POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
NATO's Trump whisperer heads to the White House to soothe the president ahead of next month's summit
Read full article: NATO's Trump whisperer heads to the White House to soothe the president ahead of next month's summitNATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will check in face-to-face with President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
Top Army general who was last US soldier to leave Afghanistan is suddenly leaving his post
Read full article: Top Army general who was last US soldier to leave Afghanistan is suddenly leaving his postThe Army’s commander of its forces in Europe and Africa is unexpectedly stepping down after just 18 months in the job.
Anthropic’s Mythos model found vulnerabilities in classified US government systems, official says
Read full article: Anthropic’s Mythos model found vulnerabilities in classified US government systems, official saysA U.S. official says one of Anthropic’s artificial intelligence models identified vulnerabilities in highly sensitive and secure U.S. government computer systems during a testing exercise.
House gives final approval to bipartisan housing bill aimed at lowering costs
Read full article: House gives final approval to bipartisan housing bill aimed at lowering costsThe House has given final approval to a broad bipartisan bill aimed at lowering the cost of housing, with lawmakers in both parties eager to show progress on affordability issues ahead of this year’s midterm elections.
Federal officials plan to offload some warehouses purchased for immigrant detention
Read full article: Federal officials plan to offload some warehouses purchased for immigrant detentionU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is retreating from a plan to use warehouses to hold up to 10,000 people on a single site, jettisoning a key piece of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s $38-billion plan to rapidly expand detention capacity this year.
California intends to sue Trump administration over deal to end offshore wind project
Read full article: California intends to sue Trump administration over deal to end offshore wind projectCalifornia intends to sue the Trump administration over its deal to end an offshore wind project proposed off the state’s central coast.
Federal judge dismisses Justice Department lawsuit seeking detailed voter data from Maryland
Read full article: Federal judge dismisses Justice Department lawsuit seeking detailed voter data from MarylandA federal judge has dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit against Maryland that sought access to the state’s detailed voter records.
Georgia’s QR codes for counting votes will remain for midterms after lawmakers vote to delay a fix
Read full article: Georgia’s QR codes for counting votes will remain for midterms after lawmakers vote to delay a fixGeorgia will stick with an embattled vote-counting method that relies on QR codes for this year’s midterm elections after state lawmakers passed legislation that put off making changes until 2028.
Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict
Read full article: Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflictThe Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran.
Rubio arrives in UAE with aim to head off Gulf Arab unease over tentative Iran deal
Read full article: Rubio arrives in UAE with aim to head off Gulf Arab unease over tentative Iran dealU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in the United Arab Emirates on the first leg of a three-nation tour of Gulf countries aimed at easing their concerns about the result of an agreement intended to end the war with Iran.
Trump administration announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors
Read full article: Trump administration announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactorsThe Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers.
Justice Department withdraws subpoenas that sought reporters' grand jury testimony, sources say
Read full article: Justice Department withdraws subpoenas that sought reporters' grand jury testimony, sources sayThe Justice Department has withdrawn subpoenas that sought to compel reporters at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to testify before a grand jury.
Supreme Court rejects a push to require higher prices on tax foreclosure sales
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects a push to require higher prices on tax foreclosure salesThe Supreme Court has rejected an effort to reshape tax foreclosure sales to allow the original owners to keep more money when homes are sold to recoup unpaid taxes.
Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can’t sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks
Read full article: Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can’t sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocksThe Supreme Court has barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs.
The Latest: Senate approves war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict
Read full article: The Latest: Senate approves war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflictThe Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran.
Grocery growth Downtown: ALDI opens as City Council considers public funding for Publix tower
Read full article: Grocery growth Downtown: ALDI opens as City Council considers public funding for Publix towerOver the past week, shoppers have been getting used to the new ALDI at Market and Union. At the same time, Jacksonville City Council members are preparing to take up an incentives proposal tied to Gateway Jax’s planned N7 development at 119 W. Beaver St., a mixed-use tower that would set aside space for a Publix-sized grocery store downtown.
Trump heads to battleground Pennsylvania but keep focuses on himself ahead of midterm elections
Read full article: Trump heads to battleground Pennsylvania but keep focuses on himself ahead of midterm electionsPresident Donald Trump visited a Mack Trucks facility in Pennsylvania, for a speech meant to focusing on the economy.
Trump is the frontman for his own party as rival groups vie to shape America’s 250th anniversary
Read full article: Trump is the frontman for his own party as rival groups vie to shape America’s 250th anniversaryThe Smithsonian's National Museum of American History highlights the complexities of the American story.
Mamdani proves his power in New York House races, plus more takeaways from Tuesday's primaries
Read full article: Mamdani proves his power in New York House races, plus more takeaways from Tuesday's primariesNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has successfully backed three allies in Democratic U.S. House primaries.
Alan Wilson wins South Carolina Republican governor runoff after Trump hedges his bet on race
Read full article: Alan Wilson wins South Carolina Republican governor runoff after Trump hedges his bet on raceSouth Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has won the GOP runoff election for governor, defeating the candidate President Donald Trump had initially backed.
