Trump on Georgia Storm, Upcoming Leaders Visits
During a swearing-in of Senior staff members at the White House on Sunday, President Donald Trump acknowledged the deadly storms that hit Georgia over the weekend. (Jan. 22)
During a swearing-in of Senior staff members at the White House on Sunday, President Donald Trump acknowledged the deadly storms that hit Georgia over the weekend. (Jan. 22)
A federal court that previously threw out a Republican-drawn South Carolina electoral map for bias against Black voters decided on Thursday that it can be used in this year's congressional elections, a ruling that could undercut Democratic chances of winning control of the U.S. House of Representatives. But the panel said the approaching election calendar and the U.S. Supreme Court's delay in ruling on an appeal by Republican state officials had left the judges little choice. The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case on Oct. 11 but has not issued a ruling.
Donald Trump's lawyer contends the former president can't be prosecuted for election interference because the First Amendment shields even lies.
West Virginia's unemployed people will need to do more to prove they are searching for jobs to collect state benefits under a new law that will take effect later this year. A controversial bill passed by the GOP-majority Legislature on the final day of the 60-day legislative session went into law without Republican Gov. Jim Justice's signature Thursday. The legislation contains provisions that will go into effect July 1 requiring that people receiving unemployment benefits in the state must complete at least four work-search activities a week.
A new Michigan law signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Thursday aims to ensure that foster youth receive an education that builds toward a high school diploma.
When in need of comfort, Kwame Onwuachi turns to saucy foods served over rice.
LISBON (Reuters) -Economist Joaquim Miranda Sarmento was named Portugal's new finance minister on Thursday as President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa approved the formation of a centre-right minority government. The Democratic Alliance (AD) coalition won a general election on March 10 by a slim margin over the outgoing Socialists, falling far short of securing a working majority in a fragmented parliament. The new government is led by Prime Minister-designate Luis Montenegro, from the Social Democratic Party (PSD), part of the AD.
House Republicans will deliver articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on April 10.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said in a press conference that the crew on the vessel that struck Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge issued a mayday before the ship struck.
A federal court on Thursday ruled that this year's congressional elections in South Carolina will be held under a map that it had already deemed unconstitutional and discriminatory against Black voters, with time running out ahead of voting deadlines and a lack of a decision on the case by the Supreme Court. In an order, a panel of three federal judges from South Carolina wrote that “with the primary election procedures rapidly approaching, the appeal before the Supreme Court still pending, and no remedial plan in place, the ideal must bend to the practical.” The case hinges on South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, currently held by Republican Rep. Nancy Mace.
Garbage piling up in landfills isn’t just an eyesore, it’s also a climate nightmare, belching out large amounts of planet-warming gas.
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday indicated he will send articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate shortly after Congress returns to Washington next month. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to swear in senators as jurors in the trial the next day, according to his office. The House impeached Mayorkas on a razor-thin party-line vote in February, but Johnson had delayed sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate while Congress addressed funding for the government.
Environmentalists say tests show the source of pollution in London's River Thames is a utility company "discharging sewage directly into the river and its tributaries."
Four people were killed and seven others were injured Wednesday in and near Rockford, Illinois, in what the city’s mayor called a “random and senseless act of violence.”
Genetic analysis has shed light on a long-standing mystery surrounding the fates of President George Washington’s younger brother Samuel and his kin.
A federal court said Thursday that it will allow a US House election in South Carolina for Republican Rep. Nancy Mace’s seat to proceed under a map it had previously declared unconstitutional.
The world's top court on Thursday ordered Israel to "ensure urgent humanitarian assistance" in Gaza without delay, saying "famine has set in"."Israel shall... take all necessary and effective measures to ensure, without delay... the unhindered provision... of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance" in Gaza, the ICJ said.
Baltimore was sleeping when the fully laden cargo ship, adrift and without power, slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, bringing it down in seconds.
Russia on Thursday blocked the renewal of a panel of UN experts monitoring international sanctions on North Korea, weeks after the body said it was investigating reports of arms transfers between Moscow and Pyongyang.It added that it is investigating reports of arms shipments from Pyongyang to Russia for use in Ukraine.
Mayor Eric Adams says driverless technology is on route 'whether we like it or not.'
Eating eggs has raised concerns about heart health, but newer studies find eggs don't raise cholesterol or heart disease risk. Doctors explain health benefits.