GOP congressman urges ‘no’ vote on California measure to redraw US House maps
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — California Rep. Doug LaMalfa made a last-ditch plea Wednesday for Republicans to vote ‘no’ on a ballot measure aimed at pushing him out of office. “It’s really a blatant power grab,” he said
A Confederate statue is restored as part of Trump’s efforts to reshape how history is told
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has restored a memorial to a Confederate general in Washington, D.C. that demonstrators took down during racial justice protests in the summer of 2020, part of a broader effort by the
US strikes another alleged drug-carrying boat in the Pacific and kills all 4 aboard, Hegseth says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the U.S. military carried out another strike on a boat he said was carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing all four people aboard the vessel,
Texas city removes anti-border wall mural after loss of funding threat from governor
HOUSTON (AP) — A South Texas city has removed a mural protesting the border wall along the southern border with Mexico following a threat by Gov. Greg Abbott to withhold up to $1.6 billion in road funding.
Alaska Supreme Court is weighing a case that could decide who can provide abortion care in the state
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court is weighing a case that is expected to determine who can provide abortion care in the state. The court heard arguments Wednesday in a 2019 case challenging the constitutionality
Judge’s order blocking removal of man from US wasn’t received until after he was deported, DHS says
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Immigration authorities did not receive word of a court order blocking the removal of a man living in Alabama until after he had been deported to Laos, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Media coalition sues Tennessee prison officials to get more access to executions
A coalition of news organizations including The Associated Press is suing Tennessee’s top prisons official and a warden, alleging state execution protocols unconstitutionally limit the media’s access and hamper thorough and accurate reporting. Currently, reporters witnessing lethal
US Army Corps of Engineers approves Enbridge plan to encase aging Great Lakes oil pipeline
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday approved energy company Enbridge’s plans to encase a segment of an aging oil pipeline that runs beneath a Great Lakes channel, pushing past its own findings that construction could
Senate vote on nullifying tariffs on Canada demonstrates opposition to Trump’s trade policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would nullify U.S. tariffs on Canada, just as President Donald Trump is engaged in trade talks in Asia as well as an increasingly bitter trade spat with U.S.’s
US will share tech to let South Korea build a nuclear-powered submarine, Trump says
GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — The United States will share closely held technology to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine, President Donald Trump said on social media Thursday after meeting with the country’s president. President