POLITICS
Appeals court questions shifting reasons for Trump's EPA killing clean energy contracts
Read full article: Appeals court questions shifting reasons for Trump's EPA killing clean energy contractsA federal appeals court is weighing whether the Trump administration unlawfully shut down a $20 billion green bank program and froze money meant for climate nonprofits.
Ukrainian envoy says US raised concerns about strikes aimed at Russia that impacted US oil interests
Read full article: Ukrainian envoy says US raised concerns about strikes aimed at Russia that impacted US oil interestsThe State Department has expressed its displeasure over Ukraine's recent attacks on the Russian port of Novorossiysk that have impacted U.S. oil interests in Kazakhstan.
Protest held on Greek island against docked US aircraft carrier as Iran tension builds
Read full article: Protest held on Greek island against docked US aircraft carrier as Iran tension buildsProtesters have gathered on the Greek island of Crete following the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier that is part of a major buildup of American forces in the Middle East.
Lake Commissioner Sabatini calls county GOP leaders ‘RINOS’ amid committee rejection
Read full article: Lake Commissioner Sabatini calls county GOP leaders ‘RINOS’ amid committee rejectionAnthony Sabatini, current Lake County commissioner and former Florida state representative, is lashing out against county Republican leaders after his application to become a member of its executive committee was rejected. The Lake County Republican Party voted 70-56 against Sabatini in a meeting Monday night.
Wisconsin schools, teachers file lawsuit against GOP-led Legislature seeking more funding
Read full article: Wisconsin schools, teachers file lawsuit against GOP-led Legislature seeking more fundingA coalition of Wisconsin school districts, teachers’ unions, advocacy groups, parents, students and others has filed a lawsuit against the state Legislature alleging that it’s failing to fund public schools adequately.
The Latest: Trump will lay out his midterm agenda at the State of the Union
Read full article: The Latest: Trump will lay out his midterm agenda at the State of the UnionPresident Donald Trump’s State of the Union address is likely to be a test run of the message Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and the Senate.
Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can't be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered
Read full article: Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can't be sued, even when mail is intentionally not deliveredA divided Supreme Court has ruled that Americans can’t sue the U.S. Postal Service, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail.
Canada approves latest Gulfstream business jets after Trump tariff threat
Read full article: Canada approves latest Gulfstream business jets after Trump tariff threatCanadian regulators have approved Gulfstream G700 and G800 business jets in a move that comes weeks after new tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump over the planes’ status in Canada.
Florida bill would create system to help traffic stops of drivers with autism. Here’s how it would work
Read full article: Florida bill would create system to help traffic stops of drivers with autism. Here’s how it would workA Florida bill could change how some traffic stops play out for drivers on the autism spectrum.
FedEx joins other US companies in seeking a refund after Trump tariffs are ruled illegal
Read full article: FedEx joins other US companies in seeking a refund after Trump tariffs are ruled illegalFedEx is suing the U.S. government, requesting a full refund on what it paid for tariffs set by President Donald Trump last year after the Supreme Court ruled that the tariffs are illegal.
House rejects bill requiring aircraft locator systems to prevent midair collisions like last year's
Read full article: House rejects bill requiring aircraft locator systems to prevent midair collisions like last year'sLegislation to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems to prevent midair collisions failed to win approval in the House on Tuesday.
Democrats bet on Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s cost-focused message to counter Trump
Read full article: Democrats bet on Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s cost-focused message to counter TrumpDemocrats hope Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger can deliver a forceful response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address that sharpens their message heading into the midterm elections.
US military boards third oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean
Read full article: US military boards third oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the CaribbeanThe Pentagon says U.S. military forces have boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela.
From Cabinet secretary to doomsday president: What being the designated survivor is like
Read full article: From Cabinet secretary to doomsday president: What being the designated survivor is likeThe designated survivor for a president's address to Congress starts the day as a Cabinet secretary and ends it that way, too, God willing.
Florida lawmakers push new subject in schools. Here’s what kids may have to learn
Read full article: Florida lawmakers push new subject in schools. Here’s what kids may have to learnA bill making its way through the Legislature right now would introduce a new required subject in schools. And that's only the tip of the iceberg.
State of the Union offers Trump a chance to make the case for his foreign policy approach
Read full article: State of the Union offers Trump a chance to make the case for his foreign policy approachThe State of the Union offers President Donald Trump a chance to make the case for his foreign policy efforts to Americans who are increasingly demonstrating uneasiness about his priorities.
