Schumer and Platner Talk After Mills Suspends Her Campaign
Fri, 01 May 2026 01:05:21 +0000 The top Senate Democrat and the Maine contender had what was described as a cordial conversation despite Schumer’s backing of his primary opponent.: California Police Can Start Ticketing Driverless Cars
Fri, 01 May 2026 00:39:49 +0000 The Department of Motor Vehicles says it could suspend or revoke permits for Waymo taxis and other driverless cars for continued violations.: Chick-fil-A Bilked for $80,000 in Fake Mac-and-Cheese Refunds, Police Say
Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:03 +0000 A former employee returned to a franchise in Grapevine, Texas, to process 800 phony refunds to his credit cards, the authorities said.: Takeaways From Hegseth’s Second Day of Testimony on the Iran War
Fri, 01 May 2026 01:30:12 +0000 The secretary was also questioned over civilian deaths, an accusation of antisemitic remarks and women in combat.: Trump’s Plans to Boost Weapons Production Might Not Deliver for Years
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:02:31 +0000 While the defense industry has announced plans to make more munitions, much of that expanded production will not quickly kick in.: Comey Indictment Shows Justice Dept. Got the Message From Bondi’s Firing
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:46:32 +0000 In naming only an interim successor as acting attorney general, President Trump has established even greater incentives to execute his most extreme demands, current and former officials say.: Last on King Charles’s U.S. Tour: A Potluck and a Win for Scottish Whisky
Fri, 01 May 2026 02:18:43 +0000 King Charles III and Queen Camilla had a ceremonial farewell at the White House before attending a block party in Front Royal, Va.: Senate Bans Prediction Markets for Its Members and Staff
Fri, 01 May 2026 00:19:22 +0000 Senators voted unanimously to prohibit betting practices in the chamber after some users made hundreds of thousands of dollars online by accurately predicting U.S. military actions.: Congress Passes Another Short-Term Extension of Expiring Surveillance Law
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:10:35 +0000 Senator Ron Wyden secured an agreement to seek the declassification of a recent intelligence court ruling about the FISA Section 702 program.: 6 Are Injured in Stabbing at a High School in Washington State
Fri, 01 May 2026 02:10:39 +0000 Five students were injured, four of them critically, after an altercation at Foss High School in Tacoma, Wash., the authorities said. A security guard was also injured.: Even Mainers Who Love Janet Mills Are Relieved to See Her Leave Race
Fri, 01 May 2026 01:13:08 +0000 Voters who watched Gov. Janet Mills struggle to gain traction in the Democratic Senate primary said they were unsurprised — and in many cases, ready — to see her exit.: Here’s What States Might Do After the Voting Rights Decision
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:31:28 +0000 The effect of the Supreme Court’s ruling could be as little as one House seat in Louisiana in 2026, but pressure is building on Tennessee and South Carolina Republicans to act.: Two High Schoolers in Mississippi Are Released After Being Detained by ICE
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:01:05 +0000 The brothers from the Republic of Congo were released on Thursday after the school community appealed to local Republican politicians, their lawyer said.: Chonkers the ‘Food-Motivated’ Sea Lion Plops Into San Francisco
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:21:37 +0000 Wildlife experts have been tracking the Steller sea lion since he appeared last month at a popular tourist spot near the end of Fisherman’s Wharf.: Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling Could Fuel New Era of Redistricting Wars
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:56:03 +0000 The expected flood of new congressional maps is likely to produce fewer competitive districts, fewer ways for voters to hold elected officials accountable and more polarized politics.: How Conservatives on the Supreme Court Weakened the Voting Rights Act
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:05:13 +0000 The Supreme Court just overturned Louisiana’s congressional voting map, landing the latest blow to the landmark Voting Rights Act. Abbie VanSickle, a reporter covering the court for The New York Times, explains.: Hegseth Says Iran Cease-Fire Stops Clock for Congressional Approval
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:18:25 +0000 The defense secretary testified on the eve of the 60-day mark of the war, a major statutory deadline for the president to withdraw forces or seek approval from Congress to continue the fight.: Mills Exit Is a Blow to Schumer as Democrats Question His Strategy
Fri, 01 May 2026 01:41:56 +0000 Senator Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and minority leader, considered the Maine governor his top recruit for winning the majority. Critics said her collapse showed he is out of touch with the party’s voters.: Jeffrey Epstein’s Possible Suicide Note Hidden From Public View
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:55:18 +0000 An inmate said he discovered the note after Mr. Epstein was found injured in his jail cell, weeks before his death. It’s now locked in a courthouse.: Camp Mystic Says It Will Not Reopen This Summer After Fatal Texas Floods
