Washington — Republican officials in Louisiana asked the Supreme Court on Friday to step into a long-running dispute over the state’s congressional districts after a panel of lower court judges said upcoming elections can’t be held under a recently adopted map that included a second majority-Black district. Top lawyers for the state requested the justices
A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new government rule that would slash credit card late-payment charges, a centerpiece of the Biden administration’s efforts to clamp down on “junk” fees. Judge Mark Pittman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on Friday granted an injunction sought by the banking industry and other
Republican Senate hopefuls Matt Dolan and Tim Sheehy got the biggest boost from Ardleigh Impact Corp. The company may exist only on paper. An apparently bogus business entity spent more than $2.5 million on various Republican campaigns in February and March, according to a new complaint filed by a watchdog group. On May 7, the
The February 2023 incident is one of several near-collisions of planes at major US airports over the past year as the FAA grapples with a hiring shortage. After two planes nearly crashed into one another over Austin, Texas, in February 2023, the National Transportation Safety Board will hold a June 6 hearing to investigate the
Israel will ‘stand alone’ if needed and fight ‘tooth and nail,’ Netanyahu said after the weapons delay. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) criticized the Biden administration for delaying deliveries of weapons to Israel amid the country’s war with the Hamas terrorist group, warning that such an “unprecedented” decision will harm American security interests and that the
The latest exchange appears to have intensified the decades-long conflict between the two leaders. News Analysis President Joe Biden is growing increasingly frustrated with the Israeli government’s failure to address U.S. concerns regarding a major operation in Rafah, as evidenced by his recent threat to withhold weapon shipments to the Jewish state. For the first
Pro-Israel lawmakers from both sides of the aisle decried the decision, which was welcomed by progressives and some Democrats. News that President Joe Biden’s administration has paused a delivery of “high-payload” bombs and could withhold more weapons for Israel sparked outrage on Capitol Hill on May 9 among Republican senators. Hours later, President Biden told