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State lawmakers grill former special prosecutor Nathan Wade over Georgia Trump election case

ATLANTA (AP) - State senators on Friday grilled the former special prosecutor who led the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump about communications his team had with federal investigators. But their efforts were largely frustrated by his repeated assertions that he couldn't ...
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Federal Reserve turned to Biden special prosecutor in DOJ subpoena fight

By David Thomas March 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve Board tapped Robert Hur, a prominent former prosecutor who investigated former Democratic President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents, in its clash with the U.S. Justice Department over records related to Fed Chair Jerome ...
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Hegseth says don’t ‘worry’ about Strait of Hormuz, but US needs time to counter Iran’s stranglehold

(WASHINGTON) -- Top Pentagon officials on Friday pledged to combat Iran's efforts to turn the Strait of Hormuz into a dangerous choke point for the world's oil supply as the critical waterway stands out as a key piece of terrain to control in the ...
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Congressional Republicans echo anti-Muslim rhetoric as Islamophobic incidents rise

By David Hood-Nuño WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Some Republicans in Congress have drawn criticism for posting anti‑Muslim rhetoric, including comments targeting New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the city's first Muslim mayor, with one picturing him alongside a photograph of the September 11, 2001 attack ...
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Senator seeks US watchdog probe into Texas drone incidents

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Commerce aviation subcommittee on Friday called for a government investigation into two recent incidents of the government's use of a laser-based anti-drone system in Texas. Senator Tammy Duckworth, in a letter ...
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US Senate fails to end standoff over funding Homeland Security, airport screening

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Senators from both parties failed on Thursday in competing efforts to fund the U.S. Transportation Security Administration as concerns about long airport security lines disrupting flights rise and Republicans and Democrats point fingers at each other. The Senate ...
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Missouri judge rejects a challenge to new US House districts backed by Trump

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri court has rejected a legal challenge to new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump that are aimed at helping Republicans win an additional seat in the midterm elections. Opponents of the new districts claimed they violated ...
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Illinois’ open US Senate race tests Gov. JB Pritzker’s influence ahead of possible presidential bid

CHICAGO (AP) - A rare opening for Illinois to elect a new U.S. senator has sparked a political brawl among the top three candidates in the Democratic state. Yet the Democratic primary to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has also become a political ...
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US OPM evaluates cost of observer program looking at race discrimination in voting

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the federal government's human resources office, said on Thursday it was evaluating the cost of an election observer program that aimed to tackle race discrimination in voting. The OPM said ...
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Trump faces escalating oil crisis over Iran blocking Strait of Hormuz

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump is facing an escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, where roughly one-fifth of the world's oil supply remains caught in the crosshairs of the U.S. and Israeli war with Tehran.Trump downplayed the virtual standstill in and near the ...
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UFC to host training sessions with FBI: ‘Tremendous opportunity’

(WASHINGTON) -- The UFC will host training sessions at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, this weekend, the mixed martial arts promotion and FBI announced on Thursday. FBI Director Kash Patel has long been a UFC fan and talked about doing this type of ...
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Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn tells ABC News he’s running for reelection

(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Jim Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat, told ABC News on Thursday that he is running for reelection, not announcing his retirement.Clyburn, who took office in the House in 1993, is set to appear at South Carolina Democratic Party HQ in Columbia ...
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