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Maine Gov. Janet Mills suspends her U.S. Senate campaign

(NEW YORK) -- Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday morning that she is suspending her U.S. Senate campaign, leaving Graham Platner as the likely Democratic nominee to face off against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins.Mills cited financial resources as a reason for suspending her ...
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Trump administration pitches others to join new coalition to reopen Strait of Hormuz

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration is seeking the participation of other countries to form an international coalition to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to an internal cable sent this week by the State Department to posts around the world.Dubbed the "Maritime Freedom ...
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Trump nominates radiologist Dr. Nicole Saphier as surgeon general

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he is nominating Dr. Nicole Saphier to be the next surgeon general.Trump made the announcement on social media, calling Saphier a "STAR physician who has spent her career guiding women facing breast cancer through their ...
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US House passes farm bill after scrapping pesticide language opposed by MAHA

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed its version of a five-year farm bill after stripping a provision opposed by the "Make America Healthy Again" movement that would have blocked some lawsuits against pesticide makers. The ...
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US Senate bans its members, staff from betting in prediction markets

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously approved an immediate prohibition on incumbent senators, staff and other officers from using prediction markets that provide a form of gambling on real-world events. The change in Senate rules to impose the ...
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Hegseth doubles down on attacking dissenters on Iran war as ‘biggest adversary’

(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Senate committee on Thursday that dissent from the "cheap seats" in Congress sought to undermine the military's efforts in its war in Iran only two months into the campaign."Defeatists from the cheap seats who, two months ...
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House approves bill to fund DHS, ending record-long partial shutdown

(WASHINGTON) -- After months of resistance, the House on Thursday passed the Senate-backed Department of Homeland Security funding bill, which funds all agencies inside DHS except immigration enforcement operations.There was no recorded vote requested.The measure now heads to President Donald Trump's desk now for ...
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US House sets Thursday vote on Senate-passed DHS funding bill 

By David Morgan WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives scheduled a vote for early Thursday afternoon on a Senate-passed bill to fund Department of Homeland Security agencies including the Secret Service, Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard. (Reporting ...
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House Republicans narrowly approve blueprint to fund ICE, CBP

(WASHINGTON) -- After drama and delay, House Republicans narrowly approved a blueprint for legislation to fund immigration enforcement agencies, the first step in the GOP's plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security.The party-line vote, which was held open for more than five hours, ...
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Trump doubles down on ’86’ as mob term for murder after Comey indictment over alleged threat

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump doubled down on his claim that the term "86" is a "mob term" for a killing as former FBI Director James Comey faces a federal indictment over a social media post of seashells arranged to read "86 47.""'86' is ...
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills drops US Senate bid ahead of June 9 Democratic primary

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday dropped her bid for the U.S. Senate just weeks before the Democratic primary in a race that reflected an internal party debate over how to win one of this year's most competitive Senate seats. "While ...
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US Supreme Court under Roberts takes ‘wrecking ball’ to Voting Rights Act

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - The Voting Rights Act of 1965 has often been called the crown jewel of the U.S. civil rights movement. But under a U.S. Supreme Court led for two decades by conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, experts said, ...
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