Indianapolis — The U.S. Department of Education approved on Tuesday Indiana's waiver to consolidate five federal education funding streams into a single block grant, allowing the state to combine about $50 million in federal dollars. Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced the approval at an event in Indiana with State Secretary...
Columbus, Ohio — On Tuesday Gov. Mike DeWine urged the Ohio Legislature to abolish the state's death penalty, saying at a June 16 press conference that he no longer believes capital punishment deters murder and that the moral justification he once held no longer exists; he recalled co-sponsoring the 1981...
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California — A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California on Monday, June 15, 2026, killing all eight people on board, military officials said. The aircraft, tail number 60-0061 and nicknamed “The Spirit of Aggieland...
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia voters went to the polls Tuesday, June 16, in runoff elections to decide key Republican nominees for U.S. Senate and governor; Rep. Mike Collins faced former college football coach Derek Dooley for the Senate nomination while Lt. Gov. Burt Jones faced Rick Jackson in the gubernatorial...
Washington, D.C. voters went to the polls Tuesday in a primary selecting nominees for mayor, D.C. delegate, attorney general and multiple council seats. Polls were open at 75 locations until 8 p.m., and the city used ranked-choice voting citywide for the first time. Seven Democrats contested the open mayoral nomination...
Washington voters cast ballots Tuesday to choose party nominees for mayor and the district's congressional delegate in a primary that marks the first time in a generation both offices are open. Mayor Muriel Bowser and longtime delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton did not seek re-election. Democratic front-runners Janeese Lewis George and...
Juneau — On Monday the Alaska Division of Elections formally ruled that Daniel J. Sullivan cannot appear on the state's U.S. Senate primary ballot after finding his filing was not a good-faith candidacy and appeared intended to confuse voters by using a variant of incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan's name. This week...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that he and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, are the subjects of a Justice Department inquiry that he alleges was ordered by former President Donald Trump. In a social media video, Newsom said federal agents have recently contacted family friends and former employees...
Atlanta, Georgia — Voters returned to polling places Tuesday to decide primary runoff contests across the state while Bay Area residents voted in a California special congressional primary to fill the remainder of Rep. Eric Swalwell’s term. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and were scheduled to close at 7 p.m....
Washington, United States – The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a new directive significantly tightening export controls on advanced artificial intelligence chips, extending restrictions to subsidiaries and branches of Chinese technology companies operating outside China’s borders. The measure, announced in Washington, is intended to close a major loophole that...
