Louisiana will change its congressional maps before the 2026 midterm elections, top officials said Thursday, following a notable Supreme Court decision on a key portion of the Voting Rights Act. "The State is currently enjoined from carrying out congressional elections under the current map. We are working together with the Legislature and the Secretary of...

A United Airlines flight reported a midair collision between the plane and what appeared to be a drone near San Diego, according to a Wednesday statement. “United flight 1980 reported a possible drone strike just prior to arriving in San Diego. The flight landed safely, and customers deplaned normally at the gate. Our maintenance team...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) went after Florida’s current redistricting push, saying “it'd be a bad mistake if they move forward.” The push, which comes on the heels of a vote in Virginia to approve a new congressional map that favors Democrats, is likely the last time a state will be able to redistrict before...

President Trump said that the shooter at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was a “blur” and cracked a joke that the NFL “should sign him up.” “His speed was rather incredible. Actually, it was, it was like a blur,” the president remarked about the gunman in an interview with CBS News’s Norah O’Donnell on...

Iran has offered the U.S. a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the oil industry, without any terms regarding its nuclear program, according to The Associated Press. Iran offered to end its restriction of the strait if the U.S. stops a blockade as well as the current conflict against Tehran,...

A former Secret Service agent said Sunday that the Trump administration should be “looking at” scaling back the number of Cabinet officials attending the same events after Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington. “Do we need to rethink the idea that we'd have a dozen people in the line...

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Sunday pressed the preservation group suing the White House over President Trump's ballroom project to drop the lawsuit in the wake of Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner. In a letter posted to social media by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the DOJ pressed for the...

Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said in a Sunday interview that “upward pressure” on oil prices amid the U.S. conflict in Iran is “likely to continue," as the war stretches into its second full month. “We're in a period where there's been significant supply taken out of the system, and we are facing this upward pressure...

King Charles III’s upcoming trip to the U.S. is going ahead as planned after Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner, according to Buckingham Palace. “Following discussions on both sides of the Atlantic through the day, and acting on advice of Government, we can confirm the State Visit by Their Majesties will...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that President Trump is “strongest in times of crisis” after a gunman interrupted the yearly White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner on Saturday. “Many in the media are discussing how President Trump was ‘so remarkably calm’ and ‘in control’ through the events last night. That is the mark...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Wednesday that South Carolina should think about redistricting after Virginia voters backed a plan to do so in their own state Tuesday. “After the Virginia Democrats’ efforts to redistrict in order to increase Democrat seats in the House of Representatives, South Carolina should consider fighting fire with fire,” Graham wrote...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking into a close call between two planes at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the agency said in a statement. According to the FAA statement, Republic Airways flight 4464 halted its landing at JFK on Monday afternoon “after missing the intended approach path and flying too close to Jazz...