US Supreme Court Allows Louisiana Redistricting Ruling to Take Effect Immediately
The U.S. Supreme Court late on May 4 took the unusual step of making its recent ruling to limit the use of race in...
NOAA OKs First Deep-Sea Mining Plan for Critical Minerals in Pacific Ocean
The Trump administration approved on May 1 its first deep-sea critical minerals exploration application, submitted by North Carolina-based deep-sea mining explorer The Metals Company...
Denver Leaders Reject Justice Department’s Demand That City Repeal ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
Denver is refusing to repeal its 37-year-old ban on certain types of firearms known as “assault weapons.” Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the...
House Democrats Add 8 Candidates in 6 States to Top-Tier Midterm Target List
The group in charge of electing House Democrats added eight candidates to a priority list on May 4, signaling that the party is putting...
Michigan Special Election to Decide Control of State Senate
A special election for Michigan’s 35th State Senate District is set for May 5, to fill a seat that has been vacant since early...
Trump Says US Economy Is Booming Despite Iran War
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on May 4 touted his economic policies, from tax cuts and tariffs to deregulation, at a White House event for small-business...
Complaint Alleges Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Allowed Anti-Semitism to Spread in Public Schools
A Washington-based human rights organization today filed a federal complaint against the National Education Association (NEA), alleging that the teachers union discriminated against its...
Top House Democrat Launches Campaign for New York to Join Mid-Decade Redistricting Fight
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on May 4 publicly called on New York state to redraw its congressional map, dispatching Rep. Joe Morelle...
DOJ Says Upcoming Settlement in Meatpacking Probe Will Help Ease Food Prices
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on May 4 that it would soon unveil a “historic settlement that will directly affect the prices of...