POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
DC voters face a new political era without Eleanor Holmes Norton, after her 18 terms in Congress
Read full article: DC voters face a new political era without Eleanor Holmes Norton, after her 18 terms in CongressFor the first time in a generation, Washingtonians are waking up to a general election lineup that doesn't include Eleanor Holmes Norton as delegate.
Gov. DeSantis signs 14 more bills. Here’s the list of what’s new to Florida law
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis signs 14 more bills. Here’s the list of what’s new to Florida lawGov. Ron DeSantis signed another 14 bills into law that deal with everything from trust funds and property insurance to crime and how law enforcement interacts with those on the Autism Spectrum.
A New York House primary has become an AI industry family feud with millions in corporate spending
Read full article: A New York House primary has become an AI industry family feud with millions in corporate spendingNew York Democratic Assemblyman Alex Bores is running for Congress, and the tech industry is deeply involved.
Most Americans see freedoms under threat but core to nation's identity, AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Most Americans see freedoms under threat but core to nation's identity, AP-NORC poll findsA new AP-NORC poll has found that most Americans believe civil liberties like the right to vote are under threat.
Trump delays his own national intelligence nominee, fueling tension with fellow Republicans
Read full article: Trump delays his own national intelligence nominee, fueling tension with fellow RepublicansPresident Donald Trump is trying to stop the confirmation process for his own nominee to head the nation’s intelligence agencies.
Georgia Republican legislative leaders reject governor's call for 2028 redistricting
Read full article: Georgia Republican legislative leaders reject governor's call for 2028 redistrictingRepublican lawmakers in Georgia won’t redraw congressional and state legislative districts for the 2028 elections during a special session called by GOP Gov. Brian Kemp.
A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public this week
Read full article: A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public this weekFranklin Roosevelt helped launch the modern system of presidential libraries in the late 1930s.
The interim US-Iran deal leaves the fate of Tehran's nuclear program still to be negotiated
Read full article: The interim US-Iran deal leaves the fate of Tehran's nuclear program still to be negotiatedThe interim deal between the U.S. and Iran is supposed to usher in a two-month period that would address Tehran’s nuclear program.
US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 1, leaves 2 survivors in the eastern Pacific Ocean
Read full article: US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 1, leaves 2 survivors in the eastern Pacific OceanThe U.S. military has attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one man and leaving two survivors.
Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting Pool
Read full article: Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting PoolPresident Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom.
In boost to Musk, Justice Department seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data center
Read full article: In boost to Musk, Justice Department seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data centerThe Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk’s companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion data center in Mississippi.
Georgia Primary Runoff 2026: Here are the results
Read full article: Georgia Primary Runoff 2026: Here are the resultsThe polls are now closed across Georgia in the runoff election to finish up the state’s 2026 primaries. Any race in the May 19 primary in which no candidate got more than 50 percent of the vote required a runoff.
RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine
Read full article: RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantineU.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus from the Nebraska quarantine facility where she is being held.
Trump goes after Netanyahu as he pursues deal with Iran, putting their friendship to the test
Read full article: Trump goes after Netanyahu as he pursues deal with Iran, putting their friendship to the testPresident Donald Trump seems to be testing their friendship as he pressures Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to sink the agreement with Iran to end the war.
Federal Reserve keeps rate unchanged, but nearly half of policymakers would support hike this year
Read full article: Federal Reserve keeps rate unchanged, but nearly half of policymakers would support hike this yearThe Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet nearly half the central bank’s policymakers said they could support a rate hike later this year, an unexpectedly aggressive outcome that would disappoint President Trump and suggests heightened concerns about persistent inflation.
Blanche set for July confirmation hearings for attorney general as Republicans weigh support
Read full article: Blanche set for July confirmation hearings for attorney general as Republicans weigh supportThe Senate Judiciary Committee will hold confirmation hearings July 15 and 16 for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as some Republicans remain undecided on supporting him for the post.
White House talking points claim victories in initial Iran deal but often don't meet reality
Read full article: White House talking points claim victories in initial Iran deal but often don't meet realityThe White House has informed supporters that President Donald Trump has accomplished his goals in the war with Iran despite the details of an initial agreement remaining unclear.
AP Exclusive: Nvidia's Jensen Huang says society needs 'new social norms' in the age of AI
Read full article: AP Exclusive: Nvidia's Jensen Huang says society needs 'new social norms' in the age of AINvidia CEO Jensen Huang — whose work helped propel artificial intelligence — is stressing in an Associated Press interview that society has no choice but to change in the advent of AI.
About Mike DeWine, the Republican Ohio governor who has called for an end to the death penalty
Read full article: About Mike DeWine, the Republican Ohio governor who has called for an end to the death penaltyOhio Gov. Mike DeWine is using his bully pulpit to call for an end to the death penalty in his state.
JD Vance went on television to plug a faith memoir. 'The View' had other plans
Read full article: JD Vance went on television to plug a faith memoir. 'The View' had other plansVice President JD Vance is promoting his new book, but that wasn’t the main focus when he went on ABC’s “The View” to plug his memoir on faith.
ICE says relaxed detention standards 'reduce the burden' on contractors running its lockups
Read full article: ICE says relaxed detention standards 'reduce the burden' on contractors running its lockupsContractors running Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities can rely more heavily on artificial intelligence tools to communicate with detainees and continue refusing to pay wages for detainees’ “voluntary work."
Suspect in deadly shooting of National Guard troops pleads not guilty to new charges
Read full article: Suspect in deadly shooting of National Guard troops pleads not guilty to new chargesA man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House, killing one of them, has pleaded not guilty to charges in a new indictment.
