Washington: The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control on May 1 warned shipping companies they could face punitive sanctions if they make payments to Iran to secure passage through the Strait of Hormuz, including purportedly charitable donations to organisations such as the Iranian Red Crescent Society. The advisory specified...
Washington — Demonstrators gathered in U.S. cities on Friday, May 1, for coordinated May Day protests calling for higher wages, stronger worker protections and changes to federal policies. Labor unions, immigrant-rights groups and community organizations organized marches and rallies under themes such as "Workers Over Billionaires" and promoted some local...
Erick, Oklahoma. A candidate for the Oklahoma State Senate, Barry Christian, disappeared Tuesday and was found dead inside his pickup Thursday in the Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area near Highway 30, campaign and law enforcement releases confirmed. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation located a truck matching Christian’s vehicle and...
Washington — Republican congressional leaders declined to press for a vote authorizing force as the 60-day War Powers deadline arrived on May 1, allowing the White House to continue military operations without formal congressional approval. The administration argues a ceasefire that began in early April suspends the statutory countdown required...
Tallahassee, Fla. — This week the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature approved a new congressional redistricting map, passing the plan in the House (83-28) and Senate (21-17) that redraws district boundaries after the 2020 census; Gov. Ron DeSantis supported the proposal, and lawmakers said it reflects population changes and political leanings this...
Montgomery, Alabama — Attorney General Steve Marshall on Wednesday filed emergency motions asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to use the Legislature’s 2023 congressional map following a ruling that changed the legal standard for racial gerrymandering. Marshall filed motions in Allen v. Singleton, Allen v. Milligan and...
Lenexa, Kan. — The Rev. Adam Hamilton, founding pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, announced Thursday he is launching a campaign for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Kansas, entering a primary on Aug. 4 against eight Democratic contenders and positioning to face Republican incumbent Roger...
Portland, Maine. Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday that she is suspending her campaign for the U.S. Senate, saying she lacked the financial resources necessary to continue; Mills, a two-term governor and former prosecutor, had been recruited by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and entered the race last fall to...
Washington: U.S. Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper will brief President Donald Trump on Thursday about new military options against Iran, U.S. media reported, outlining plans described as a 'short and powerful' wave of strikes and additional measures including potential control of the Strait of Hormuz and special forces operations. The...
Baton Rouge — Governor Jeff Landry plans to suspend the state's May 16 primary elections to allow lawmakers time to approve a new congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s second majority-Black district, the Washington Post reported. Landry told Republican House candidates Wednesday that he would pause...
