Judge Keeps CNN, Politico and MS NOW at White House
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the White House to keep letting journalists from three national news outlets into the complex while their lawsuit over a September press ban moves forward. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a preliminary injunction replacing a temporary restraining order set to expire Tuesday. The order bars officials […]
Ukraine Says SpaceX Capped Military Starlink Speeds
KYIV — Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that SpaceX imposed an unannounced speed limit on military Starlink terminals traveling at high speeds, disrupting several combat missions overnight. Presidential adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov said SpaceX introduced a speed limit for Starlink terminals in motion and that the restriction applied to the military Starshield package at 100 mph. He […]
Trump Urges Alaska Voters to Back Incumbent Dan Sullivan
WASILLA, Alaska — At a Wasilla campaign rally Tuesday, President Donald Trump urged Alaskans to support incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, calling him the real Dan Sullivan in a tight Senate race complicated by another candidate with nearly the same name. Sullivan, a Republican, is seeking reelection against Democrat Mary Peltola, a former U.S. House member. […]
Category 4 Hurricane Simon hugs Mexico coast with flood threat
Hurricane Simon was sitting just off Mexico’s Pacific coast Sunday morning as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, with forecasters expecting it to move near or just inland over west-central Mexico later in the day. Simon peaked overnight at 155 mph, only just below the Category 5 threshold. By 6 a.m. Central time the National
House GOP enters triage as deep-red seats turn competitive
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are entering triage mode four weeks from Election Day, with a growing number privately fearing their chances of holding the majority are vanishing as President Donald Trump approval ratings sink even on traditionally red turf. Republicans currently hold a narrow 218-214 seat advantage. An analysis of both parties campaign targets, ad
Hochul opts New York into federal school choice tax credit
WASHINGTON — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday her state will join the new federal scholarship tax credit, becoming the second Democratic governor to opt in voluntarily to the school-choice program created in last year’s federal tax and spending law. She follows Colorado’s Jared Polis. That program — included in the Trump-backed One Big […]
Mike Ditka, Bears icon who won Super Bowl XX, dies at 86
WASHINGTON — Mike Ditka, Hall of Fame tight end and the coach who delivered Chicago’s only Super Bowl title, died Friday at 86. A family spokesperson said he died about 9 a.m. Friday with family and friends around him. Funeral plans had not been announced. The family’s statement said the world knew him as a […]
Valkyries sweep Aces in OT, reach WNBA Finals in second season
WASHINGTON — The Golden State Valkyries closed a semifinal sweep of defending champion Las Vegas with an 87-77 overtime win Friday, reaching the WNBA Finals in only their second season. Trailing by 13 on the road, Golden State used a 17-0 third-quarter burst and an 8 still -0 fourth-quarter run to