Republican lawmakers are taking the most ambitious federal action yet to shield oil companies from a growing number of state lawsuits and bills that seek to force them to pay billion-dollar penalties related to their alleged role in contributing to climate change. In state courts, more than two dozen Democratic-led states and cities, which are
National Public Radio headquarters in Washington on March 26, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images National Public Radio (NPR) is cutting newsroom positions and restructuring its editorial operations as the public broadcaster adjusts to reduced federal support after President Donald Trump’s order to end taxpayer funding for NPR and PBS over what he said was
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (L) and Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie (R) Sjamsoeddin stand as they pose for photographs with U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kelly McKeague (L) and Indonesian Maj. Gen. Agus Widodo (R) after signing a memorandum of understanding at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on April 13, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
In the months after U.S. forces removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power in a daring but relatively brief military operation, President Trump has openly intimated that something similar could soon take place in Cuba. He has said “Cuba’s going to be next” and mused about “taking Cuba in some form.” For decades, U.S. administrations have tried
The Louisiana State House and Governmental Affairs Committee will discuss multiple bills, including redistricting (SB 121), at 9 a.m. ET on May 19. The bills are the following: HR 118 Wright, Tax/Income-Credit: Creates a legislative subcommittee to study the potential establishment of a state income tax credit for certain wate… Original News Source Link –
Voters are going to the polls Tuesday for primaries in several states, including in the key battleground states of Georgia and Pennsylvania, while in Kentucky, Trump foe GOP Rep. Thomas Massie faces a challenger backed by the president. In Alabama, voters are weighing in on four out of seven House races, while the other three
A U.S. Army unit asked to bulk up medical support weeks before a fatal Iranian strike on their command post in Kuwait, but they were ignored, soldiers told CBS News. Some of the survivors of the attack also said at least one soldier who was killed could have been saved if there had been more