Washington — On Tuesday, Senate Republicans unveiled a 58‑page budget resolution to launch the reconciliation process to fully fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and parts of Customs and Border Protection. The measure, led by Sen. Lindsey Graham, authorizes committees to draft spending increases of up to $70 billion and aims...
Chicago — Illinois lawmakers this week advanced legislation to provide the Chicago Bears property-tax certainty and incentives to build a new domed stadium in Arlington Heights. State Rep. Kam Buckner filed amendment language in a megaprojects bill enabling the team to renegotiate property taxes on land they own, aiming to...
Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in a dispute over the Federal Communications Commission's imposition of forfeiture orders on Verizon and AT&T after finding they allegedly sold customer location data without adequate safeguards. The companies appealed the multimillion-dollar penalties as unconstitutional, asserting the agency’s in‑house...
Hawaii: On April 21, India's Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi visited the United States Army Pacific headquarters in Honolulu, where he was accorded a formal Guard of Honour at Fort Shafter and held bilateral discussions with USARPAC Commanding General Ronald P. Clark focused on strengthening India–US defence cooperation...
Washington — President Donald Trump’s job approval held at about 36% this week as national polls found many Americans questioning his temperament amid the Iran war and a public dispute with Pope Leo. The Reuters/Ipsos six-day online poll of 4,557 adults concluded April 20-21 and reported 36% support for U.S....
WASHINGTON, U.S.: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned on April 20 amid an inspector general investigation into allegations of professional misconduct, according to administration announcements and media reports. White House communications director Steven Cheung said she will leave to take a private-sector position, and Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling will serve as...
Washington—Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Federal Reserve chair, testified before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday as senators examined his financial disclosures, views on interest rates, and plans for Fed reforms. Warsh, a former Fed official, disclosed more than $100 million in assets and pledged to divest and...
California: Rock band The Strokes ended their Weekend 2 Coachella set on April 20 by screening a video montage that accused the CIA of enacting regime changes and displayed footage of Israeli strikes in Gaza alongside footage of U.S. military action in Iran, while performing the song 'Oblivius', a track...
Frankfort, Ky. Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced Monday she is running for governor in 2027, speaking at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History; she cited her record as the state's 58th lieutenant governor, her background as an educator and nonprofit founder, and her priorities of education and mental-health...
An explosion struck a command post of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) at the Kalso military base, about 50 kilometers south of Baghdad, overnight between Friday and Saturday, according to Iraqi military and security sources. One PMF member was reported killed and between six and eight others wounded, with officials...
