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North Carolina Enters Fight Over Congressional Maps
North Carolina Senate:
Let's Redraw the Maps
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North Carolina Senate: Let's Redraw the Maps

Move sets the stage for Republicans to gain a seat in Congress

(Newser) - Republicans are on track to improve their count in Congress by one after a move by the state Senate in North Carolina on Tuesday. The chamber approved redrawing the state's congressional maps in a way expected to give Republicans control of 11 of 14 seats next year, compared with...

All but 2 Major Universities Reject Trump's Funding Offer

Schools cite academic freedom in rejecting White House proposal; 7 out of 9 have turned down plan

(Newser) - Seven of the nine universities approached by the Trump administration for a new federal funding plan have declined the offer, with an eighth expressing reservations, the New York Times reports. The plan would provide preferential funding to schools that align with the administration's priorities, including agreeing that "academic...

Marines Investigate Artillery Misfire Over California Highway

Faulty fuse may be the culprit after shrapnel rains down

(Newser) - It looks like a "one-in-a-million" fuse failure caused this weekend's bizarre artillery misfire in California , one that led to shrapnel falling down on Interstate 5, reports the Washington Post . The Marine Corps has launched a formal investigation. The incident occurred during a military demonstration at Camp Pendleton on...

Treasury Staffers Get Warning as WH Ballroom Build Begins

Treasury employees, whose offices are next to White House, told no pictures during East Wing demolition

(Newser) - The Treasury Department has directed its employees to avoid photographing or sharing images of construction at the White House's East Wing, following a wave of viral photos showing demolition for President Trump's planned $250 million ballroom. Treasury staff, whose offices neighbor the site, received an internal email warning...

2 More Charged in Attack on Teen DOGE Employee in DC

Teen suspects were arrested last week

(Newser) - Two more suspects have been charged with the attempted carjacking and beating of a 19-year-old man who was working for the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency—a crime that was a catalyst for the White House's law-enforcement surge in the nation's capital. Laurence Cotton-Powell, 19, and...

Seeing No Crime, Ecuador Frees Survivor of US Strike

Trump had said the man would face 'detention and prosecution' in his home country

(Newser) - The survivor of a US strike on a submersible vessel that the Trump administration says was transporting drugs in the Caribbean has been released by authorities in Ecuador. Prosecutors said they had no evidence that Andrés Fernando Tufiño committed a crime in the South American nation, a government...

Shrapnel Hits CHP Vehicle During Controversial Drills

Newsom, Vance clashed over live fire

(Newser) - Metal shrapnel from an exploding artillery shell fell hit and damaged a California Highway Patrol vehicle as personnel at a US Marine Corps base fired live rounds over a highway—against the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom—during weekend exercises observed by Vice President JD Vance, the AP reports. The...

US, Other Powers Try to Shore Up Peace Deal

Clashes could lead to increased American control over implementation of peace agreement

(Newser) - Israel's strikes Sunday on southern Gaza, and Hamas' fire at Israeli soldiers, set off a scramble among the US and other powers to save the peace deal. "This is a bold violation of the ceasefire ," an Israeli military official told CBS News . The Israeli government had notified...

After Strikes, US Embassy Issues Warning to Americans

Two Trinidad fishermen apparently were killed in nearby attack on boat

(Newser) - The US Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago cautioned Americans on Saturday to stay away from American government facilities on the twin-island nation. It was an unusual warning that came as tensions grow between the US and Venezuela over deadly Pentagon strikes in Caribbean waters targeting suspected drug traffickers, the AP...

US Citizens Keep Getting Busted in Immigration Raids

ProPublica documents 170 such detentions so far

(Newser) - A ProPublica investigation finds that US immigration agents have detained more than 170 American citizens in the first nine months of President Trump's second term. The federal government does not officially track these incidents, so the outlet compiled the tally from lawsuits, court records, and media reports, adding that...

John Bolton Hits Back After Federal Indictment

He says he will expose Trump's 'abuse of power' after being hit with 18 charges

(Newser) - Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton was charged Thursday with 18 counts of retention and transmission of national defense information, according to unsealed court documents. Bolton, who served in Trump's first administration and later became a vocal Trump critic, is accused of storing top secret records at...

Trump Unveils Plan to Trim IVF, Fertility Drug Costs

Blueprint includes urging employer coverage and offering discounts through government website

(Newser) - The White House unveiled a plan Thursday to make in vitro fertilization and fertility drugs more accessible and affordable, casting the efforts as part of a broader initiative to lower health care costs. President Trump announced that his administration will soon issue guidance to encourage employers to offer fertility...

Southern Command's Boss Quits as Pentagon Sends Forces

Adm. Alvin Holsey has held the job, overseeing the area that includes the boat strikes, for less than a year

(Newser) - The head of the US Southern Command, whose job includes overseeing military operations in the area where the Pentagon has been carrying out fatal strikes on what the Trump administration describes as drug-running boats, announced Thursday that he's leaving the position. Adm. Alvin Holsey has been in the...

Trump's Academic 'Compact' for Universities Gets Its 2nd No

Following MIT, Brown turns down deal for priority federal funding

(Newser) - Make that two: Brown University is following MIT's lead in rejecting the Trump administration's offer of preferential access to federal funding, which would have required the school to overhaul its policies in alignment with the administration's college compact. The compact "by its nature and by various...

Judge Extends Block on Troop Deployment to Oregon

Trump still temporarily barred from sending any troops to the state

(Newser) - The US district court judge who blocked the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops to Oregon on Wednesday extended the two temporary restraining orders related to the ruling, the Guardian reports. Judge Karin Immergut's orders were originally due to expire this week, but have now been extended...

EPA Pulled Flood Grant Months Before Storm Hit Alaska

Homes were washed away in Kipnuk

(Newser) - On Sunday, a devastating flood tore through the Alaska village of Kipnuk; five months prior, federal funding meant to help the village withstand disasters was abruptly cut. The Environmental Protection Agency had earmarked $20 million for riverbank stabilization—a project designed to shield the largely Alaska Native community from...

US Revokes Visas Over Charlie Kirk Remarks

6 foreigners had visas yanked because of comments about Kirk's death

(Newser) - The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by US officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last month, the AP reports. The State Department said Tuesday it had determined they should lose their visas after reviewing...

LA Declares Emergency Over ICE Raids

County decision will allow officials to provide more assistance to affected residents

(Newser) - Los Angeles County officials voted Tuesday to declare a state of emergency that gives them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing federal immigration raids, the AP reports. The move allows the LA County Board of Supervisors to provide rent relief for tenants who...

John Bolton May Be Next to Face Charges

Investigation stems from FBI search for classified materials at home

(Newser) - Former national security adviser John Bolton, who has become a frequent critic of President Trump since leaving the White House, is expected to become the next of the president's enemies to face federal charges, according to two federal officials who spoke to NBC News . The possible indictment—reported...

Portland Laser Protest Prompts Medical Flights to Reroute

Hospital issued warning to protesters ahead of event, but ultimately no flights were impacted

(Newser) - Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) said several of its air ambulance vendors would not land helicopters at the hospital's Portland helipad on Saturday night due to a planned protest event involving lasers targeting aircraft, KGW reports. The event, promoted in a flyer as a "laser tag" gathering...

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