that killed eight children and wounded others. Authorities say Elkins fatally shot seven of his children and a cousin; investigators continue to examine...
