• Calls grow for Texas Rep. Gonzales to resign over allegations of affair with ex-staffer
    HOUSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas faced growing calls Tuesday from fellow congressional Republicans to resign over a report of an alleged affair with a former staffer who later died after she set herself on fire. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky joined Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Anna Paulina Luna of Florida […]
  • Wisconsin schools, teachers file lawsuit against GOP-led Legislature seeking more funding
    MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of Wisconsin school districts, teachers’ unions, advocacy groups, parents, students and others announced a lawsuit Tuesday against the state Legislature, alleging that it’s failing to adequately fund public schools. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Eau Claire County Circuit Court, argues that schools are in crisis, with high-needs students facing […]
  • Trump will lay out his midterm agenda at the State of the Union
    President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address tonight at 9 p.m. ET is likely to be a test run of the message Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and the Senate. The president and his party appear vulnerable, with polls showing much of America distrusts how Trump […]
  • New York City police investigating after officers were hit with snowballs during a snowball fight
    NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police are investigating after officers were pelted with snowballs while responding to a massive snowball fight at Washington Square Park in Manhattan, as a winter storm blanketed the Northeast in snow. A video of the fracas shows two uniformed officers pacing a walkway in the park Monday as […]
  • US halts plan for ICE facility in New Hampshire, governor says
    WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – The Trump administration has scrapped plans for an immigration detention facility in Merrimack, New Hampshire, the state’s Republican governor said on Tuesday, as localities grapple with a surge in planned detention centers nationwide.  “The Department of Homeland Security will not move forward with the proposed ICE facility in Merrimack,” the […]