Maryland election boards received bomb threats, officials say
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several Maryland boards of elections received bomb threats on Friday night, state authorities said, adding election officials were counting mail-in ballots when the threats came and that everyone was safe. State
Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen is reelected in Nevada, securing battleground seat
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen has won reelection, beating Republican Sam Brown in a tight but unusually quiet race for the battleground state. The first-term senator had campaigned on abortion rights and positioned
The Democrats are starting to discuss party chair candidates for the second Trump era
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party faces existential questions after Donald Trump’s resounding victory. One of the first: Who will lead it? Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison is not expected to seek a second term, opening
‘Saturday Night Live’ to take on a second Trump term after focusing on Harris
“Saturday Night Live” is likely to strike a new tone as it looks toward a second term for Donald Trump in its first episode since his election victory. Standup comic and actor Bill Burr will host for
A push for school choice fell short in Trump’s first term. He may now have a more willing Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — The election of Donald Trump returns an ally of school choice to the White House, this time with a Republican-controlled Senate — and potentially House — that could be more supportive of proposals that
Louisiana lawmakers advance Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax cut bills
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers advanced bills to flatten the state’s income tax rate and repeal the corporate franchise tax in a special legislative session focused on a sweeping tax reform package championed by Republican
Democrat Jacky Rosen reelected to US Senate in Nevada, Edison Research projects
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) – Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen won reelection to the U.S. Senate in Nevada, Edison Research projected on Friday, keeping a competitive seat in her party’s control. Rosen, 67, beat Republican candidate Sam Brown,
New LA police chief sworn in as one of the highest-paid chiefs in the US
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell, who was sworn in as the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on Friday, will draw one of the highest police chief salaries in the
Democrat Andrea Salinas wins reelection in Oregon’s 6th District
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas has won reelection in Oregon’s 6th Congressional District, beating Republican Mike Erickson to earn a second term in Congress after outraising him by millions of dollars. Oregon’s newest
Majority Black Louisiana elementary school to shut down amid lawsuits over toxic air exposure
RESERVE, La. (AP) — A southeast Louisiana school board voted on Thursday to shut down a predominantly Black elementary school adjacent to a petrochemical facility embroiled in multiple lawsuits linked to its high levels of toxic emissions.
