Jun 16 2 people recaptured after escaping New Jersey immigration detention center By Associated Press Another two remain at large, FBI officials said Sunday. Continue reading
Jun 16 Redistricting trial begins in North Carolina over allegations that GOP-enacted maps erode Black voting power By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Republican leaders counter that lawfully partisan — and not racial — considerations helped inform their decision-making. Continue reading
Jun 16 Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The justices Monday agreed to consider an appeal from First Choice Women's Resource Centers, which wants to block a 2023 subpoena from New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin seeking information about donors, advertisements and medical personnel. Continue reading
Jun 16 Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman remembered as funny, savvy and 'a true leader' By John Hanna, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Friends and colleagues remembered her as grounded, kind and compassionate. Continue reading
Jun 16 Man accused of shooting Minnesota lawmakers had plans to kill others, officials say By Obed Lamy, Steve Karnowski, Mike Balsamo, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another crawled to officers in surrender Sunday after they located him in the woods near his home, bringing an end to a massive, nearly two-day search that put the entire… Continue reading
Jun 16 Researchers warn U.S. is on the 'precipice' of brain drain as Trump cuts federal grants By Laura Santhanam The Trump administration’s cuts to federal funding and hiring freezes at colleges and universities come at a crucial time, destabilizing the nation's research infrastructure and prompting many scientists to continue their work abroad if its future remains uncertain in the… Continue reading
Jun 15 Fact-checking unsubstantiated claims linking Gov. Walz to Minnesota lawmakers' shootings By Madison Czopek, PolitiFact In 2019, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz reappointed the suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of Minnesota state legislators to a workforce development board. Conservatives baselessly said that implicated Walz in the killing. Continue reading
Jun 15 WATCH: Minnesota officials give update on search for suspect in lawmaker shootings By Obed Lamy, Steve Karnowski, Mike Balsamo, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Authorities searched a vehicle on a rural road outside Minneapolis on Sunday that they believe had been used by the man wanted in the shootings of two Democratic lawmakers, as a state on edge struggled to make sense of the… Continue reading
Jun 14 Protesters gather across the U.S. at nationwide anti-Trump 'No Kings' rallies By Marc Levy, Claudia Lauer, Jim Vertuno, Associated Press Masses of demonstrators packed into streets, parks and plazas across the U.S. on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump, marching through downtowns and small towns, blaring anti-authoritarian chants mixed with support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights. Continue reading
Jun 14 WATCH: Trump's military parade honoring Army's 250th birthday rolls through DC By Lolita C. Baldor, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The grand military parade that President Donald Trump had been wanting for years barreled down Constitution Avenue on Saturday with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute, playing out against a counterpoint of protests around the country by those who decried… Continue reading