Apr 23 California's woes at the center of debate among leading candidates for governor By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press It's the first time in a generation that California has a wide-open contest for the heavily Democratic state's highest office, with more than 50 names on the ballot. Continue reading
Apr 23 Dual citizenship, eh? Under new law, millions of Americans may now also be considered Canadian By Sarah Raza, Associated Press A recent change to Canada's requirements has led to a surge in applications from its southern neighbor. Continue reading
Apr 23 Trump's threats against Iran are a boon for prediction markets, including some backed by his son By Bernard Condon, Associated Press Traders flocked to Polymarket this month to bet on whether Trump really was going bomb Iran back to the Stone Age or just call a ceasefire. Continue reading
Apr 23 Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as less-dangerous drug By Alanna Durkin Richer, Gene Johnson, Associated Press The order signed by Todd Blanche does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under federal law. But it does change the way it's regulated. Continue reading
Apr 23 Trump orders U.S. military to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz By Jon Gambrell, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s post on social media came shortly after the U.S. military seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil, ratcheting up a standoff with Tehran over the strait through which 20% of all crude oil and… Continue reading
Apr 22 Trump Media replaces Nunes as Truth Social CEO after stock plunge that wiped out billions By Bernard Condon, Associated Press The Trump business behind Truth Social is replacing a former congressman and big supporter of the U.S. president as the leader of the social media platform after a stock collapse that wiped out billions in investor wealth. Continue reading
Apr 22 4 takeaways from Health Secretary RFK Jr.'s gauntlet of congressional hearings By Ali Swenson, Associated Press In his testimony to various committees in the Senate and the House over multiple days, Kennedy was tasked with defending President Donald Trump’s proposed 2027 budget, which would boost defense spending while cutting more than 12% of funding from the Department… Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 6:43 News Wrap: Virginia voters approve new congressional map that could help Democrats In our news wrap Wednesday, Democrats are celebrating a win in Virginia, where voters approved a plan to redraw the state's congressional map in a way that could help them pick up four seats in the midterms, the Supreme Court… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 8:41 RFK Jr. defends vaccine guidance changes and health spending cuts By Lisa Desjardins, Jonah Anderson, Azhar Merchant Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was back testifying on Capitol Hill, giving members of Congress a chance to press him on some of the biggest changes he's making on spending cuts, vaccines and other public health issues. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 9:11 Election officials sound alarm over political interference in midterms By Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz, Leila Jackson After Democrats won an election in Virginia to redraw congressional maps in their favor, President Trump called it, without evidence, a “rigged election” and “travesty of justice.” It’s the latest example of Trump casting doubt on the U.S. election process. Continue watching