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Federal prosecutors in Chicago have informed defense attorneys they will dismiss the main conspiracy charge against four people accused of obstructing a federal agent during a September protest at a Broadview, Illinois, detention facility. The defendants will continue to face misdemeanor counts of impeding a federal officer; two other co-defendants…
A foiled armed attack near the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner has sharpened scrutiny of the century-old gala, reviving long-standing ethical concerns about journalists socializing with officials and raising new questions about security for high-profile media events. Organizers say they will review the incident as officials and comme…
Former FBI Director James Comey appeared in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia on April 29 after surrendering to authorities a day following a federal indictment tied to a social media post prosecutors say threatened President Donald Trump. Comey was booked on two counts, including threatening the life of the president and transmitting threats a…
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, upheld a lower court order blocking a Louisiana congressional map that added a second Black-majority district. The courts found the legislature's redrawing relied too heavily on racial considerations, violating the constitution's equal protection guarantee. The ruling comes amid national disputes over redi…
The chairman of the Republican-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee has requested testimony from the Southern Poverty Law Center's interim president following a criminal indictment last week. The indictment alleges the civil rights group defrauded donors by employing paid informants to penetrate far-right groups. The SPLC has rejected the charges, an…
Saturday’s shooting at a Washington black-tie gala attended by President Donald Trump did not cause any fatalities, but it highlighted how U.S. law prescribes who would assume presidential duties if the president or other senior officials were incapacitated. The Constitution and federal statutes set eligibility rules and an ordered list of successo…
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate on April 28 rejected a Democratic-led effort to bar the president from taking military action against Cuba without explicit congressional authorization. A 51-47 procedural vote, driven largely by party allegiance, halted the war powers resolution after Republicans argued no active hostilities exist and raised p…
The U.S. State Department said it will produce a limited number of commemorative passports incorporating customized artwork for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in July. Renderings show a portrait of President Donald Trump displayed inside the passport opposite an image of the signing of the Declaration. Officials said secur…
Over 70 House Democrats have urged President Donald Trump to preserve measures that bar Chinese automakers from building or selling passenger vehicles in the United States. Led by Representatives Debbie Dingell and Ro Khanna, the group cited national security concerns and sought action to prevent any entry of Chinese carmakers into the U.S. market.…
A Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday finds President Donald Trump's approval rating at 34%, the lowest of his current term. The survey shows weakening public confidence on the cost of living as gasoline prices jump following U.S. and Israeli military operations against Iran and shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
A Reuters/Ipsos national poll completed over four days and released April 28 finds President Donald Trump's overall approval rating at 34%, the lowest of his current term. The survey points to growing dissatisfaction with his handling of the cost of living and notes the broader political backdrop of the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran and a recent …
Lawmakers from both major parties introduced and advanced multiple AI-related bills this week focused on child safety, transparency and workforce cybersecurity training. A Senate proposal would require chatbot firms to offer family accounts enabling parental oversight, while House legislators unveiled a separate measure to support AI research, stan…
The White House has rescinded President Donald Trump’s nomination of Scott Socha, a hospitality executive with Delaware North, to head the National Park Service (NPS). The administration offered no explanation for the move. The withdrawal occurs as the agency remains under acting management and amid broader disputes over interpretive signage and ex…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said past statements expressing what it calls extremist views by green card and naturalization applicants will prompt closer review by immigration officers. The guidance, which cites examples including criticism of Israel and participation in pro-Palestinian protests, has drawn criticism from civil liberties…
Saturday’s shooting at a Washington black-tie event attended by President Donald Trump and numerous senior officials did not produce fatalities, but it renewed questions about who would assume presidential authority if the president or other senior leaders were killed or incapacitated. U.S. law establishes a sequence of successors that reaches from…
April 27 - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proposed a new congressional map intended to turn four Democratic-held U.S. House seats to Republican control in November. He has summoned lawmakers for a special session beginning Tuesday to consider the plan, which would raise Republican representation from 20 to a likely 24 of the state’s 28 seats, and is…
The U.S. Supreme Court formally reinstated a Republican-drawn Texas congressional map that a lower court had blocked as likely racially discriminatory. The decision, reflecting the court's 6-3 conservative majority, revives an August 2025 plan that could flip as many as five Democratic-held U.S. House seats to Republican control and comes as both p…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an appeal from Florida parents who sought to sue a public school district over a policy that withholds changes to a student's name or pronouns from parents unless the child consents. A lower court had dismissed the suit, and the high court's decision leaves that dismissal intact as similar challe…
Wolfe Research says President Trump has moved toward a 'wait it out' posture with Iran, favoring a blockade over direct military action. The research house warns that if the blockade does not compel a quick Iranian capitulation, closures in the Strait of Hormuz could extend for weeks or months and reassert pressure on equity markets.
The U.S. Justice Department has directed the Bureau of Prisons to revise federal execution protocols to include firing squads, electrocution and gas asphyxiation. The guidance, contained in a 52-page report, is presented as a response to difficulties obtaining drugs used for lethal injections and follows a push by the administration to resume capit…
An internal Pentagon email lays out punitive policy options for allies considered unhelpful to U.S. operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain from NATO and revisiting U.S. diplomatic stances on territories such as the Falkland Islands. The memo, prepared by senior policy adviser Elbridge Colby, frames access, basing and overflight…
President Donald Trump welcomed winners of his second annual meme-coin contest to Mar-a-Lago on April 25, offering a private audience and VIP reception to top purchasers of the $TRUMP token. The event came as the coin has lost more than 95% of its peak value and as Democratic leaders press for investigations into the Trump family's expanding crypto…
U.S. law enforcement is reviewing protections for the president and other officials after a California man allegedly opened fire near the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Washington Hilton. Federal agents intercepted the suspect before he reached the ballroom basement where President Trump was due to speak, but audible gunfire …
President Donald Trump addressed reporters shortly after an apparent assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, casting the incident as proof of his political influence and of the need for a new secure White House ballroom. The event, which sent roughly 2,600 attendees scattering as the Secret Service evacuated the…
President Donald Trump told Fox News he has been in routine contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and expressed optimism about resolving the nearly three-year-old war in Ukraine. He declined to specify details of a recent call with Putin but said conversations with both leaders have been 'good.' T…
