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The Supreme Court has weakened a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than half a century in a case concerning a Black majority congressional district in Louisiana. The court’s conservative majority found that the district, represented by Democrat Cleo Fields, relied too heavily on race. Chief Justice John Roberts had described the district as a “snake” that stretches […]

The man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and kill President Donald Trump took a picture of himself in his hotel room just minutes earlier, outfitted with an ammunition bag, shoulder gun holster and a sheathed knife, authorities said Wednesday in a new court filing. Cole Allen wore black pants, a black shirt and a red tie as he snapped the image in his room […]

The man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and kill President Donald Trump took a picture of himself in his hotel room just minutes earlier, outfitted with an ammunition bag, shoulder gun holster and a sheathed knife, authorities said Wednesday in a new court filing. Cole Allen wore black pants, a black shirt and a red tie as he snapped the image in his room […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Banking Committee voted on party lines Wednesday to approve Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve to replace Jerome Powell, a longtime target of President Donald Trump’s insults for not cutting borrowing costs as far as the president wanted. The vote was 13-11, with all Republican senators voting in favor and Democrats opposed. Warsh is a former top Fed official but has […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Banking Committee voted on party lines Wednesday to approve Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve to replace Jerome Powell, a longtime target of President Donald Trump’s insults for not cutting borrowing costs as far as the president wanted. The vote was 13-11, with all Republican senators voting in favor and Democrats opposed. Warsh is a former top Fed official but has […]

MEXICO CITY, April 29 (Reuters) – Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday announced a rule that all federal work projects use steel from Mexican companies, after attempts to reach a deal to lift U.S. steel tariffs failed.  “The commitment we are making here is that the government’s purchases will be steel produced in Mexico,” Sheinbaum said during her daily morning press conference. The president’s initiative is one of the first […]

MEXICO CITY, April 29 (Reuters) – Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday announced a rule that all federal work projects use steel from Mexican companies, after attempts to reach a deal to lift U.S. steel tariffs failed.  “The commitment we are making here is that the government’s purchases will be steel produced in Mexico,” Sheinbaum said during her daily morning press conference. The president’s initiative is one of the first […]

The Lions reportedly made a split decision with their 2023 first-round draft selections, picking up running back Jahmyr Gibbs’ fifth-year option but not All-Pro linebacker Jack Campbell’s. Fox 2 Detroit broke the news Tuesday night and a source confirmed the information to ESPN. Gibbs will earn a guaranteed $14.29 million for the 2027 season. Campbell’s option would have paid him an estimated $21.925 million, which is more than the league’s […]

The Lions reportedly made a split decision with their 2023 first-round draft selections, picking up running back Jahmyr Gibbs’ fifth-year option but not All-Pro linebacker Jack Campbell’s. Fox 2 Detroit broke the news Tuesday night and a source confirmed the information to ESPN. Gibbs will earn a guaranteed $14.29 million for the 2027 season. Campbell’s option would have paid him an estimated $21.925 million, which is more than the league’s […]