Mackinac Island, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a two-term governor from a key battleground state, said Thursday at the Mackinac Policy Conference that she will not run for president in 2028, speaking on the front porch of the Grand Hotel during an on-the-record interview with Detroit's WJBK-TV. Her comments on...
United States local governments approved multiple municipal budgets this week: New Haven's Board of Alders approved a $744.3 million 2026-27 budget in a 28-1 vote raising the property tax rate from 39.4 mills to 39.962 mills; Myrtle Beach moved to reduce a homeowner tax credit as part of a $384...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 73 on Wednesday to restrict law enforcement and federal access to ballots, voter rolls, and certified voting technology, effective immediately; the law criminalizes unauthorized seizure of cast ballots and requires court orders for access to election materials as voting proceeds this week. The...
Washington — The US military on May 27 shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones and struck a ground control station near Bandar Abbas, U.S. officials said, describing the actions as defensive to counter threats around the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes followed earlier US actions this week against missile...
Washington — The United States on Wednesday added Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority to the Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals list, the Office of Foreign Assets Control said, after the authority was launched on May 18 to manage requests for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The listing cites alleged...
Washington: The U.S. Justice Department opened a criminal investigation on May 27 into E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in the mid-1990s, focusing on whether she committed perjury in deposition testimony tied to two civil lawsuits she won against Trump. Investigators are...
Nashville officials proposed a $7 million subordinate debt loan program this month, advancing a first phase toward a potential affordable housing bond administered by the Metro Development and Housing Agency; the proposal, presented by O'Connell's office, sits within a $3.8 billion city budget and aims to support developers navigating complex...
COLUMBUS, Ohio. Governor Mike DeWine on Wednesday directed the Ohio Tax Credit Authority to pause consideration of new data center tax exemption requests while the General Assembly's Joint Data Center Committee studies the sector's growth and local impacts. The authority will stop accepting new proposals after its scheduled meeting on...
Washington — President Donald Trump said Wednesday at a Cabinet meeting that no single nation will control the Strait of Hormuz, calling it international waters and stating the United States will "watch over" transit while rejecting Iranian proposals for temporary control. The remarks came amid reports that the strait had...
Austin, Texas. Democratic state Rep. James Talarico emerged as the Democratic nominee and is set to face Republican Ken Paxton after Paxton defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the GOP runoff on Tuesday, reshaping the Senate contest in Texas and prompting national attention this week. Campaigns mobilized immediately across the...
