Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced on April 24, 2026, that he will call the state legislature into a special session to redraw the three judicial districts used for electing Mississippi Supreme Court justices. This session will convene 21 calendar days after the U.S. Supreme Court issues its decision in the case of Louisiana v. Callais, which … Read more
A North Dakota state representative and the pilot of a small plane tragically lost their lives in a crash shortly after takeoff on Saturday near Crystal Airport in a Minneapolis suburb. Rep. Liz Conmy, a Democrat from Fargo, was identified as one of the two victims when the Beech F33A aircraft went down in Brooklyn … Read more
A group of mothers and wellness influencers, including Casey Means, who is nominated to be the surgeon general, went to the White House last week and spoke about their “concerns” heading into the midterms. Many of them voiced their complaints about the health risks of weedkillers. According to Alex Clark, a “Make America Healthy Again” … Read more
Former President Barack Obama raised eyebrows and drew no shortage of scorn and derision for a take he posted to social media following the latest attempt against President Trump’s life Saturday night at the White House Correspondents Dinner at a venue in Washington, D.C. Obama claimed in a post that authorities had not yet established … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of the Republican Party by overturning a lower court’s decision that had stopped Texas from redrawing its congressional districts. The court’s decision was based on reasoning from an earlier case, Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens, but it didn’t say what that reasoning was. … Read more
A fourth teenager in 10 days was shot in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. The tragic shooting comes after a gunman attempted to attack the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night. Around 12:17 p.m., police officers from the MPD were called to the 4600 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue to look into a shooting. At … Read more
The suspect accused of opening fire during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was armed with multiple weapons, according to law enforcement officials who briefed reporters after the incident. Authorities late Saturday after the attack identified the suspect as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California. Officials said Allen allegedly rushed a security checkpoint at the … Read more
President Trump stated in an interview with Fox Business earlier this week that he has a shortlist prepared and is “ready” to nominate a new Supreme Court justice if one of the court’s senior conservative members retires. The statement coincided with Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s assurance that Republicans could confirm a nominee before the … Read more
Residents in Manhattan’s East Village have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the city’s plan to open a homeless intake shelter for adult men in their neighborhood. The legal action targets Mayor Zohran Mamdani and city agencies, arguing the project was rushed and improperly approved. The lawsuit was filed Monday in the New York Supreme … Read more
President Donald Trump said Saturday that there could be progress in ongoing talks with Iran, even as a planned second round of negotiations in Islamabad was called off. Earlier in the day, Trump said he had canceled a scheduled trip by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and senior adviser Jared Kushner to Pakistan’s capital. The … Read more