BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — Louisiana’s 2026 Republican Senate primary produced an unusually competitive result on May 16, 2026, as incumbent Senator Bill Cassidy failed to qualify for the runoff despite significantly outspending his rivals. With about 98 percent of ballots counted, projections from major news organizations, including the Associated Press...
In Washington on Sunday, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that a Trump-backed proposal to direct federal security funding toward a planned White House ballroom cannot advance under the current spending package without 60 votes. With Republicans holding a 53–47 majority, the measure fell short, effectively stalling roughly $1 billion in...
Montgomery, Alabama — On Saturday, several dozen activists and bus riders traveled from Aiken, South Carolina and Atlanta to Montgomery to retrace the final steps of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march. Participants disembarked on Dexter Avenue near the Alabama Capitol and a stage used by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.,...
Washington, United States — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice have run at least 67 million state voter registration records through federal databases ahead of the November midterm elections, according to federal tracking data and agency statements. The nationwide review uses an expanded version of...
Topeka, Kan. The Department of Homeland Security this year ran roughly 67 million state voter registrations through federal databases to verify eligibility ahead of the November elections, flagging tens of thousands of records as potential noncitizens or deceased and transmitting results to states for follow-up. The flags have prompted legal challenges...
Idaho Falls — Incumbent Republican representatives Stephanie Mickelsen and Erin Bingham are campaigning to retain seats in Legislative Districts 32A and 32B ahead of the May 19 primary this week; Mickelsen is challenged by Kelly Golden, and Bingham faces Brian McKellar, with questionnaires published by EastIdahoNews.com and noted responses recorded. Pocatello’s...
HOUSTON — Joe Panzarella won the City Council District C runoff on Saturday night, defeating Nick Hellyar and securing about 65% of the vote, according to unofficial totals posted by the Harris County Clerk's Office. The runoff followed a special election triggered by Councilmember Abbie Kamin's resignation to run for...
Tehran has developed a new mechanism to control and manage maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Ebrahim Azizi, head of Iran’s parliamentary national security commission, who announced the move on social media. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is reportedly establishing a de facto toll system requiring commercial...
Nigeria — U.S. and Nigerian forces killed Abu Bakr al-Mainuki, a senior Islamic State West Africa leader, in a mission carried out Friday in the Lake Chad Basin, President Donald Trump said in a late-night social media post. U.S. officials described al-Mainuki as key to IS organizing and finance. An...
WASHINGTON — The Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, on Saturday removed a proposed $1 billion Secret Service allocation intended to fund security tied to President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom from a larger immigration enforcement reconciliation package. Senate Democrats described the ruling as saying the East Wing renovation and ballroom...
