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With Alaska voters heading to the polls Tuesday in a Senate race that could play a major role in determining control of the chamber, President Donald Trump is warning Republicans to pay close attention to the names on their ballots.
The concern centers on Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, who is seeking a third term, and another candidate with a...
A major climate lawsuit out of Colorado is drawing fresh attention as environmental organizations, legal scholars and local governments line up behind Boulder in a case that could shape how future climate litigation is handled.
More than 20 new friend-of-the-court briefs were filed last week in Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County. The case centers on whether...
A suspected carjacker in Philadelphia got more resistance than expected Monday after the driver he allegedly shot pulled out a handgun and returned fire.
According to Philadelphia police, the incident involved the driver of a blue Volvo and a man who allegedly tried to steal the vehicle at gunpoint. NBC 10 reported that the suspect displayed a handgun and opened...
Democrats in states across the country are pushing hundreds of bills designed to limit or challenge President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda, setting up a growing conflict between state governments and the federal government.
According to a review by the progressive organization State Futures, lawmakers have introduced 242 immigration-related bills in 32 states. Roughly one-fifth of those proposals have already...
Newly released government communications show that senior federal health officials were discussing reports of possible health problems following COVID-19 vaccination as early as May 2021, according to emails released by Republican Sens. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Rand Paul of Kentucky.
The senators published an email sent by Dr. Janet Woodcock, who was serving as acting commissioner of the Food...
Bill Maher and Sen. John Fetterman revisited the long-running debate over a two-state solution during an episode of Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, arguing that the history of Gaza and failed peace negotiations deserves more attention than it often receives in current political discussions.
A clip from the conversation, originally recorded in the spring, resurfaced over the weekend and began circulating...
In Sidney, Ohio, about two miles southwest of the city’s 166-year-old fairgrounds, past the Louis Sullivan-designed bank and the ornate buildings surrounding Court Square, sits the newest U.S. operation of SEMCORP Manufacturing USA Inc., a Chinese manufacturer of battery components.
The company arrived in Sidney with ambitious promises. In 2022, SEMCORP projected that its new plant would create 1,199 full-time...
The conventional wisdom surrounding the November elections has been fairly grim for Republicans. The party in power is dealing with an unsettled economy, declining approval ratings for President Donald Trump, fallout from the war with Iran, and signs of frustration within its own base. Historically, those are the kinds of conditions that punish a president’s party in the midterms.
Still,...
Violent crime is continuing to decline across many of America’s largest cities, with new data showing substantial drops in homicides, robberies and other serious offenses during President Donald Trump’s second term.
According to data cited by Axios and compiled by the Major Cities Chiefs Association, violent crime declined across 66 U.S. cities between 2025 and 2026. Homicides fell 17.2%, robberies...
Former CNN host Don Lemon is pursuing a legal strategy that could have consequences beyond his own criminal case, including for a federal law long used to protect abortion facilities.
Lemon is facing charges stemming from a January incident at a Minneapolis-area church, where he joined a group that disrupted a worship service. The demonstration led to allegations that participants...