Former Trump attorneys, aides plead not guilty to Wisconsin fake elector felony charges
Read full article: Former Trump attorneys, aides plead not guilty to Wisconsin fake elector felony chargesPresident Donald Trump’s attorney for the 2020 campaign in Wisconsin and two former aides have all pleaded not guilty to felony forgery charges for their roles in a fake elector scheme designed to overturn Trump’s loss in the swing state.
Trump ramps up Education Department's dismantling with changes on special education and civil rights
Read full article: Trump ramps up Education Department's dismantling with changes on special education and civil rightsPresident Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies.
Sean Penn to direct Warner Bros. movie about a police officer at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Read full article: Sean Penn to direct Warner Bros. movie about a police officer at the Jan. 6 Capitol riotSean Penn will direct a movie about a police officer who was at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in 2021, Warner Bros.
Indiana becomes the latest state to receive flexibility from Trump on federal education spending
Read full article: Indiana becomes the latest state to receive flexibility from Trump on federal education spendingThe Trump administration is giving Indiana more flexibility over how it decides to spend its federal grant money.
The Latest: Trump-backed candidates secure GOP Senate nominations in Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma
Read full article: The Latest: Trump-backed candidates secure GOP Senate nominations in Alabama, Georgia, OklahomaPresident Donald Trump’s preferred candidates are having mixed results in Tuesday’s primaries, securing the Republican nominations for U.S. Senate in Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma but not for Georgia governor.
U.S., Iran hammer out initial peace deal. So what’s next? We hear from a foreign relations expert
Read full article: U.S., Iran hammer out initial peace deal. So what’s next? We hear from a foreign relations expertOsamah Khalil, an expert on U.S. foreign relations and the Middle East, joined us on The Morning Show to discuss what’s next after an initial peace agreement was hammered out by the U.S. and Iran.
Authorities say they disrupted planned drone, gun attack on White House UFC cage-fighting show
Read full article: Authorities say they disrupted planned drone, gun attack on White House UFC cage-fighting showCourt papers say law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend.
Georgia voters: What you need to know about today’s primary runoff election
Read full article: Georgia voters: What you need to know about today’s primary runoff electionGeorgia voters will head to the polls Tuesday for the runoff elections in several key primary midterm races, including senator and governor.
Robert White Jr. wins Democratic primary for the District of Columbia’s delegate to Congress
Read full article: Robert White Jr. wins Democratic primary for the District of Columbia’s delegate to CongressRobert White Jr. has won the Democratic primary for the District of Columbia’s delegate seat in Congress.
The cost to overcome a Trump endorsement? $100 million. Plus more takeaways from Tuesday's primaries
Read full article: The cost to overcome a Trump endorsement? $100 million. Plus more takeaways from Tuesday's primariesAn endorsement from President Donald Trump is worth a lot in Republican primaries.
Trump's Iran deal greeted with skepticism and scrutiny on Capitol Hill
Read full article: Trump's Iran deal greeted with skepticism and scrutiny on Capitol HillRepublicans on Capitol Hill say they need more information about the agreement between the United States and Iran announced Sunday by President Donald Trump.
All eyes turn to Fed chair Kevin Warsh and his first moves on interest rates
Read full article: All eyes turn to Fed chair Kevin Warsh and his first moves on interest ratesEver since Kevin Warsh was nominated by President Trump in late January to lead the Federal Reserve, a question has lingered: Will he seek to raise interest rates to tame inflation or cut them as Trump has long demanded.
Cybersecurity executives urge the Trump administration to ease restrictions on Anthropic AI models
Read full article: Cybersecurity executives urge the Trump administration to ease restrictions on Anthropic AI modelsA group of cybersecurity executives and experts is asking the Trump administration to lift its directive preventing the use of Anthropic’s latest artificial intelligence models by foreign nationals, saying the move could help U.S. adversaries more than it hurts them.
Challenger with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is ineligible for Alaska ballot, official says
Read full article: Challenger with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is ineligible for Alaska ballot, official saysA top Alaska elections official has ruled that a U.S. Senate candidate with the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan is ineligible to appear on the state’s August primary ballot.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Trump's Justice Department is investigating him and his wife
Read full article: California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Trump's Justice Department is investigating him and his wifeDemocratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Justice Department is investigating him and his wife, accusing the Trump administration of targeting him for political purposes as he weighs a presidential bid.
Moody’s upgraded JEA’s electric bond ratings — but warned governance turmoil could drag them down
Read full article: Moody’s upgraded JEA’s electric bond ratings — but warned governance turmoil could drag them downJEA recently earned a key bond upgrade from Moody’s Ratings, which said the improvement was due to stronger finances and progress in the utility’s governance. But Moody’s report also included a warning. The ongoing turmoil at the city-owned utility could send the rating in the other direction.
JD Vance writes of journey to Catholicism in 'Communion,' his first book since 'Hillbilly Elegy'
Read full article: JD Vance writes of journey to Catholicism in 'Communion,' his first book since 'Hillbilly Elegy'Vice President JD Vance writes about his religious journey in a new book, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith."
Expert weighs in on Trump’s ‘interesting’ take as Americans struggle to keep up with rising prices
Read full article: Expert weighs in on Trump’s ‘interesting’ take as Americans struggle to keep up with rising pricesAlex Jacquez, former Special Assistant to the President for Economic Development and Industrial Strategy, joins us to discuss the recent bleak report finding that America's annual inflation rate has reached its highest levels in three years.
Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration's dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project
Read full article: Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration's dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory projectLawmakers are demanding the National Science Foundation stop dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a $386 million ocean monitoring network being wound down under President Donald Trump's administration.
