POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Federal judge dismisses a lawsuit over makeup of Trump's Religious Liberty Commission
Read full article: Federal judge dismisses a lawsuit over makeup of Trump's Religious Liberty CommissionA federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the legitimacy of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission.
US walks out on France at UN meeting to protest ally's criticism of America's human rights record
Read full article: US walks out on France at UN meeting to protest ally's criticism of America's human rights recordU.S. diplomats walked out as their French counterparts spoke at the United Nations after the European ally criticized the Trump administration’s human rights record.
Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms
Read full article: Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midtermsThe Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow for now an executive order targeting mail-in voting.
Early voting begins soon ahead of Florida’s primary election
Read full article: Early voting begins soon ahead of Florida’s primary electionVoters around Northeast Florida will soon have their chance to cast an early, in-person ballot ahead of the state’s primary election set for Tuesday, August 18, for congressional, state, and local races.
ICE extends no-bid contract for major detention center in Texas, rejecting calls for closure
Read full article: ICE extends no-bid contract for major detention center in Texas, rejecting calls for closureU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to keep one of its largest detention facilities open for at least another year.
Republicans decry a new Democratic Socialists of America platform as Dem primaries split the party
Read full article: Republicans decry a new Democratic Socialists of America platform as Dem primaries split the partyA new platform from the progressive Democratic Socialists of America is sparking Republican attacks.
Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill
Read full article: Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting billPresident Donald Trump is calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to keep senators in Washington until they pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill.
Comey says seashells post was political speech - not a threat - as he presses to dismiss charges
Read full article: Comey says seashells post was political speech - not a threat - as he presses to dismiss chargesFormer FBI Director James Comey is urging a judge to throw out federal charges against him.
The Latest: Trump praises his sweeping tariffs while in Michigan for a speech on the economy
Read full article: The Latest: Trump praises his sweeping tariffs while in Michigan for a speech on the economyA federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that halted President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Dakota’s state primary runoff
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Dakota’s state primary runoffSouth Dakota Republicans will decide in a primary runoff Tuesday whether to nominate Gov. Larry Rhoden for a full term or to instead tap businessman Toby Doeden to represent the party on the ballot in November.
What are the implications of Americans’ deteriorating confidence in fair elections as midterms loom?
Read full article: What are the implications of Americans’ deteriorating confidence in fair elections as midterms loom?News4JAX political analyst Rick Mullaney, executive director of the Jacksonville University Haskell Public Policy Institute, joined us on The Morning Show to discuss Americans' deteriorating faith in fair elections and the implications, with control of Congress hanging in the balance.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia's 13th Congressional District special election
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia's 13th Congressional District special electionSix candidates in Georgia’s 13th Congressional District will compete in a special election Tuesday to replace the late Democratic U.S. Rep. David Scott, who died in April.
Trump defends his sweeping tariffs and watches 'America First' drag races during Michigan stop
Read full article: Trump defends his sweeping tariffs and watches 'America First' drag races during Michigan stopPresident Donald Trump says his economic policies have revived the auto industry and American manufacturing.
Trump's border czar says vetting of ICE officer is under internal review after Maine shooting
Read full article: Trump's border czar says vetting of ICE officer is under internal review after Maine shootingPresident Donald Trump’s border czar said the vetting of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer involved in the deadly shooting of a Colombian native in Maine is under internal review.
Pentagon's official Iran war death toll no longer lists 4 troops killed during renewed fighting
Read full article: Pentagon's official Iran war death toll no longer lists 4 troops killed during renewed fightingThe four American troops killed during renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the Iran war death toll in the Pentagon’s official casualty count.
Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of 'fomenting hate' and calls ICC war-crimes charges 'bogus'
Read full article: Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of 'fomenting hate' and calls ICC war-crimes charges 'bogus'Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu says New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is “fomenting hate” by calling the prime minister a war criminal who should be arrested if he visits the city.
US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump's order to create a federal voter list
Read full article: US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump's order to create a federal voter listA federal appeals court has upheld a judge's ruling that halted President Donald Trump's efforts to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.
Cori Bush and Wesley Bell's rematch sets up key test for Democrats in Missouri
Read full article: Cori Bush and Wesley Bell's rematch sets up key test for Democrats in MissouriFormer Rep. Cori Bush, outside the courthouse where the Dred Scott case was argued, promises to reverse her ouster from Congress.
Airstrikes have paused and talks are pressing forward. But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp?
Read full article: Airstrikes have paused and talks are pressing forward. But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp?The U.S. military has paused its airstrikes on Iran after nearly two weeks of intensifying bombing.
Americans rewire their grocery shopping routines while digesting the biggest price jump in 50 years
Read full article: Americans rewire their grocery shopping routines while digesting the biggest price jump in 50 yearsLiving through the biggest jump in grocery prices in a half-century has many Americans changing their eating and food shopping habits.
