Thousands of academic student employees at the University of Washington (UW) went on strike on Tuesday, after union representatives and university officials failed to reach an agreement on wages Monday night. The union, United Auto Workers Local 4121, has held bargaining sessions with university officials since February, and all but one provision in the contract...
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) has won the GOP nomination for the state’s Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), according to Decision Desk HQ, likely setting him up to be its next senator. Justice was the front-runner to win the nomination and is viewed as the favorite for the general election in...
President Biden has won the West Virginia Democratic presidential primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Biden’s win in the Mountain State will net him most if not all of its 20 pledged delegates up for grabs. Candidates must receive at least 15 percent of the vote statewide or in a congressional district to receive delegates,...
Former President Trump has won the West Virginia Republican presidential primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Trump, who has already mathematically clinched the GOP nomination, will add 32 delegates from the winner-take-all contest to his total. He was the only major active candidate on the ballot, which also included former presidential candidate Nikki Haley, who...
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg heavily criticized a recent lawsuit by major airlines over a new rule that requires airline companies to reveal extra fees on purchases. “We just issued a rule requiring airlines to inform you, before you buy a ticket, of fees they will charge you,” Buttigieg said Tuesday in a post on the...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took the stage at a bar in Kyiv Tuesday to play guitar and sing Neil Young's 1989 hit "Rockin' in the Free World," with a local band.
Former two-term Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland wins the state's 2024 GOP Senate primary. His party aims to flip a longtime Democratic-held seat in the blue state.
The Biden administration is reportedly moving forward with sending $1 billion in weapons to Israel after briefly pausing a shipment over concerns about Rafah.