Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) says he has no plans to retire from the Senate before the end of his term in January 2027, dispelling speculation that he may leave Congress early after announcing his retirement as party leader. McConnell says he plans to go in a “different direction” after serving as party leader...
A federal district court judge has granted final approval to a multi-billion-dollar settlement between public water suppliers affected by “forever chemicals” and the company 3M, the parties announced Monday. Per the terms of the agreement, the Minnesota-based chemical manufacturer will pay these utilities between $10.5 billion and $12.5 billion, depending on the extent of contamination and...
North Korea test fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile over waters off its east coast Tuesday, according to South Korea’s military. According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the missile was launched in an area close to North Korea’s capital Pyongyang, The Associated Press reported. From there, it went about 600 kilometers (372 miles)...
President Biden spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday morning, in a first follow-up call since the two leaders met in California last year. The timing of the call comes ahead of critical meetings between Washington and allies from the Indo-Pacific, which China views as provocative. This includes a state visit by Japanese Prime...
Georgia's top election official couldn't curb his enthusiasm over his state's role the final season of Larry David's popular HBO show. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger penned a letter to David poking fun at a critical plot point in "Curb Your Enthusiasm": David, who plays an exaggerated version of himself in the show, was arrested...
The owner and management company of the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last week asked a federal judge Monday to limit its legal liability for the deadly bridge collapse. In a joint “limitation of liability” filing Monday, Singapore-based Grace Ocean Pte. Ltd., the cargo ship's owner, and Synergy...
Former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is edging past Democrats Angela Alsobrooks and Rep. David Trone in the Maryland Senate race, according to a new poll. A Goucher College poll released Tuesday showed Hogan receiving 44 percent of voter support, leading Alsobrooks by 4 points in a hypothetical head-to-head match-up. A separate 11 percent said they...