LANSING, Mich. — Two top Michigan Republicans defended President Donald Trump's threats to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, arguing it was appropriate leverage in negotiating a deal with the Canada.

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, and U.S. Rep. John James, a frontrunner in the Michigan GOP ...Read more

As Christian clergy across the United States participate in ongoing protests against harsh immigration enforcement actions and further funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, many are still pondering the words of Rob Hirschfeld. On Jan. 18, 2026, Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, encouraged clergy in ...Read more

If you told me a decade ago that I’d become an expert in mapping cemeteries, I would’ve laughed and been very confused about the dramatic turn my professional life must’ve taken at some point.

I’m an environmental scientist who specializes in geospatial technology, which involves analyzing the Earth and how geography plays a ...Read more

When it comes to national politics, Americans are fiercely divided across a range of issues, including gun control, election security and vaccines. It’s not new for Republicans and Democrats to be at odds over issues, but things have reached a point where even the idea of compromising appears to be anathema, making it more difficult to ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Sen. Bernie Sanders, a political hero among liberals and populists, next week will formally kick off the campaign to place a new tax on billionaires on California's November ballot.

The controversial proposal, which would impose a one-time 5% tax on the assets of the state's wealthiest residents, is critical to backfilling ...Read more

NEW YORK — The NYPD will soon have the power to disable and take out rogue drones — and will be sending more cops to the Bronx, which was responsible for a third of the city’s shootings in 2025, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Tuesday.

The White House is expected to give the NYPD the authority to take out unauthorized drones ...Read more

Keir Starmer brushed aside divisions within the U.K.’s governing Labour Party, saying his main battle is with Nigel Farage’s poll-leading Reform U.K.

A day after surviving a call from Labour’s Scottish leader, Anas Sarwar, for him to quit, Britain’s prime minister sought to move on from the drama within his own party with a pledge that ...Read more

Keir Starmer thanked his Cabinet for keeping him in his job and praised Labour’s Scottish leader, Anas Sarwar, a day after surviving his call for the prime minister to go.

Britain’s premier teetered on the brink on Monday after Sarwar’s call for a leadership change in Westminster came on top of the departures of two key aides. But a ...Read more

MIAMI — That lack of rain many have enjoyed for three months in South Florida — allowing near uninterrupted opportunities for outdoor activities — comes at a cost.

The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) issued a Water Shortage Warning for Miami-Dade and Monroe counties on Friday, as well as Collier, Glades, Highlands and Lee ...Read more

Russia has no intention of ending its war in Ukraine, according to assessments by eastern NATO member states Poland and Estonia that offer a warning to Washington that Vladimir Putin is likely buying time in peace talks.

The Kremlin is exploiting negotiations as a “tool for manipulation” as it aims to restore relations with the U.S., ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s governor and attorney general are moving on from the Hope Florida saga.

Three confirmation hearings this week will indicate whether the Senate is too.

Two public officials who oversaw the development of the Hope Florida program — Shevaun Harris and Taylor Hatch — are up again for confirmations to senior ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House Rules Committee teed up legislation for a floor vote Tuesday that would again prevent lawmakers from terminating President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs, this time until July 31.

The panel voted 8-3 Monday to report the resolution, but the floor vote, expected at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, may encounter resistance from ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Sen. Bernie Sanders, a political hero among liberals and populists, next week will formally kick off the campaign to place a new tax on billionaires on California's November ballot.

The controversial proposal, which would impose a one-time 5% tax on the assets of the state's wealthiest residents, is critical to backfilling ...Read more

As Americans grow increasingly frustrated over their electricity bills, states are trying to keep the nation’s growing number of data centers from causing higher energy costs for consumers.

For years, many states competed aggressively to land data centers, sprawling campuses full of the computer servers that store and transmit the data behind...Read more

The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is putting hospitals and states in a bind as they weigh whether to alert immigrant patients that their personal information, including home addresses, could be used in efforts to remove them from the country.

Warning patients could deter them from signing up...Read more

NEW ORLEANS — Sarah Hess started taking her toddler, Josie, to Mickey Markey Playground in 2010 because she thought it would offer a refuge from lead.

After a routine doctor visit revealed Josie had lead poisoning, Hess quickly traced the source to the crumbling paint in her family’s century-old home in the Bayou St. John neighborhood. ...Read more

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Monday, Feb. 9, allowing federal immigration officials to continue wearing masks during California operations, but upheld a law requiring law enforcement to display badges identifying themselves and their agency.

U.S. District Judge Christine A. Snyder in Los Angeles granted the Trump ...Read more

Minnesota state flags are flying off store shelves as some residents use them to show their state pride and opposition to the wave of federal immigration officers that continue to operate in the state.

The newer version of the flag, which was redesigned and officially adopted by the state after months of heated discussion in 2024, has been ...Read more

The National Laboratory of the Rockies let go 134 employees on Monday, the second time in less than a year that the facility formerly known as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, or NREL, has terminated staff.

David Glickson, a spokesman for the National Laboratory of the Rockies, told The Denver Post late Monday afternoon that the ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he would start negotiations with Canada over a new bridge that connects Michigan and Ontario, threatening to block its opening until the U.S. was given compensation and ownership of half of it.

“I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and ...Read more