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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanCalifornia Supreme Court rejects latest GOP effort to halt redistricting plan
The California Supreme Court rejected a petition Wednesday filed by state Republican legislators seeking to keep Gov. Gavin Newsomโs (D) plan to redistrict Californiaโs congressional map off a special election ballot this fall. A brief update in the docket announced the petition for a writ of mandate and a request for stay were denied just...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:
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WATCH: DC Mayor Bowser gives update on federal takeover of law enforcement in the district
Bowser said the federal surge has helped in fewer gun crimes, fewer homicides and led to an extreme reduction in carjackings, but has also led to a โbreak in trust between, police and community, especially with new federal partners.โ
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Susan Monarez ousted as CDC director after less than a month, HHS announces
Monarez was sworn in on July 31 โ less than a month ago, making her the shortest-serving CDC director in the history of the 79-year-old agency.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Nvdia defies AI bubble fears
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Nvidia beats Wall Street expectations with Q2 revenue The chipmaker reported $46.7 billion in second-quarter revenue, up 6 percent from the previous quarter and 56 percent over the past year. Jeff Chiu, Associated Press Wall...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Nvidia’s latest quarter shows signs of AI chip sales slump amid concerns of tech bubble
The results announced Wednesday were hotly anticipated because Nvidia has emerged as key barometer of a two-year-old AI boom that has been propelling the stock market to new heights.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Opposition to more military aid to Israel highest since late 2023: Survey
American votersโ opposition to additional military aid to Israel is the highest it's been since late 2023, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday. In the poll, 32 percent of respondents said they are for โthe United States sending more military aid to Israel for their efforts in the war with Hamas,โ while 60...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Influential MAGA figure Michael Anton to leave State Department
Michael Anton, a senior State Department official and fixture of the MAGA movement, is leaving the department in the fall. โThe Secretary is grateful for Michaelโs willingness to be away from his family to serve his country,โ a State Department spokesperson told The Hill on Wednesday. โAny insinuation of friction between Anton and other key...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Live updates: 2 children killed in Minneapolis school shooting; Trump ramps up DC power grab
Two children were killed in the pews where they were worshipping Wednesday by a shooter firing "cowardly" at them during a back-to-school Mass, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian OโHara said at a press event outside Annunciation Catholic School. OโHara said the children killed were 8 years old and 10 years old. Both were killed while sitting...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Abbott signs 'Make Texas Healthy Again' laws alongside RFK Jr.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined forces to promote new state laws that prohibit the use of food stamps to purchase sodas and candy, ban certain additives in free and reduced-priced school meals, and create new labeling requirements for food manufacturers.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:HHS goes to war against employee unions
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a war on labor unions representing its workers when it announced last week it would be derecognizing representation in several offices. Although labor representatives maintain this move was illegal, a recent federal court decision paved the way for derecognition, at least while legal battles play out...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:What to know about the Annunciation Catholic School shooting in Minneapolis
The shooting comes as school years are starting across the U.S., and some universities have dealt with false alarms about school shootings.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots with some restrictions for kids and adults
The new shots from Pfizer, Moderna andNovavaxare approved for all seniors. But theFood and Drug Administrationnarrowed their use for younger adults and children to those with at least one high-risk health condition, such as asthma or obesity.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Besieged city is ‘epicenter of child suffering’ in Sudan, UNICEF warns
Darfurโs El-Fasher faces a โdevastating tragedyโ as the cityโs remaining population of about 260,000 people, half of them children, are besieged by the Rapid Support Forces, the U.N.โs childrenโs arm has warned.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Florida official believes ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will be empty within days, email shows
A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Flash flooding and landslides kill at least 34 in Indian-controlled Kashmir
Officials say intense rains have left at least 34 people dead after lashing parts of Pakistan and India and triggering flash floods and landslides in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Overripe tomatoes fill the air and streets in Spain’s ‘Tomatina’ food fight
Thousands of people from around the world seeking a uniquely messy thrill have spent a wild hour flinging bushels of overripe tomatoes at each other.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Cracker Barrel reverses course, sheds new logo after backlash
Cracker Barrel is reversing course, announcing on Tuesday that it would scrap the new logo it introduced after facing backlash over the rebrand. โWe thank our guests for sharing your voices and love for Cracker Barrel. We said we would listen, and we have. Our new logo is going away and our โOld Timerโ will remain,โ...
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Israelโs rising kill count of journalists in Gaza stokes outrage
An Israeli strike killing five Palestinian journalists in Gaza on Monday marked one of the deadliest events for media officials working in the war, adding to the toll of nearly 200 reporters killed in nearly two years of fighting. Two Israeli strikes on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, a southern city in the Gaza...
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Democrats outline first steps as party considers 2028 calendarย
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin and DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee co-Chair Minyon Moore outlined the first steps regarding how the party would start considering the states that could go first in the partyโs early presidential primary calendar in a meeting Tuesday. โLet me say this for everybody to hear: The presidential calendar...
