Former special counsel Jack Smith defends Trump probes in heated hearing
New Jersey MonitorFormer special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday defended before a U.S. Senate panel his past investigations of President Donald Trump.
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GOP senator bungles ‘dirtbag’ attack on Jack Smith unravels over a basketball mix-up
Arizona MirrorWASHINGTON — Former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday defended before a U.S. Senate panel his past investigations of President Donald Trump’s possession of classified documents and alleged role in attempts to over...
Read article →NC 12 detour opens after storm damage leaves hundreds waiting for Outer Banks ferry
NC NewslineDare County officials declared a state of emergency for Hatteras Island on Saturday, barring visitors and non-resident property owners from entering.
Read article →Missouri’s Eric Schmitt bungles accusation against former special counsel Jack Smith in heated hearing
Missouri IndependentWASHINGTON — Former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday defended before a U.S. Senate panel his past investigations of President Donald Trump’s possession of classified documents and alleged role in attempts to over...
Read article →Eric Schmitt’s Hawks-Hawkeyes blunder and the politician he’s become
Missouri IndependentOn Monday, Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt showed he still knows how old-fashioned politics works. He helped pass a college sports bill he spent months negotiating with Democrats Maria Cantwell and Chris Coons. They disagr...
Read article →Pennsylvania rolls out sexual assault evidence tracking system
Pennsylvania Capital-StarThe system is being launched about two years after Gov. Josh Shapiro signed Act 122 of 2024, which required the PCCD and Pennsylvania State Police to establish an online tracking system to allow sexual assault survivo...
Read article →Missouri judge hears challenge to Boone County charter school expansion
Missouri IndependentA Cole County Circuit Court judge will decide whether to strike down a 2024 law allowing charter schools in Boone County, a case that could further define Missouri’s constitutional ban on special laws. In a hearing Tu...
Read article →Gubernatorial campaigns float gas tax suspensions as gas prices tick up across Michigan
Michigan AdvanceBoth Michigan gubernatorial candidates — Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Republican U.S. Rep. John James — have floated suspending the gas tax on some level —federal or state — as affordability at the...
Read article →Medicaid is about to end in NC for thousands of refugees
NC NewslineStarting Oct. 1, about 14,000 people living in North Carolina who were admitted to the United States for humanitarian reasons will no longer have comprehensive health insurance coverage through Medicaid. The provision...
Read article →Klobuchar’s knowledge of Midwest college sports comes in handy during hearing
Minnesota ReformerU.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor nominee for governor, leaned on her knowledge of Big Ten sports to embarrass a Republican colleague Tuesday over the otherwise weighty matter of President Donald Tr...
Read article →News orgs banned from White House accuse Trump of First Amendment violation
Florida PhoenixWASHINGTON — The three news organizations that President Donald Trump barred from entering the White House grounds earlier this month have asked a federal judge to ensure their reporters continue to have access after ...
Read article →North Carolina high schoolers say schools feel safer, but experts want more school resource officers
NC NewslineDr. Ellen Essick said there is a lot of good news about mental health in the 2025 North Carolina High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey. But there are areas that clearly need attention when it comes to the overall wel...
Read article →Battery energy storage to the rescue
Maryland MattersChallenges for Maryland's electricity markets are many -- rising prices, surging demand, stalled projects -- but the answer is readily available in the form of grid-connected battery storage, writes Bruce Daggy, who s...
Read article →Charitable entities one step closer to accepting electronic payments for raffle tickets
Pennsylvania Capital-StarNonprofit leaders say that state law needs to be modernized to allow charitable gaming operations to accept electronic payments for small games of chance, such as raffles.
Read article →Noah Arbit, Mark Bernstein join ‘Nonnegotiable’ Jewish Democrats with policy demands for El-Sayed
Michigan AdvanceSeventeen additional members of the Michigan Democratic Party on Tuesday joined a growing roster of Jewish voters who say they still have concerns about Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed — including state ...
Read article →Calculator allows individuals to see the fiscal effects in their areas if Amendment 3 passes
Florida PhoenixThe constitutional amendment that would reduce non-school homestead property taxes is the biggest policy proposal on the 2026 statewide ballot. Amendment 3 would raise the homestead exemption on non-school taxes to $1...
Read article →Here are the Nevada State Assembly districts to watch this Election Day
Nevada CurrentThe Nevada State Assembly is currently composed of 27 Democrats and 15 Republicans. Will that split change this year? Maybe. But if it does, it isn’t expected to shift by much. With the exception of a 2014 “red wave” ...
Read article →2 Republicans face off in nonpartisan Las Vegas City Council race
Nevada CurrentVoters narrowed the field of candidates vying to represent Las Vegas City Council Ward 2 during the June primary, now the top two voter-getters will get a rematch in November. Former Clark County firefighter Luke McCa...
Read article →Protecting our water means prioritizing local voices
Colorado NewslineFor us locals, Aurora Reservoir is a point of pride, home to some of the cleanest tap water in the nation. Now, it’s become emblematic of a broader struggle shaping the future of the American West. When we formed Save...
Read article →Virginia education board approves new rules for local student assessments
Virginia MercuryThe Virginia Board of Education has approved new rules for assessing student learning in subjects without statewide Standards of Learning tests, giving schools another way to measure whether students have mastered the...
Read article →Groups criticize state for late, lenient pollution enforcement in Lake Charles
Louisiana IlluminatorLouisiana officials have been slow to identify and punish violations of federal climate laws in the Lake Charles area, according to environmental groups. In response, the state Department of Environmental Quality call...
Read article →Department of Justice charges more Pennsylvania residents with noncitizen voting amid crackdown
Pennsylvania Capital-StarThe U.S. Department of Justice has charged four additional noncitizens with crimes related to registering to vote and voting in the 2022 or 2024 elections in Pennsylvania.
Read article →Race for Ohio Treasurer decides who invests the state’s billions and how
Ohio Capital JournalThe nation is keeping an eye on Ohio’s November general election, particularly the governor’s race and those at the top of the ballot. But no matter who is elected to be the next governor, as secretary of state, or to...
Read article →Effort to recall Antrim County Clerk gets go-ahead from state board
Michigan AdvanceThis article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here. LANSING, Mi...
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