Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana as diesel prices rise to record levels during peak harvest season.

Critics said the changes, mostly in the South, moved the nation “back toward the Jim Crow era.” Justice Department officials said the decrees were outdated.

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The California Supreme Court ordered Sheriff Chad Bianco of Riverside County to return ballots to election officials after he confiscated them for an investigation.

House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled votes in the chamber that were planned for Thursday ahead of a six-week recess.

Donald Trump’s allies are closing the historic theater—all because Trump can’t put his name on it.

The Environment Protection Agency says the move will save the country billions of dollars and reduce energy prices.

The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents.

As Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the D.O.J. has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers.

The US Constitution doesn’t provide a right to clean drinking water or accurate information from public officials, a divided federal appeals court ruled.

C.I.A. analysts have questioned whether President Vladimir V. Putin’s advisers have given him honest assessments of the conflict.

A legal dispute over the future of Kalshi, Polymarket and others has drawn in the Trump administration, the president’s son and nearly every state attorney general.

The anti-woke movement’s “cure” was more intolerance and more repression.

The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.

An initial assessment of satellite imagery suggests an “ice avalanche” from a high-altitude glacier sent a giant cascade into the valley below.

A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.

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The move prompted blowback from cattle ranchers and Republicans who represent them.

Two soldiers were killed when a Fort Hood-based Army Apache helicopter crashed near Salado, Texas, sparking a grass fire and some evacuations.

The Kentucky Republican has been absent from Congress for nearly two months after a health episode. He said he would continue recovering from home.

Starting on Friday, the island’s water authority is scheduled to shut off water for rotating 48-hour periods in parts of San Juan and surrounding areas.

The task force will allow the spy agency to quickly direct more financial, human and technical resources at the island, with the goal of creating fissures among the Cuban political elite.