Mamdani slate sweeps Democratic primaries in New York, ousts 2 incumbents from Congress
Read full article: Mamdani slate sweeps Democratic primaries in New York, ousts 2 incumbents from CongressTop allies of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani have defeated establishment-backed Democrats in New York's congressional primary elections.
Maryland Democrats make Adrian Boafo their choice to replace his former boss, Rep. Steny Hoyer
Read full article: Maryland Democrats make Adrian Boafo their choice to replace his former boss, Rep. Steny HoyerMaryland Democrat Adrian Boafo has advanced to November’s general election in the race to succeed his retiring former boss, U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer.
The Strait of Hormuz's future is unsettled even as more ships venture through
Read full article: The Strait of Hormuz's future is unsettled even as more ships venture throughShip traffic has picked up in the Strait of Hormuz since Iran and the U.S. signed an interim deal to end a war that's constricted global oil supplies.
Authorities arrest 2 more suspects in planned attack on Trump's UFC show
Read full article: Authorities arrest 2 more suspects in planned attack on Trump's UFC showAuthorities have arrested two more people in Missouri and Washington state in connection with a planned attack targeting President Donald Trump’s UFC event at the White House earlier this month.
Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters
Read full article: Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge votersA federal judge has ruled that a revamped federal tool that state election officials have used in their efforts to identify illegally registered noncitizen voters is unlawful and cannot be used.
Senate passes a bipartisan housing bill aimed at increasing supply and lowering prices
Read full article: Senate passes a bipartisan housing bill aimed at increasing supply and lowering pricesThe Senate has passed a bipartisan housing bill that aims to bring down home prices and increase supply.
Georgia Democrats blast requirement to recount votes by hand in bill that would keep ballot QR codes
Read full article: Georgia Democrats blast requirement to recount votes by hand in bill that would keep ballot QR codesLegislation to keep Georgia’s embattled vote-counting method in place for this year’s midterm elections is facing strong opposition from state Democrats.
Patrols and nanobubbles on display at the Reflecting Pool as Trump looks for a renovation do-over
Read full article: Patrols and nanobubbles on display at the Reflecting Pool as Trump looks for a renovation do-overNational Guard members and U.S. Park Police are patrolling the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Top Justice Department officials can remain part of prosecution of press gala attack, judge rules
Read full article: Top Justice Department officials can remain part of prosecution of press gala attack, judge rulesA federal judge has denied a request to disqualify top Justice Department officials from supervising the prosecution of the man charged with trying to kill President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
Warsh's gamble: A quieter Federal Reserve could mean volatile markets, higher rates
Read full article: Warsh's gamble: A quieter Federal Reserve could mean volatile markets, higher ratesThe Federal Reserve has for decades moved steadily from a remote, opaque government agency that shared little about what it did or why to a more transparent institution willing to explain how it makes decisions and what it thinks about the economy.
Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz, missing New York City boy
Read full article: Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz, missing New York City boyThe Supreme Court has reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz.
The Latest: Vance says talks with Iran set ‘good foundation’ to reach permanent deal to end war
Read full article: The Latest: Vance says talks with Iran set ‘good foundation’ to reach permanent deal to end warVice President JD Vance says peace talks with Iran created a “good foundation for a successful final deal” to end the war that began at the end of February.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Utah’s state primary
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Utah’s state primaryUtah voters will nominate candidates for Congress Tuesday using a new map that created a Democratic-friendly district in Salt Lake City and scrambled the reelection plans of the state’s all-Republican delegation.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina’s state primary runoff
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina’s state primary runoffTwo of South Carolina’s top officeholders will compete one-on-one for the Republican nomination for governor in a primary runoff election on Tuesday.
Judge says roommate of Charlie Kirk murder suspect won't testify in person at preliminary hearing
Read full article: Judge says roommate of Charlie Kirk murder suspect won't testify in person at preliminary hearingThe Utah judge in the murder case of Charlie Kirk’s killing has denied a defense request to force Tyler Robinson’s former roommate to testify in person during the preliminary hearing.
New York's congressional candidates make final case in last day before primary
Read full article: New York's congressional candidates make final case in last day before primaryNew York’s congressional candidates are delivering closing arguments ahead of primary elections Tuesday, as an ascendent progressive left takes on establishment Democrats.
Lake Placid and NYC form exploratory committee to study hosting future Winter Olympics
Read full article: Lake Placid and NYC form exploratory committee to study hosting future Winter OlympicsThe state of New York is forming an exploratory committee to consider whether Lake Placid and New York City should bid to co-host a future Winter Games.
US-Iran negotiations end, technical talks will continue after Trump shakes talks with threats
Read full article: US-Iran negotiations end, technical talks will continue after Trump shakes talks with threatsHigh-level negotiations in Switzerland seeking a permanent end to the Iran war have ended.
Trump tries to blame Reflecting Pool woes on vandalism, without offering substantiation
Read full article: Trump tries to blame Reflecting Pool woes on vandalism, without offering substantiationPresident Donald Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism.
