Texas AG Ken Paxton launches Senate primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for the U.S. Senate in a primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn, setting up what is likely to become one of the GOP’s most contentious
US intelligence agency warns China is trying to recruit government employees

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. warned on Tuesday that Chinese intelligence is using deceptive methods to target current and former U.S. government employees for recruitment. The warning from the National Counterintelligence and Security Center comes amid mass
Trump says US will soon announce tariffs on pharmaceutical imports

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. will soon announce a “major” tariff on pharmaceutical imports. Speaking to an event at the National Republican Congressional Committee, Trump said the tariff will incentivize drug companies
Northern Virginia leaders plead for state’s help amid federal job cuts

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Northern Virginia leaders urged lawmakers on Tuesday to enact emergency legislation to help stabilize their local economy as the White House cuts federal jobs, which they said has sharply impacted the dense cluster
Pentagon official: US military has no authority to do drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Pentagon official said Tuesday that special operations forces do not have the authority to launch drone attacks at drug cartels in Mexico, even though President Donald Trump has designated them foreign terrorist
Connecticut man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2023 crash that killed police officer

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A 20-year-old Connecticut man accused of causing a car crash that killed a Hartford police officer and seriously wounded that officer’s partner pleaded guilty on Tuesday to several charges, including manslaughter. Richard Barrington,
Hawaii department of health says measles case confirmed in child
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Hawaii Department of Health said on Tuesday that a measles case was confirmed in a child on O’ahu on Monday night. The child, who is under the age of five, had recently returned from
Costco had ‘productive’ talks on Republican push to end diversity policies, Iowa AG says

By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) – Costco has had productive discussions with Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird over the retailer’s diversity policies amid a legal onslaught against those programs launched by President Donald Trump, according to
The latest leak in the Keystone oil pipeline continues its troubled history

The latest leak in the Keystone oil pipeline in North Dakota on Tuesday continues the troubled history of the 15-year-old pipeline. The 2,700-mile-long (4,350-kilometer-long) pipeline originates in Alberta, Canada, and carries heavy tar sands crude oil south
New Mexico governor mobilizes National Guard to tackle crime emergency in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in New Mexico’s largest city, saying that a significant increase in crime in Albuquerque warrants the help of the New Mexico National