The Supreme Court allowed Alabama to revisit its congressional map, overturning a 2023 ruling that created a second Black-population-conscious district.
The California Department of Insurance is seeking millions of dollars in fines from State Farm for its handling of L.A. wildfire claims — the department's largest penalty pursued after a disaster this century.
Iran is accusing the U.S. of violating the fragile ceasefire agreement between the two countries after President Trump directed the U.S. Navy to ensure the safe passage of commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz. “The new equation of the Strait of Hormuz is in the process of being solidified,” Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher...
A political right that was optimistic and largely unified in the early months of President Trump’s second term is more divided, fractured and anxious — with the future of the post-Trump Republican Party at stake. Today marks one year here for The Movement, where I cover the influences and debates steering politics on the right in Washington. The...
Indiana determined two decades ago to turn around its poor financial position. It now holds a AAA credit rating and has passed the gold standard for balanced budget amendments.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine will brief reporters Tuesday morning on the Iran war — as tensions escalate in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening the already-fragile ceasefire. The conflict hit the 60-day mark last week, though the Trump administration has argued the temporary truce stopped the clock...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) may have skipped the Met Gala, but he still highlighted six fashion industry workers on Monday. “The fashion industry is made possible by the thousands of workers behind the scenes — seamstresses, tailors, retail workers, delivery drivers—whose immense talent and dedication deserves to be celebrated,” Mamdani told culture...
The Education Department on Monday opened a Title IX investigation into Smith College, a private all-women’s school, for admitting transgender women. In a release, the Education Department wrote that its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is opening an investigation into the Massachusetts college for admitting transgender women and “granting them access to women-only spaces, including...
President Trump on Monday denied that he called ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl to check in on him the morning after the shooting in the vicinity of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner. In a video he posted to the social platform X on April 26, Karl said that Trump called him just after...
Stars have begun arriving at the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to attend Monday's Met Gala. This year’s event is co-chaired by Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour, with Anthony Vaccarello and Zoë Kravitz serving as committee co-chairs. The theme for this year is “Costume Art,” and...
Former President Obama has been selective in criticizing President Trump during the latter’s two terms in office. But he said in a recent interview that doing so more frequently would reduce the effect. “For me to function like Jon Stewart, even once a week, just going off, just ripping what was happening — which, by...
Domestic gas prices have increased by more than 30 cents in the past week, as the U.S. military began efforts Monday to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. The national average price of a gallon of regular gas is more than $4.45 as of Monday, according to AAA. That is more than 34...
