Several Democratic-aligned and civil rights groups are readying to sue over a proposed set of new congressional lines in Texas as lawmakers in the Lone Star State look to advance a GOP-friendly map ahead of 2026. Several groups including the National Redistricting Foundation, the National Democratic Redistricting Committee’s nonprofit arm; Mexican American Legal Defense and...
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin realizes the United States can “shut him down with our energy capabilities” amid a push from the Trump administration for an end to the war in Ukraine. “I think Putin realizes too we could shut him down with our energy capabilities,” Burchett told NewsNation’s...
President Trump met with European leaders on Monday to discuss the war in Ukraine alongside the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, amid a push from the White House for an end to the conflict. Among those who participated in the meeting included German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian...
CHICAGO — Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Monday lauded “collegiality” in the legal profession, hailing it as what lets the judicial system work well despite its inherently combative nature. She said she’s been “thinking a lot lately” about getting along and bridging disagreements. “It occurs to me that law is a profession that,...
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law opening student financial aid to all residents, regardless of immigration status, including for illegal immigrants.
President Donald Trump declared Monday a success, posting around 6 p.m. that he’d "had a very good meeting with distinguished guests,” then “a further...
Despite Broadway’s aging retreads comes the Nederlander Theatre’s newie “Take a Banana for the Ride.” Co-producer Marc Cornstein took me to see it. Just opened and every seat...