What to know about the latest wave of changes to congressional districts
The remaking of the U.S. political map accelerated this week in courts and legislatures, all of it in this round expected to boost Republicans in their attempt to keep control of Congress in November’s elections. This week’s
Handwriting on newly released note matches one found after Epstein’s death, experts tell AP
NEW YORK (AP) — A note that a former cellmate said he discovered after Jeffrey Epstein’s first suspected jail suicide attempt was all but certainly penned by the same person as a note that authorities found in
Trump administration reaches deal with non-profit over DC golf courses
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration and a non-profit group that runs Washington, D.C.’s public golf courses reached a deal on Friday under which the organization will have a new long-term
US military strike on alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 2, leaves a survivor
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military’s latest strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed two men Friday while leaving one survivor. Video posted on social media by U.S. Southern Command shows a
US Senate Committee set to consider long-awaited crypto bill next week
By Hannah Lang May 8 (Reuters) – U.S. senators are set to consider long-awaited legislation that would create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency next week, potentially ending a deadlock over the bill that pitted crypto companies against
The Media Line: ‘They Trifled With Us’: President Trump Downplays Clash in Strait of Hormuz, Says Deal Could Happen ‘Any Day’
‘They Trifled With Us’: President Trump Downplays Clash in Strait of Hormuz, Says Deal Could Happen ‘Any Day’ By The Media Line Staff President Trump played down a military clash between US and Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday and
Black Hills drilling project canceled after backlash from tribes
A South Dakota mining company has canceled a drilling project in the Black Hills after opposition from Native American tribes and local groups. In a letter provided Friday by Indigenous advocacy group NDN Collective, Rapid City-based Pete
US military says it killed 2 in strike on alleged drug-trafficking boat
By Christian Martinez LOS ANGELES, May 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Friday said it struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor in the latest attack on boats suspected
Federal judge dismisses former Trump supporter’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge on Friday threw out a defamation lawsuit against Fox News, ruling for a second time against a former Donald Trump supporter who said he received death threats when the network aired
US authorities cancel cruise ship worker visas as part of child sexual abuse images case
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities have canceled the visas of more than two dozen people, including some who worked on a Disney Cruise Line ship, amid allegations that they possessed or had viewed child sexual