Democratic leadership questions loom over Congress’ return

Washington — Congress returns Monday from a weeklong recess as the fallout continues from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s move to help Republicans advance a controversial spending bill earlier this month to avoid a government shutdown.  As lawmakers left Washington following many weeks in session, a recess that Democrats initially hoped would be marked by

Louisiana’s congressional map returns to Supreme Court today

Washington — The Supreme Court is set to consider Monday whether to leave in place Louisiana’s congressional map that includes two majority-Black districts and was used in the 2024 elections. The dispute is the latest involving claims of racial gerrymandering and the drawing of political districts to land before the high court following the re-crafting

Inside the Country’s Largest COVID Fraud. Plus, Inside Israel’s Revamped War Plan.

Feeding our fraud: It took jurors less than five hours to convict Aimee Bock and Salim Said on 28 counts of wire fraud, federal programs bribery, money laundering, and related conspiracy counts in the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal, dubbed “the shame of Minnesota” by assistant U.S. attorney Joe Thompson. Altogether a cast of almost

Former Rep. Mia Love, First Black Republican Woman Elected to US House, Dies at 49

Former Utah Rep. Mia Love passed away at her home in Saratoga Springs, Utah, on Sunday, according to her family. Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love (R-Utah), who made history in 2014 as the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died at age 49 on March 23, according to her family. “With grateful hearts filled