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:GM recalling 23,000 vehicles over fuel leak issue
General Motors (GM) is recalling more than 23,000 Chevrolet Corvettes due to a fuel leak issue, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recall was initiated after it was discovered that excess fuel could be spilled into the carsโ fuel-filler pocket during refueling, possibly leaking onto an ignition source and increasing the...
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:How Trump’s attempts to control Federal Reserve board threaten its long-held independence
President Trump made it clear he is seeking more control of the Federal Reserve. He said he fired Fed Governor Lisa Cook from the bank's board, but she says she's not leaving and will take the administration to court. At stake is the balance of power on the nation's top bank, which could undermine its long-held independence. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Lael Brainard and David Wessel.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Israeli says it targeted Hamas camera in Gaza hospital strike
In our news wrap Tuesday, the Israeli military claims it was targeting a Hamas surveillance camera when it struck a hospital in Gaza and killed 20 people, including five journalists and the Trump administration says it will withhold federal funding from states that don't enforce English language requirements for truckers.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Can Trump legally reinstate the death penalty in Washington, D.C.?
President Trump spent more than three hours touting what he sees as his administration's achievements at his cabinet meeting. He weighed in on topics from reinstating the death penalty for murder cases in Washington, D.C., to Health Secretary Kennedy's attempt to identify a cause for autism. Lisa Desjardins reports.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:California farms face pressure to boost efficiency as water supply declines
The demand for water from the Colorado River is of paramount importance out West and the focus of some big battles. It's been especially critical for farming and agriculture. In California's Imperial Valley, there are growing questions over the use of that resource and whether bigger changes are needed. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Baltimore’s mayor calls Trump’s threats to send in troops ‘political theater’
President Trump is threatening to send the National Guard into other Democratic-led cities, just days after ordering troops into Washington. One of his main targets is Baltimore. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called the threats inappropriate and invited the president to visit to see the progress city and state leaders say theyโve made. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Retired major general calls Trump’s National Guard plans ‘unneeded and dangerous’
President Trump signed an executive order Monday that said each stateโs National Guard units โare resourced, trained, organized and available to assist federal, state and local law enforcement in quelling civil disturbances.โ Nick Schifrin discussed the latest with retired Army Major General Randy Manner, the former acting vice chief of the National Guard Bureau.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Democrats press Rubio to allow injured Palestinian children into the US
Scores of House Democratsare pressingthe Trump administration to allow Palestinian children injured in the Israel-Hamas war to seek emergency medical care in the United States. Earlier in the month, the State Departmentabruptly haltedthe issuance of visas for people from Gaza, including medical-humanitarian visas, citing a need to examine the process that allowed some of those...
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:East Coast vineyards threatened by invasive spotted lanternflies
Theyโre on pavement, in gardens and in parks. If youโre in the Northeast, youโve probably seen a spotted lanternfly this summer. The invasive species has spread to 19 states where they chow down on dozens of plants, especially grape vines. Deema Zein reports.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:A Brief But Spectacular take on the power of connection
Matthew Rantanen grew up in Washington State, near Nez Perce, Coeur dโAlene, Colville and Spokane communities โ an experience that shaped his decades-long work expanding broadband in Indian Country. Rantanen has been a leading ally in tribal digital equity and shares his Brief But Spectacular take on the power of connection.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Trump makes his move on the Fed
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Fed speaks on Trump, Cook dispute over firing The Federal Reserve said Tuesday it will abide by the courtโs decision in the upcoming lawsuit from Fed Governor Lisa Cook challenging her firing by President Trump. ...
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Civil rights groups file lawsuit to halt new Texas map
The NAACP and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that a new congressional map passed in Texas violates the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit alleges that Texas racially gerrymandered their map in such a way that it blocks Black voters from being able to elect their picks...
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:5 questions surrounding ousted Fed governor Lisa Cook
President Trumpโs move to fire Federal Reserve board of governors member Lisa Cook raised a host of questions over the unprecedented nature of his decision. Chief among them is whether the allegations he cited reach the standard of cause needed to oust her โ and to win that fight legally. The president alleged Cook committed...
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Trump targets another wind project
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump plans to revoke another wind farm approval The Trump administration is planning to cancel the approval of yet another offshore wind farm. AP Photo/Steve Helber On the heels of its move toblock a major projectoff the coast of Rhode Island, court filings indicate the...
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Karl Rove warns crime is a 'big problem' for Democrats
Longtime Republican operative Karl Rove said on Tuesday that crime is a โbig problemโ for the Democratic Party and warned that some within the party, including New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, donโt understand how their posture on the issue hurts the partyโs โlabel.โ โThis is a big problem for the Democrats. The Democrats...
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Trump appeals ruling that kept fraud case intact, wiped penalty
President Trump has appealed a New York courtโs ruling that kept the sprawling civil fraud case against him intact, despite tossing out the roughly $500 million penalty imposed upon him and his business empire. His lawyers on Tuesday filed a notice of appeal with New Yorkโs highest court, signaling their intention to challenge much...
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