What to know about states’ efforts to limit corporate donations in politics
HONOLULU (AP) — Two states could try a new way to reduce the influence of corporations and hard-to-track “dark money” groups that have been able to spend unlimited amounts on politics since the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens
Nebraska Democrats clash in US House primary for the state’s ‘blue dot’ district
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The fate of Nebraska’s “blue dot” — a small, but significant factor in presidential politics — will take center stage Tuesday as Democratic voters select a congressional nominee in the state’s high-profile 2nd
Missouri’s new US House map goes to court while Louisiana and South Carolina consider redistricting
Missouri’s top court is hearing an important legal challenge Tuesday to one of President Donald Trump’s earliest redistricting successes while lawmakers in Louisiana and South Carolina weigh whether to become the most recent Republican states to redraw
In a trial pitting him against Elon Musk, nobody has more to lose than OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In a trial featuring a clash between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, neither of the tech titans has emerged as an overly sympathetic character. But nobody has more to lose than
Tiger Woods’ lawyer and prosecutors are set to argue over prescription records in Florida DUI case
STUART, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods ‘ attorney and prosecutors are set to argue Tuesday about whether the golfer’s prescription drug records should be handed over to the state following his March arrest in Florida on suspicion
Trump is getting another medical checkup at the end of May, the White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is scheduled to see doctors for a medical and dental checkup this month — his fourth publicized visit to medical experts since returning to office — in what the White House
Democrats say Republican lawmaker must resign for agreeing with ‘cotton-picking’ remark
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Representative Jen Kiggans faced calls from Democrats to resign for agreeing with a radio host after he said Democratic lawmaker Hakeem Jeffries should get his “cotton-picking hands
Los Angeles-area mayor to plead guilty to acting as Chinese propaganda agent
(Fixes spelling of Xi in paragraph 13) By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, May 11 (Reuters) – The mayor of Arcadia, California, a heavily Chinese-American suburb of Los Angeles, has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge
Super Bowl halftime performer who ran with protest flag found guilty of resisting an officer
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A performer who disrupted Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance has been found guilty of resisting an officer after police said he ran across the field with a Sudanese flag that read “Sudan
Trump and Xi dialed down the trade war, but challenges lurk at their China summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump claims that America has increasingly profited from trade with China, largely playing down the tensions over rare earth minerals, tariffs and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence that could rupture relations