• Blanche rescinds “anti-weaponization fund”
    Washington—(AP) Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has issued a formal order terminating President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” a move that follows weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who had been withholding support for Blanche’s confirmation. Late Sunday, Blanche’s order—released as the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares for a Tuesday confirmation vote—ends the […]
  • AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Kansas state primary
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Kansas Republicans will narrow down a crowded field for governor in a state primary Tuesday as they look to retake the state’s top office after eight years of Democratic rule. Democrats will decide competitive primaries for governor and U.S. Senate, while Kansans across the state will consider whether to amend the state […]
  • AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Michigan’s state primary
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan voters will decide a competitive Democratic U.S. Senate primary Tuesday in a contest that not only has implications for control of the chamber next year but will also test the growing clout of the party’s progressive wing as well as that of a powerful pro-Israel organization. The state is one of […]
  • AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Missouri’s state primary
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A St. Louis-area congressman faces a Democratic primary rematch Tuesday against the former congresswoman he previously ousted, a showdown that has again drawn the attention of a powerful pro-Israel organization. The contest, as well as primaries for Missouri’s seven other U.S. House seats, will be the first held since Republican state lawmakers […]
  • Washington state fires destroy hundreds of structures and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate
    Light winds and lower temperatures were in the forecast Monday to help firefighters with wildfires in eastern Washington state that forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area while destroying at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures. The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second-largest city, burned about 12.5 square miles […]