Maine Democratic delegates choose Troy Jackson as new nominee to face US Sen. Susan Collins
Read full article: Maine Democratic delegates choose Troy Jackson as new nominee to face US Sen. Susan CollinsFormer state lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson has secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine.
Trump administration admits grants for clean energy were canceled based on politics
Read full article: Trump administration admits grants for clean energy were canceled based on politicsThe Trump administration has again acknowledged in court documents that it terminated $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state,” in this case, 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
Biden drops lawsuit seeking to block release of recordings of his interviews with a ghostwriter
Read full article: Biden drops lawsuit seeking to block release of recordings of his interviews with a ghostwriterJoe Biden has dropped a lawsuit in which he sought block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before the Delaware Democrat was elected president.
Election supervisor says Florida is the ‘platinum standard’ for elections as testing shows all votes counted accurately
Read full article: Election supervisor says Florida is the ‘platinum standard’ for elections as testing shows all votes counted accuratelyTrust in U.S. elections has become a flashpoint in recent years, fueled in part by Pres. Donald Trump’s repeated claims of election fraud.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens in Democratic US Senate primary
Read full article: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens in Democratic US Senate primaryMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate over progressive Abdul El-Sayed.
Trump says the US will investigate EU trade practices, claiming the bloc unfairly fined tech giants
Read full article: Trump says the US will investigate EU trade practices, claiming the bloc unfairly fined tech giantsPresident Donald Trump says the United States will open a formal investigation into the European Union’s trade practices.
White House wants veterans to replace immigrant truckers who lost their licenses in crackdown
Read full article: White House wants veterans to replace immigrant truckers who lost their licenses in crackdownThe Trump administration wants soldiers to consider becoming truck drivers when they leave the military.
Trump returns to correspondents' dinner for a rambling, insult-filled speech 3 months after shooting
Read full article: Trump returns to correspondents' dinner for a rambling, insult-filled speech 3 months after shootingPresident Donald Trump has returned to the stage of the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
Will the New Jersey voter registration glitch erode elections confidence?
Read full article: Will the New Jersey voter registration glitch erode elections confidence?Rachel Cobb, an elections analyst with Suffolk University, joined us on The Morning Show to discuss the potential fallout of the New Jersey voter registration glitch and whether it will erode voter confidence.
Wisconsin voters sue to allow for vote to count if absentee ballot is late
Read full article: Wisconsin voters sue to allow for vote to count if absentee ballot is lateA new lawsuit argues that voters in swing state Wisconsin whose absentee ballots haven't arrived by Election Day should be allowed to cast provisional ballots at the polls to ensure their vote is counted.
The Latest: Trump says US will investigate EU trade practices for ‘unethical’ fines on Google
Read full article: The Latest: Trump says US will investigate EU trade practices for ‘unethical’ fines on GooglePresident Donald Trump says the U.S. will open a formal investigation into the European Union’s trade practices.
Democrats select South Carolina to kick off presidential nominating contest in 2028, leave Iowa out
Read full article: Democrats select South Carolina to kick off presidential nominating contest in 2028, leave Iowa outDemocrats have selected South Carolina to hold the first presidential nominating contest in 2028.
From prison fears to fireworks, Chinese pastor recounts sudden release after Trump's intervention
Read full article: From prison fears to fireworks, Chinese pastor recounts sudden release after Trump's interventionChinese pastor Ezra Jin Mingri recounts how his fears turned to uncertainty and then joy after he was unexpectedly released from detention in China.
Federal judges allow new Tennessee congressional map that splits majority-Black district in Memphis
Read full article: Federal judges allow new Tennessee congressional map that splits majority-Black district in MemphisA federal judicial panel has allowed a new Tennessee congressional map that splits apart a majority-Black district in Memphis.
Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship ahead of this year's elections
Read full article: Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship ahead of this year's electionsAlaska has sent more than 3,000 letters to residents asking them to verify their citizenship ahead of this year's elections.
Nearly 150,000 mail ballots rejected in California's primary despite efforts to count every vote
Read full article: Nearly 150,000 mail ballots rejected in California's primary despite efforts to count every voteNearly 150,000 voters have had their mail-in ballots rejected for California’s June primary election, a sharp spike from previous primaries.
Liberal Justice Elena Kagan says the Supreme Court is not a rubber stamp for Trump
Read full article: Liberal Justice Elena Kagan says the Supreme Court is not a rubber stamp for TrumpJustice Elena Kagan says the Supreme Court may be deeply conservative but it is not simply a rubber stamp for President Donald Trump.
Next stop, Trump Station? Administration wants to rename New York’s Penn Station
Read full article: Next stop, Trump Station? Administration wants to rename New York’s Penn StationThe Trump administration is seeking to rename Manhattan’s Penn Station as part of a planned $8 billion redesign of the country’s busiest transit hub.
