Nearly 67 percent of Dallas voters approved the measure on Nov. 5, however it runs afoul of state law. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the City of Dallas on Thursday, challenging a ballot measure that prohibits local police from enforcing marijuana-related offenses in violation of state law. Proposition R, approved by
Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who took over the office to become the second female governor in state history after her predecessor resigned amid a corruption scandal, has died. She was 78. Rell died Wednesday at a Florida hospital following a brief illness, her family said in a statement Thursday morning. Rell, a Republican
As Israel defeats its enemies on the battlefields in Gaza and Lebanon, the intifada has gone global. The fronts of the war against the Jewish state encompass America’s cities, the United Nations, the U.S. Senate, and the International Criminal Court. Marches, resolutions, embargoes, arrest warrants—these are the tactics by which Hamas sympathizers worldwide intend to
Critics believe he is a danger to public health while supporters are hopeful for far-reaching improvements to Americans’ well-being. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to “make America healthy again” through his platform as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The possibility of that happening has drawn praise from many Republican
The Pennsylvania Department of Education settled a lawsuit with a faith-based legal group to rescind their mandate for teachers to adopt a set of required guidelines for teaching.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who is hoping to lead the Democrat Senate campaign arm in 2026, says Democrats waited too long to propose solutions for the immigration crisis.
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, is facing a firestorm of backlash for voicing his belief that women should not serve in military combat roles. Although the media is largely united against him, opinions among combat and military experts are more split.