Hegseth faces bipartisan grilling about weapons drawdown during the Iran war  AP News Hegseth faces bipartisan scrutiny over mounting Iran war costs  The Washington Post McConnell hammers… [more]

Whitmire: Alabama passes the John Roberts Literacy Test  AL.com Supreme Court halts order for Alabama to use US House map with 2 largely Black districts  AP News… [more]

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Live Results: Nebraska midterm state and congressional primaries  PBS Nebraska U.S. Senate Primary 2026: Live Election Results, Burbank vs. Forbes  The New York Times Nebraska’s ‘blue dot’… [more]

Ship operators involved in Baltimore bridge collapse charged with misconduct and obstruction  NBC News Justice Department announces criminal charges in Baltimore’s deadly Key Bridge collapse  CNN Federal… [more]

Live Updates: Iran threatens to “teach a lesson” if U.S. attacks, Trump says ceasefire is “on life support”  CBS News Iran’s Ghalibaf: ‘No alternative but to… [more]

Louisiana governor: Discarding 45,000 votes ‘not a big’ deal and ‘not my fault’  Democracy Docket Voter confusion and headaches for election officials follow hasty GOP push… [more]

Justice Department announces criminal charges in Baltimore’s deadly Key Bridge collapse  CNN Federal charges filed against Dali operator, employee in crash that caused the deadly collapse… [more]

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Foreign Operators and Technical Superintendent of M/V Dali Indicted for Roles in Key Bridge Crash  Department of Justice (.gov) Maryland reaches $2.25 billion settlement on Key… [more]