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...
Washington: President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States would take “very strong action” if Iranian authorities execute anti-government protesters, following reports of widespread killings during nationwide demonstrations. Speaking to CBS News, Trump said he had not confirmed executions but pledged forceful response should they occur, and reiterated that...
Washington — The Trump administration on Jan. 13 approved conditional exports of Nvidia's H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, imposing third-party technical tests, a cap that China receive no more than 50 percent of chips sold to U.S. customers, and requirements that buyers demonstrate security safeguards and bar military use....
Washington, This week Congress moved on competing health care measures as the House approved a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act premium subsidies while the Senate blocked a Congressional Review Act motion to overturn a Trump-era ACA rule. Lawmakers acted after pandemic-era subsidies expired, raising marketplace premiums for millions. Virginia...
PHOENIX. Former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich died this week at age 59, his family announced. Brnovich served two terms as the state’s 26th attorney general from 2015 to 2023, led Arizona Department of Gaming and served in the Army National Guard. He won the 2014 attorney general race and...
