GOP path to retaining US House majority narrowing as midterms near
With less than 70 days until midterm elections, Democrats remain favored to regain the majority in the U.S. House.
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Several Republican-led states rebrand Pride Month
LGBTQ+ advocates have called the rebranding efforts “disappointing” and a deliberate attempt to erase communities that are already vulnerable.
US Sen Bill Cassidy says he will cast decisive vote for Trump’s pick for attorney general
Cassidy held the determinative vote on Blanche following Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s announcement earlier Friday she would oppose his confirmation. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, another key Republican vote, said earlier this week she would vote against confirmation.
Trump administration faces second lawsuit to block ICE agents at polls
A coalition of civil rights groups and union organizations Friday sued the Trump administration to prevent the deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling locations during November’s midterm elections.
Flesh-eating screwworms head for American livestock
Southern states are bracing for a potential invasion of the New World screwworm that could disrupt livestock markets and raise already high meat prices. So far, the parasite has yet to land in the United States, but it has been spreading across Mexico and Central America. Previously eradicated from the United States in the 1960s, the fly can infest livestock, pets, wildlife and in rare cases, humans.
US senators from both parties blast Trump order to import Russian diesel as illegal
The Trump administration’s order to allow import of Russian diesel violates a 2022 law banning Russian energy imports while the country’s war with Ukraine is ongoing, according to a bipartisan group of U.S. senators.
NC AG Jackson calls on residents to weigh in on Chemours’ ‘backroom deal’ over PFAS
Chemours, formerly part of DuPont, has been manufacturing chemicals on the Cape Fear river near Fayetteville for decades.
GOP Associate Justice Phil Berger Jr. will not seek reelection to NC’s highest court
North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Phil Berger, Jr. announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection to his seat on the court in 2028. Berger Jr., the son of Senate President Phil Berger, will serve out the remainder of his term.
Governors and lawmakers say they’re getting serious about states’ rights
State leaders of both parties say the federal government — including the president — wields too much power, and they want to see more authority returned to the states. Bipartisan groups of governors and state lawmakers held major gatherings in recent days where issues of state authority became a major focus. They agreed the federal government had grown too powerful and pushed for states to maintain control over elections, energy, education and other issues.
Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is walking back, for now, a plan to sweep up data on millions of Americans who vote by mail under President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail ballots.