Delhi liquor policy case: HC to hear Manish Sisodia’s bail pleas today
Sisodia approached the high court after a trial court refused to grant him bail in the matter on April 30.
Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
South Dakota advocates submitted petitions Wednesday in their effort to amend the state constitution to include the right to abortion, at least under some circumstances. Signatures are also expected to be turned in Friday in Missouri for a ballot measure there. The efforts in both states are part of a movement to put abortion rights Read More
Trump-backed Brad Knott on track to win Democratic NC House seat after opponent bows out before runoff
A candidate seeking the Republican nomination for a North Carolina congressional seat announced Thursday that she’s suspending her campaign, citing her rival’s endorsement by former President Donald Trump in their upcoming runoff. Johnston County attorney Kelly Daughtry had finished first among 14 candidates in the March 5 Republican primary for the central North Carolina district. Read More
Filibuster against $4B Missouri Medicaid bill ends
A dayslong filibuster in the Missouri Senate ended Thursday after a Republican faction allowed a vote on a more than $4 billion Medicaid program they had been holding hostage. Senators gave initial approval in a voice vote to a bill that will renew a longstanding tax on hospitals and other medical providers. The measure needs Read More
UT-Austin says protesters carried guns and assaulted people. Prosecutors haven’t seen proof.
The Travis County attorney hasn’t “seen a single weapons charge or an assault charge” despite school officials’ insinuations of planned violence.
Newsom’s ‘failure’ to ‘do anything’ to stop university violence slammed by lawmakers
Hours after officers in riot gear cleared an increasingly dangerous anti-Israel encampment at UCLA, top California Republicans on Thursday excoriated Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom for a lack of urgency and a failure to act decisively to end the continued campus unrest. GOP lawmakers also placed university leaders on notice, warning that legislators are already discussing Read More
Turkey says it halts trade with Israel over Gaza aid access
Turkey’s Ministry of Trade cites humanitarian crisis in Gaza for its decision to suspend imports and exports. Turkey has halted exports and imports to and from Israel, the Turkish Ministry of Trade says, citing the “worsening humanitarian tragedy” in Gaza. “Export and import transactions related to Israel have been stopped, covering all products,” the ministry Read More
Gaza will need largest post-war reconstruction effort since 1945, UN says
UN Development Programme official estimates post-war reconstruction will cost between $40-50bn. The level of destruction in Gaza has not been since World War II, according to a United Nations official who estimated that post-war reconstruction could cost up to $50bn. “We have not seen anything like this since 1945,” Abdallah al-Dardari, director of the regional Read More
Abu Ghraib: Iraqi victims’ case against US contractor ends in mistrial
The trial was a historic attempt at justice, marking the first time victims of the abuse that took place at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq testified in front of civilian jurors in the United States. But on Thursday, the judge overseeing the civil case in Virginia declared a mistrial, as the jury was unable Read More
Fox News Politics: Trump’s ‘beautiful’ baby blues
Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail. What’s happening? -Biden ripped for allowing antisemitism to escalate -Anti-McCarthy rebels weigh in on effort to oust Johnson -Biden’s polling bump against Trump deflates While in court Thursday, Trump denied various reports claiming he sometimes Read More