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North Carolina Senate race sets up as a fight over who would be a champion for the middle class

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democrats still in the dumps over last year’s elections have found cause for optimism in North Carolina, where former Gov. Roy Cooper jumped into the race for that state’s newly open seat with a vow to address voters’ persistent concerns ...
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Banks brace for key UK Supreme Court ruling on car finance commissions

LONDON (Reuters) -The UK’s Supreme Court will announce a long-awaited ruling on car finance commissions on Friday that could influence whether major banks face a multibillion-pound compensation bill. British lender Close Brothers and South Africa’s FirstRand want to overturn a landmark Court of Appeal judgment ...
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2026 race for California governor goes into new gear and directions with Kamala Harris out

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After months of uncertainty, the race to become California’s next governor started Thursday. Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ decision Wednesday to bypass the 2026 contest pushed the campaign into a new phase, lacking its biggest potential star and the presumptive early ...
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Epstein accuser Giuffre’s family urges Trump to keep Maxwell in prison

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The family of deceased Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre is urging President Donald Trump not to grant clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite serving a 20-year prison sentence for helping Epstein abuse underage girls.  Giuffre’s family also said it ...
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Michael Whatley, RNC chairman endorsed by Trump, launches Senate bid in North Carolina

GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley launched his campaign for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat Thursday, equipped with President Donald Trump’s endorsement and a large fundraising network for a potential general election bid against formidable Democrat Roy Cooper. The ...
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Trump ally Jeffrey Clark should be disbarred over 2020 election effort, DC panel says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeffrey Clark, the former Justice Department official who aided President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, should be stripped of his law license, a Washington disciplinary panel ruled on Thursday. Clark, who is now overseeing a federal ...
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Democratic senator proposes new safeguards to keep TikTok online

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic Senator Ed Markey on Thursday proposed new national security safeguards that would ensure TikTok could remain online as the fate of the short video app used by 170 million Americans remains uncertain. Congress last year passed legislation to force China’s ...
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Trump to sign order to revive Presidential Fitness Test for students

(WASHINGTON) -- Kids in America's public schools will soon be lacing up their sneakers for the Presidential Fitness Test as President Donald Trump is set to announce its return more than a decade after it was discontinued.Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday ...
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1,350 more National Guard members withdrawn from Los Angeles

(LOS ANGELES) -- The Pentagon has announced that 1,350 more federalized members of the California National Guard will be withdrawn from the security mission in Los Angeles that started in early June following protests against immigration raids carried out by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement ...
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Federal government paying 154,000 people not to work

(WASHINGTON) -- The federal government is paying more than 154,000 federal employees not to work as part of the deferred resignation program, an administration official confirmed to ABC News.The updated figure, first reported by the Washington Post, includes thousands of government workers across dozens ...
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US Senate committee backs $1 billion for Ukraine in Pentagon spending bill

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A powerful U.S. Senate committee approved a military spending bill on Thursday that includes about $1 billion to support Ukraine, despite President Donald Trump’s administration having asked Congress to eliminate such funding in its budget request. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved ...
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Bessent tries to clarify comments suggesting Social Security could be privatized

(WASHINGTON) -- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is trying to walk back his suggestion that the so-called Trump savings accounts for newborns could be a "back door" to start privatizing Social Security.Bessent made the comments in an interview with Breitbart while he was speaking at ...
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