Trump's State of the Union will seek to calm voters' economic concerns ahead of midterm elections
Read full article: Trump's State of the Union will seek to calm voters' economic concerns ahead of midterm electionsThe White House says President Donald Trump will use his State of the Union address to argue he and the Republicans in control of Congress are best suited to continue tackling the public's concerns about the cost of living.
Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use the company’s AI tech as it sees fit, AP sources say
Read full article: Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use the company’s AI tech as it sees fit, AP sources sayDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pressuring Anthropic to give the military broader access to its artificial intelligence technology or lose its Pentagon contract.
Body of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is to lie in state in South Carolina
Read full article: Body of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is to lie in state in South CarolinaThe Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is being honored in South Carolina, where he was born and where his civil rights work began as a teenager.
Supreme Court ruling against Trump's tariffs is unlikely to mean an end to trade policy chaos
Read full article: Supreme Court ruling against Trump's tariffs is unlikely to mean an end to trade policy chaosThe Supreme Court’s stunning rebuke of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs means he can’t conjure up new import taxes on a whim anymore.
Medical influencer Attia resigns post at CBS News after name included in multiple Epstein files
Read full article: Medical influencer Attia resigns post at CBS News after name included in multiple Epstein filesThe longevity expert Dr. Peter Attia has resigned from a contributor's role at CBS News after his name surfaced in hundreds of documents released as part of the Epstein files.
ICE officer training is 'deficient' and 'broken,' former agency lawyer tells congressional forum
Read full article: ICE officer training is 'deficient' and 'broken,' former agency lawyer tells congressional forumA former Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer says the agency’s training for new deportation officers is broken as ICE ramps up its hiring.
RFK Jr. fought pesticides for years. Now he's backing their production
Read full article: RFK Jr. fought pesticides for years. Now he's backing their productionRobert F. Kennedy Jr. is doubling down on his support for an executive order that would aim to boost the production of a controversial weedkiller ingredient called glyphosate, even though it is widening a political fault line for the administration ahead of the midterm elections.
Federal court rejects GOP-led Utah Legislature's latest try to block House map that helps Democrats
Read full article: Federal court rejects GOP-led Utah Legislature's latest try to block House map that helps DemocratsA federal court ruling means the new Utah voting districts that give Democrats an improved shot at winning a U.S. House seat can be used in this year’s election.
Citizen journalists, citizen sleuths helping to unravel the tangle of Epstein documents
Read full article: Citizen journalists, citizen sleuths helping to unravel the tangle of Epstein documentsProfessional journalists sifting through the trove of documents released in the Epstein files have some help — a cadre of citizen journalists or sleuths who have become obsessed with the material.
Armed man shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago was never interested in politics or guns, cousin says
Read full article: Armed man shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago was never interested in politics or guns, cousin saysThe 21-year-old North Carolina man who entered a gate at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort with a shotgun before he was shot and killed worked as a golf course groundskeeper and sold illustrations of golf courses.
Panama seizes 2 key canal ports from Hong Kong operator following Supreme Court ruling
Read full article: Panama seizes 2 key canal ports from Hong Kong operator following Supreme Court rulingA Hong Kong-based company that has operated key ports at the ends of the Panama Canal for decades says the government has seized them.
After Supreme Court rebuke, Democrats call for government to refund billions in Trump tariff money
Read full article: After Supreme Court rebuke, Democrats call for government to refund billions in Trump tariff moneySenate Democrats are unveiling a bill to have the government refund about $175 billion in Trump-era tariff money after the Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs were illegal.
Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
Read full article: Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuitsThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change.
Judge blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump classified documents case
Read full article: Judge blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump classified documents caseA federal judge has permanently barred the release of a report by special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
State Department orders nonessential US diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soar
Read full article: State Department orders nonessential US diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soarThe United States has ordered nonessential diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions over Iran rise with the threat of a potentially imminent military strike.
The Latest: Trump warns countries to abide by tariff deals despite Supreme Court decision
Read full article: The Latest: Trump warns countries to abide by tariff deals despite Supreme Court decisionPresident Donald Trump is threatening countries around the world to abide by any tariff deals they agreed to, despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down many of his far-reaching taxes on imports.