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:26:32 +0000 In a statement, the camp said it told Texas regulators that it was “withdrawing its application for a summer 2026 camp license” after catastrophic flooding last summer.: Trump Picks Nicole Saphier for Surgeon General After Withdrawing Casey Means Nomination
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:46:41 +0000 Dr. Means’s nomination had stalled in part over her views on vaccines. The president said he was instead nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.: House Passes DHS Funding Bill, Ending Shutdown
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:21:55 +0000 Republicans were forced to use a special maneuver to steer around opposition in their own party and speed the measure to the floor, relying on Democratic cooperation to push it through.: House Passes Farm Bill After Republican Infighting
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:01:07 +0000 The measure exposed rifts within the G.O.P., pitting lawmakers aligned with the Make American Healthy Again movement against those representing traditional agricultural interests.: How the Voting Rights Decision May Block the Rise of Young Black Leaders
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:39:29 +0000 Black Democrats in the South already face steep challenges when seeking political office. But the Supreme Court’s ruling could be felt for a generation.: Man Charged in Trump Assassination Attempt To Stay in Jail For Now
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:27:35 +0000 Cole Tomas Allen’s lawyers said he was in 24-hour lockdown and asked for him to be placed in less restrictive conditions. Allen is due back in court on May 11.: How Trump’s Iran Blockade Is Complicating a High-Stakes Trip to China
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:23:27 +0000 If President Trump flies to China as planned in May, the primary topic will clearly be the rippling economic effects of a war that Beijing has made clear it viewed as unnecessary.: Trump Administration Casts Host of Policies Under Biden as Anti-Christian
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:05:19 +0000 A new report is the latest effort by the Justice Department to argue that it is removing political bias from prosecutorial decision-making.: Chief Justice Roberts Played the Long Game on Voting Rights
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:00:19 +0000 Since his early days as a lawyer and in his first years on the bench, the chief justice has worked to limit the force of the Voting Rights Act.: Senator Reed, a Democrat, attacks Hegseth right out of the gate.
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:56:47 +0000: Trump Administration Imposes Caps on Graduate School Loans
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:12:56 +0000 The changes stem from student loan provisions in a sprawling tax and domestic policy bill signed into law last year.: After Supreme Court Decision, Louisiana Weighs Redrawing House Maps
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:23:15 +0000 The Louisiana secretary of state said the House primary election would be delayed after the court ruled the state’s congressional districts unconstitutional. The Senate primary will go forward on May 16.: Romanian Man Is Sentenced in 2023 Wave of ‘Swatting’ Calls
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:26:42 +0000 Thomasz Szabdo, 27, had pleaded guilty in connection with dozens of reports of false crimes involving politicians, election officials and others.: Gov. Janet Mills Exits Maine Senate Race as an Insurgent Democrat Rises
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:06:26 +0000 Her withdrawal reflects the energy of the party’s left and voters’ unease with older candidates and paves the way for Graham Platner to challenge Senator Susan Collins in November.: Transgender Idaho Residents Sue After State Criminalizes Use of Bathrooms
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:44:59 +0000 The lawsuit seeks to block a state bathroom law that is the nation’s most restrictive, with penalties that could include a five-year prison sentence.: Democrats Regret Creating Independent Redistricting Commissions After Supreme Court Ruling
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:04:47 +0000 A decade ago, the party sought independent redistricting commissions. Now, in an era of extreme gerrymandering, such efforts could slow Democrats as they try to keep up with Republicans.: Some Black Southerners Say Voting Rights Ruling ‘Missed the Mark’
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:04:45 +0000 Veterans of the civil rights movement and others said the Supreme Court decision felt like a bleak end to decades of gains in Black representation in the region.: In Blow to Voting Rights Act, Supreme Court Embraces Claim of Racial Progress
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:24:38 +0000 The majority said the law was a victim of its own success and no longer needed. Dissenters responded that Congress should make the call.: How A.I. Killed Student Writing (and Revived It)
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:25:53 +0000 High school and college teachers are watching students write, in the classroom, in order to protect against the incursion of artificial intelligence.: House Adopts Budget to Unlock $70 Billion for Immigration Enforcement
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:47:13 +0000 The measure will allow the G.O.P. to begin working on a filibuster-proof bill to fund ICE and C.B.P., part of their plan to reopen the long-shuttered Department of Homeland Security.