Atlanta, The U.S. Department of Justice sued Fulton County on Friday, seeking copies of used and void 2020 ballots, ballot stubs, absentee signature envelopes and digital files, saying county officials refused requests tied to a state election board resolution and a prior demand letter. The complaint invokes the Civil Rights...
Chicago — Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Friday officially allowing terminally ill Illinois adults to obtain prescribed life-ending medication, making Illinois the 12th U.S. jurisdiction to authorize medical aid in dying. The Medical Aid in Dying Act, known as Deb’s Law, takes effect in September 2026 and allows qualifying patients...
Boston, US. California and 19 states filed suit on Friday to block President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, alleging the fee exceeds statutory authority and bypasses required rulemaking. Plaintiffs argue federal law limits visa fees to cost recovery and that DHS implemented the charge without congressional authorization....
Washington. President Donald Trump said Friday that Thailand and Cambodia agreed to renew a ceasefire after days of deadly border clashes that caused casualties and mass displacement. Trump posted on Truth Social that he spoke with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and credited Malaysian...
STEWARTVILLE, Minn. The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office said a student wrestler was critically injured after a shooting in the school parking lot early Friday, Dec. 12, as the team prepared to board a bus for a meet. Deputies found the student on the ground, transported him to Mayo Clinic Hospital-Saint...
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders unveiled a health care package Friday and set a floor vote for next week after centrists and bipartisan lawmakers pressured leadership to allow amendments extending expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies. Nearly a dozen Republicans filed discharge petitions to force separate votes as subsidies face...
Washington Preservation group National Trust for Historic Preservation sued President Donald Trump on Friday, asking a federal court to stop construction of his planned White House ballroom until officials complete required design reviews, hold public comment periods and obtain congressional approval. The complaint filed in U.S. District Court says the...
WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released 19 photographs from Jeffrey Epstein's estate on Dec. 12, drawn from a trove of roughly 95,000 images, officially obtained under subpoena. The uncategorized images include President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, Bill Gates and others; some female faces were redacted....
Indianapolis, Indiana's Republican-led Senate rejected a mid-decade congressional redistricting map Thursday, voting 31-19 after 21 GOP senators joined all 10 Democrats to defeat a White House-backed plan that would have favored Republicans in 2026. The vote followed weeks of pressure from President Donald Trump, state statements, ad campaigns, and warnings...
Washington, President Donald Trump announced on December 11 that he granted a pardon to former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was sentenced in August 2024 to a nine-year term on state charges for facilitating unauthorized access to election systems. State officials, including Colorado Governor Jared Polis and AG Phil...
