Des Moines. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a Michigan Democrat, campaigned in Iowa on Tuesday, meeting Trump voters in Indianola and delivering a keynote at a Polk County Democratic dinner in Des Moines where she promoted Midwest pragmatism and urged Democrats to present offensive policy plans rather than only criticizing President Trump. Her...
Madison, Wis. — Democratic-backed Chris Taylor won the Wisconsin Supreme Court election Tuesday, defeating Republican-backed Maria Lazar and expanding the court’s liberal majority to 5–2. Taylor campaigned on protecting abortion rights; the projected result guarantees a liberal-controlled court through at least 2030 and affects pending cases. The outcome arrives months before...
Washington — The White House announced April 8 that U.S. forces paused planned strikes against Iran and that Operation Epic Fury met its objectives in 38 days, with President Trump ordering a two-week suspension to open diplomatic negotiations and seek safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The pause began Tuesday...
Budapest, Hungary — Vice President J.D. Vance told supporters Tuesday he expects Iran to respond before an 8 p.m. ET deadline while meeting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ahead of Orbán's reelection bid, and described U.S. military objectives as largely accomplished amid talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Hours earlier a...
United States: President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that "a whole civilisation will die tonight" if Iran did not meet his deadline to end its de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, posting the threat on Truth Social and setting a midnight GMT/8pm ET ultimatum. The warning included threats to...
NEW ORLEANS — A U.S. Army staff sergeant is seeking to stop his wife's deportation after federal immigration agents detained her at Fort Polk this week while she attempted to register for military benefits and begin the green card process; the couple married in March. The detention prompted public backlash and...
Iran refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, April 7, rejecting a Pakistan‑brokered ceasefire and rejecting U.S. demands as President Donald Trump issued a midnight GMT deadline and threatened the destruction of Iranian infrastructure while exchanges of attacks continued between Iran and Israel. On Tuesday and into Wednesday, U.S....
Madison: Voters cast ballots Tuesday in a Wisconsin Supreme Court contest between Democratic-backed Chris Taylor and Republican-supported Maria Lazar for a 10-year seat, with the race focused on abortion rights, redistricting and union-rights cases and the potential to alter the court's ideological balance. The outcome could widen a 4-3 liberal majority...
Tallahassee — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed HB 1471, granting state officials authority to designate organizations as domestic or foreign terrorist groups, dissolve nonprofits, freeze state funding, and require expulsions of students who promote designated organizations. The legislation immediately empowers the FDLE director, governor and cabinet to act, bars...
Washington, United States. President Donald Trump on April 7 said the United States will carry out the largest volume of strikes so far under Operation Fury on Monday unless Iran accepts a deal, warning Iran to 'choose wisely' during a White House press briefing. The remarks this week included sharp criticism...
