An appeals court shut down an attempt from South Dakota’s attorney general and governor to overturn a decision that blocks enforcement of a law that criminalizes abortion pill advertising in the state.Gov. Larry Rhoden and Attorney General Marty Jackley, both Republicans, filed the appeal in August after a lower court blocked enforcement of the law while a lawsuit over the law’s constitutionality played out.

At least 355 Native American and Indigenous candidates ran or are running in local, state and federal primary and general elections this year — a record number.

High invoices and challenges to accessing data on how departments use the surveillance cameras have hindered requests by privacy advocates and journalists.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where they ...

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A new data center campus could soon be coming to federal land near Hermiston in eastern Oregon.It would be the first in Oregon sited on federal public land, and one of at least 12 proposed for more th...

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Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore is commissioning a new state task force to examine new data center proposals, and advise local jurisdictions considering the projects.The final decision on data cent...

Federal regulators are scrutinizing E-Rate school internet subsidies in the name of controlling screen time. School district leaders fear the fallout.

An eight-state coalition filed lawsuits Tuesday challenging the Trump administration’s payments to private companies to cancel offshore wind leases, escalating an ongoing legal battle over the governm...

The SC chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing the state Election Commission, accusing its members of illegally conducting public business behind closed doors.

Vance targeted ACA enrollment as part of a broader administration crackdown on suspected fraud.

This story was originally published by Capital & Main. With some of the highest electricity rates in the Midwest, Ohio has seen a remarkable policy shift from lawmakers in both parties. Every…

WASHINGTON — The rare 2026 issue that draws huge support from Republicans and Democrats in Congress is the same one that’s mobilized many Americans: restrictions on giant data centers.The House has ov...

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Four in 10 pediatricians reported kids in immigrant families are avoiding coming in for healthcare out of concerns around immigration status, according to a new survey published Tuesday.

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Aggressive tactics employed by immigration agents under the Trump administration generated a wave of backlash across the country. Over the course of President Donald Trump’s second term, masked…

The winter surge of 3,000 federal immigration agents to Minnesota eventually led to over 2,300 immigrants leaving the country, according to updated federal data from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enfor...

Officials in Page, Arizona, a small city near the Glen Canyon Dam, passed a land sale agreement last fall that establishes a framework for future construction of a data center.

Officials in Page, Arizona, a small city near the Glen Canyon Dam, passed a land sale agreement last fall that establishes a framework for future construction of a data center.

Officials in Page, Arizona, a small city near the Glen Canyon Dam, passed a land sale agreement last fall that establishes a framework for future construction of a data center.

Utility executives and cybersecurity experts warned lawmakers cybersecurity measures come at a cost to ratepayers, and asked for any new requirements to take that into account.

Jalapenos. Frozen berries. Beef. Alfalfa sprouts. A summer of food recalls, including the record-shattering cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce that has sickened thousands, has raised many...

A team is conducting a prescribed burn on a forested ridge in central Washington, above a small town, Roslyn, that was nearly wiped out by a wildfire just a few years ago. The specter of wildfire is o...

A federal judge froze for two weeks a Trump administration regulation to restrict mail voting late Thursday, calling the U.S. Postal Service rule a violation of states’ power to administer elections.

Politicians including the governor's running mate and the mayor of Albany acknowledged using artificial intelligence to write op-eds.

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The deaths are the first measles-related fatalities in the U.S. this year. Both people had not been vaccinated against the illness.

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun targeting and detaining Haitians in Springfield, Ohio after President Donald Trump revoked their legal status, with at least 29 detained as…

Tens of thousands of people in Indiana are entering a second week without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines. Schools remain closed and businesses have been unable to reopen.

Republicans on the NC Board of Elections rejected most early voting plans that included Sunday hours, but found a few compromises.

“I fear for the day when a visitor's National Park experience is interrupted by being pulled over and held at gunpoint because a license plate reader misread their plate.”

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On Tuesday, the Mercer County Fiscal Court passed a one-year moratorium on data center construction, the latest turn over months of tumultuous debate in the rural county over whether the community sho...

People in Cumberland County have been detained outside court and at the airport in recent weeks, following a national trend of federal immigration authorities employing new tactics to boost arrest…

Social media giant Meta gets to keep records for its data center secret after Republican commissioners overturned a judge’s order Wednesday.

Moderate Democrat David Crowley has won the Wisconsin primary for governor. He defeated democratic socialist Francesca Hong.

Details from recent court filings show that DOGE's influence within government—and potential conflicts of interest—extend further than previously known.

The price tag is much larger than what has been previously reported, according to a Post review of confidential contracts, and taxpayers would cover most of it.

When college students head back to campus for the fall semester, more of them will have guaranteed access to abortion medication. Colorado recently joined California, Illinois, Massachusetts and New Y...

America's highly fragmented drinking water systems face growing pressure from cyber threats and more extreme weather.

A Flock presentation shows the company planned to use around 350,000 Uber, Lyft, and delivery drivers to collect license plate data for its surveillance system.

In the Poconos, people fear planned data centers could ruin beloved landscapes and pristine waterways.

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Good morning! Thanks for stopping by for our Wednesday edition of Daybreak. We’re starting off with a quick rundown of primary election results from five states.