JERUSALEM (AP) — Leaders of major churches have accused Israeli authorities of launching a “coordinated attack” on the Christian presence in the Holy Land by initiating tax proceedings against them. While Israeli officials have tried to dismiss the disagreement as a routine financial matter, the churches say the move upsets a centuries-old status quo and […]
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s new election system — with open primaries and ranked voting — has been a model for those in other states who are frustrated by political polarization and a sense that voters lack real choice at the ballot box. Used for the first time in 2022, the changes helped propel the […]
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate finance and budget committees on Thursday launched an investigation into presidential candidate Donald Trump’s reported offer to roll back a slew of environmental regulations in exchange for $1 billion in campaign contributions. The announcement comes a week after the top Democratic lawmaker on a U.S. House […]
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ long resume in elected office and even-keeled demeanor doesn’t exactly scream “shake up the system.” But the mayor leaned so hard into her message of upending how City Hall operates that her State of the City address sounded more like a Silicon Valley Ted Talk. “The state […]
Trump attorney Alina Habba on Thursday suggested that Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh would “step up” and rule in favor of the former president because he “fought for” him. Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Colorado Supreme Court ruling barring him from the presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s “insurrectionist” […]