POLITICS

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A group of news networks began protesting President Donald Trump’s ban of Politico, MS NOW and CNN from the White House by imposing what appears to be a self-imposed suspension of their "pool" duties. The networks, ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox, have historically taken turns recording...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) Republican candidates in redrawn congressional districts across the country have appeared to distance themselves from President Donald Trump in recent weeks. Across the country, 10 states successfully implemented new congressional maps through both legislative action and judicial litigation. As many as 13 congressional districts that...

(Jared Strong, The Center Square) Democratic hopes of taking control of the U.S. Senate in the upcoming midterm elections are heavily dependent on retaining an open seat in Michigan. The race features a charismatic and energetic though controversial liberal Democrat — and also the first Muslim nominated by a major...

(Headline USA) A Venezuelan man shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was in custody Monday at an ICE detention center in Texas after he was released from a hospital with a bullet still lodged in his back, the man's attorney said. Speaking by phone during a news...

(Headline USA)  A lawyer for Lindsay Clancy is asking a judge to investigate the conduct of the lone juror who wanted to convict the Massachusetts mother of murder in the deaths of her three young children. In a motion filed Friday but made public Monday, Clancy's lawyer asked the court...

(Headline USA) CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Monday sued President Donald Trump’s administration days after they were barred from covering the White House, calling the selective ban an illegal action and “a blatant violation” of the First Amendment, despite the possession of press credentials not being a First...

(Headline USA) A top Federal Reserve official said Monday that the central bank may have to cause economic pain in the form of higher unemployment to combat stubbornly high inflation. Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, said in a speech in London that the Fed is...

(Headline USA) Twelve states and Hollywood writers challenging Paramount’s buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to settle their lawsuits on Monday, effectively paving the way for the $81 billion mega merger to cross the finish line, with some new commitments from the company. The blockbuster deal will still bring...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The New York Times reported on Sunday night that President Donald Trump had ordered the Pentagon to prepare for strikes against Yemen’s Ansar Allah, commonly known as the Houthis, but then reversed his plan, calling off the attack, at least for now. Sources told the Times that...

(Headline USA) Before taking over the Justice Department investigation into foes of President Donald Trump, Joe diGenova decried the lack of progress in bringing indictments. Five months later, diGenova has left his position without charging a single case, clouding the future of an investigation that the Trump administration has pursued...

(Headline USA) As Kamala Harris mulls whether to run for president again, she's throwing herself into the midterms by campaigning with fellow Democrats, starting with a Tuesday trip to Michigan on behalf of Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed. It’s an especially notable destination for the former vice president. Michigan was one...

(Jim Talamonti, The Center Square)  State and federal taxpayers are poised to spend more than $600 million on homeless prevention efforts in Illinois during the current fiscal year. A report released earlier this month by the Interagency Task Force on Homelessness and the Illinois Office to Prevent and End Homelessness...